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Hepatitis B Virus
Second Phase III Study Evaluating Gilead's Viread for the Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Meets Primary Endpoint
July 9th, 2007
Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq:GILD) announced that Study 103, a Phase III clinical trial evaluating the company's once-daily anti-HIV drug Viread(R) (tenofovir disoproxil fumarate or tenofovir DF) 300 mg as a potential treatment for chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, met its primary efficacy endpoint. The data show that Viread is non-inferior to the company's once-daily antiviral drug Hepsera(R) (adefovir dipivoxil) among patients with "e" antigen (HBeAg)-positive chronic hepatitis B. The primary efficacy endpoint, the proportion of patients with a complete response at week 48, was defined by serum HBV DNA levels below 400 copies/mL and histologic improvement characterized by at...
Source: Hepatitis Weekly (2007-07-09)
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