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Milligan’s Retirement Means New CEO For New Gilead

 
• By Joseph Haas and Mary Jo Laffler

While Milligan’s year-end departure topped the news, Gilead posted solid sales growth for Yescarta, got the HIV franchise back to growth and saw HCV’s decline largely stabilize. CSO McHutchison, meanwhile, predicted that selonsertib could be first to market in NASH.

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While Gilead Sciences Inc. posted solid financials during the second quarter, the surprise announcement that President and CEO John Milligan is stepping down at the end of 2018 shifted focus from the company's past performance to its path forward.

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