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Key studies with hepatitis C therapy successfully completed

Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, March 12th, 2006

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (VRTX) announced that it has completed dosing with VX-950 in a phase 2, 28-day clinical study in hepatitis C virus (HCV) infected patients.

In addition, the company announced that it has completed 3-month animal toxicology studies that will support clinical studies of VX-950 of up to 3 months duration.

Initiation of additional phase 2 clinical studies in the U.S. in patients with HCV is planned following required Food and Drug Administration (FDA) review of these latest nonclinical and clinical results, and FDA review of a proposed clinical study protocol. This information will be submitted to the FDA within the...

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