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May 26, 2015

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A potential new treatment for Hepatitis C that will shorten treatment time and work on all genotypes is expected in 2018.
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Two Companies Enter into Hepatitis C Drug Development Deal

By Catherine Kolonko

Achillion Pharmaceuticals has joined forces with Janssen Pharmaceuticals to develop a short-duration oral regimen to treat chronic hepatitis C, the companies announced.

Both companies have entered into an exclusive worldwide license and collaboration arrangement to develop and commercialize one or more of Achillion’s lead hepatitis C treatments (currently named ACH-3102, ACH-3422) and sovaprevir, according to a release from Janssen, which is owned by Johnson & Johnson. The aim of the partnership will be to develop a short-duration, highly effective, pan-genotypic, oral regimen for the treatment of the hepatitis C virus, states a Janssen release.

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