EC nod for Vosevi offers HCV cure for DAA-naïve patients

28 July 2017

US biotech Gilead Sciences (Nasdaq: GILD) has received marketing authorization from the European Commission for a triple-combination therapy which could cure hepatitis C virus (HCV) patients who do not respond to direct-acting antiviral (DAA)-containing regimens.

This hope comes in the shape of Vosevi (sofosbuvir 400mg/velpatasvir 100mg/voxilaprevir 100mg, SOF/VEL/VOX), as a once-daily single tablet regimen for the treatment of adults with genotype 1-6 chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Its authorization in Europe comes after it received approval in the USA earlier this month.

"DAA-based therapies have transformed our ability to treat hepatitis C. However, until now we have had limited options for patients who have failed to achieve cure with these regimens"

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