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Achillion Data Boosts J&J Combo Potential

 
• By Lisa LaMotta

Hepatitis C data announced by Achillion Pharmaceuticals on Sept. 17 that the Johnson & Johnson-owned drug could play a key role in reducing cure time and even bringing down the cost of the pricey drugs.

Achillion announced the data from a handful of small studies of odalasvir, an NS5A inhibitor, in combination with Gilead's mega-blockbuster cure Sovaldi (sofosbuvir). The Phase II studies includes only a...

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