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Clinical trial results of oral hepatitis C RNA polymerase inhibitor released

Published in Vaccine Weekly, December 22nd, 2004

Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (NASDAQ:RIGL) announced the results from its phase I/II clinical study of R803, a novel oral hepatitis C RNA polymerase inhibitor.

The two-center, double-blind, dose-escalation study examined the safety and pharmacokinetics of R803 and its effectiveness in reducing viral levels in 32 patients infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV). The results demonstrated that R803 was well tolerated and that there were no significant adverse effects.

The study showed that the drug was only present in the blood stream at sufficient levels for a limited number of hours during the course of each dosing day. There was a decline in viral...

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