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Natco CEO On Dynamics In The HCV Market

 
• By Anju Ghangurde

Nexavar compulsory license holder Natco Pharma is counted among the leading players in the Indian oncology market and now looks to be aiming for an encore in the hepatitis C segment. Natco vice chair and CEO Rajeev Nannapaneni talks to Scrip of the large patient numbers on HCV therapy and outlines a potential market "split" in certain rest of the world (RoW) territories with the arrival of Gilead's Epclusa.

Rajeev Nannapaneni

Natco Pharma Ltd., which made headlines in 2012 when it was granted India's first ever compulsory license (CL) in the area of medicines for Bayer's anticancer Nexavar (sorafenib tosylate), says its cut-price generic sorafenib has since fared "extremely well" on the Indian market, though Nannapaneni isn't keen to get into too many specifics.

"We have been able cover a good number of patients; we also have a very strong charity program…coupled with that...

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