Abbott’s hepatitis drug displaying promising results in Phase II

Abbott had conducted a combination of experimental oral hepatitis C treatments in small group experiment. This Phase II trial combined ABT-450, Abbott’s protease inhibitor, with antiviral drug ritonavir together with its polymerase inhibitor ABT-333 and ribavirin. Patients were then checked 24 weeks later after the treatment and if they are tested negative or achieve an SVR24, they will be deemed cured from hepatitis C. More than 90% of the patients had achieved sustained virological response after 12 weeks of treatment.

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