EASL International Liver Congress Presents New Data on Hepatitis B and C Pathogenesis and Treatment

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HIV and Hepatitis.com Coverage of the

45th Annual Meeting of the European

Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL 2010)

April 14 - 18, 2010, Vienna, Austria

EASL International Liver Congress Presents New Data on Hepatitis B and C

Pathogenesis and Treatment

SUMMARY: The 45th Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of

the Liver (EASL 2010) -- also known as the International Liver Congress -- is

underway this week in Vienna, Austria. Researchers will present their latest

findings in areas including hepatitis B and C liver disease progression, HIV/HBV

and HIV/HCV coinfection, experimental drugs, and new strategies for using

approved therapies. HIVandHepatitis.com will provide coverage of key EASL

presentations over the next several issues.

By Liz Highleyman

The EASL meeting, held each spring, is the major annual liver disease conference

in Europe, comparable to the American Association for the Study of Liver

Diseases (AASLD) meeting held in fall in the U.S.

Abstracts from the EASL meeting are available online at

www2.kenes.com/liver-congress/Pages/Home.aspx. Select " Scientific Programme " to

browse or search abstracts of oral presentations and posters.

Several pharmaceutical companies have announced data to be presented on their

investigational hepatitis C therapies, including the following (not a complete

list of all new agents that will be discussed):

Achillion Pharmaceuticals:

In vitro and early clinical data on HCV protease inhibitor ACH-0141625.

GlobeImmune:

3 presentations on GI-5005 therapeutic HCV vaccine plus pegylated

interferon/ribavirin.

Idenix Pharmaceuticals:

In vitro and early clinical data on nucleotide analog HCV polymerase

inhibitor IDX184, non-nucleoside polymerase inhibitor IDX375, and protease

inhibitor IDX-320, alone and in combination.

Idera Pharmaceuticals:

Oral and poster presentations on toll-like receptor 9 (TLR9) agonist IMO-2125

for hepatitis C.

Merck/Schering-Plough:

Long-term clinical trial data on HCV protease inhibitor boceprevir plus

pegylated interferon/ribavirin;

Phase 2 data on NS3 HCV protease inhibitor narlaprevir in combination therapy;

Phase 1 data on novel NS3/4A HCV protease inhibitor MK-5172;

Findings on closely individualized therapy with pegylated interferon alfa-2b

(PegIntron) plus ribavirin.

Data from PROTECT study of PegIntron plus ribavirin following liver

transplantation.

OctoPlus:

Phase 2 results for Locteron controlled release interferon alfa.

Pharmasset, Inc.:

28-day clinical trial data on HCV polymerase inhibitor RG7128 in genotype 2/3

patients;

In vitro data on new nucleotide analogs PSI-7977 and PSI-938.

Scynexis, Inc:

In vitro and Phase 1 data on cyclophilin inhibitor SCY-635.

Vertex Pharmaceuticals:

Data from PROVE rollover study (Study 107) of HCV protease inhibitor

telaprevir plus pegylated interferon/ribavirin;

Further data on telaprevir in response-guided therapy and for genotype 2/3

patients;

Phase 1/2 data on HCV non-nucleoside polymerase inhibitor VX-222.

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Source

European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) web site

(http://www.easl.eu).