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First-in-Class HCV Drug Licensed by Novartis

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February 16, 2010

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Novartis licenses alisporivir, a new drug that is currently in Phase IIb development for the treatment of Hepatitis C.

Novartis licenses Hepatitis C drug

Feb. 9, 2010

By Steve Goldstein

LONDON (MarketWatch) — Novartis /quotes/comstock/13*!nvs/quotes/nls/nvs (NVS 53.73, +0.02, +0.04%) /quotes/comstock/06p!novn (CH:NOVN 57.80, 0.00, 0.00%) said it has licensed Debio 025, or alisporivir, a potential first-in-class antiviral agent currently in Phase IIb development for the treatment of hepatitis C. Debio 025 is the first in a new class of drugs called cyclophilin inhibitors which could become part of the future standard of care for the disease.

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