Archive for the 'Vertex VX 950' Category

Vertex VX-950 *Could* Bypass Stage Three Trials….

Wednesday, March 15th, 2006

…. which would bring it to market earlier. Great news if it works, lets wait and see the SVR figures before we get too excited though.
Wall Street analysts still have high hopes for VX-950, a developmental-stage treatment for hepatitis C. Sales of VX-950 are expected to peak at $1.4 billion in 2011, according to McDonald.
The […]

VX-950 Oral Hepatitis C Protease Inhibitor

Monday, January 9th, 2006

The Vertex VX-950 does look impressive even at this early stage of clinical trials. I wouldn’t hold your breath but it looks worthy of keeping an eye on.
Data announced today by Vertex show that VX-950, an investigational hepatitis C virus (HCV) protease inhibitor, dosed in combination with pegylated interferon alfa-2a , achieved a […]