Eiger Expects To Join Gilead In Future Multi-Billion Dollar Hepatitis D Market

Also Set For COVID-19 EUA

The little-known company could be set for a transformational year, with a Phase III readout in hepatitis D and a filing for a promising COVID-19 candidate.

Liver disease
An estimated 12 million people worldwide have the hepatitis D infection. • Source: Shutterstock

Famed for its dominance in antiviral therapies for hepatitis C and HIV, Gilead is expected to soon extend its presence into hepatitis Delta, a less well known but far more severe form of hepatitis.

Its antiviral bulevirtide (aquired with MYR two years ago) is now under review at the US Food and Drug Administration for use in patients with compensated liver disease, and is already available in Europe as Hepcludex

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