Grazoprevir/Elbasvir, Merck’s Investigational Chronic Hepatitis C Therapy, Granted FDA Breakthrough Therapy Designations; New Phase 2 and 3 Data in Multiple HCV Patient Types to be Presented at The International Liver CongressTM 2015
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KENILWORTH, N.J.
Congress Highlights Include Results from Trials in a Wide Range of HCV Patients -- Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease, HIV Co-infection, Cirrhosis, and Prior Treatment Failures
Company Remains on Track for NDA Filing with the U.S. FDA During First Half of 2015
KENILWORTH, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, today announced that grazoprevir/elbasvir, an investigational single tablet regimen for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, has received two new Breakthrough Therapy designations from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of patients with chronic HCV genotype 4 (GT4) infection, and for the treatment of chronic HCV genotype 1 (GT1) infection in patients with end stage renal disease on hemodialysis.
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MerckMedia:Doris Li, 908-246-5701Sarra Herzog, 908-740-1871orInvestors:Joe Romanelli, 908-740-1879Justin Holko, 908-740-1986
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