Vertex And Schering Hold Hep C Lead, But Others Look To Deal Themselves In

The potential for combination therapy involving direct-acting antivirals in the growing hepatitis C space has garnered significant attention from industry firms big and small. At present, even though the standard of care - ribavirin plus one of two branded pegylated interferons (Roche's Pegasys and Schering-Plough's Pegintron) - is effective only in about half of all HCV patients, those drugs generate annual net sales of roughly $2.5 billion