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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