SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated LGND partner
GlaxoSmithKline plc GSK GSK announced today that the
European Commission has granted an additional indication for Revolade™
(eltrombopag) as a treatment for low platelet counts (thrombocytopenia)
in adult patients with chronic hepatitis C infection, where the degree
of thrombocytopenia is the main factor preventing the initiation or
limiting the ability to maintain optimal interferon (IFN)-based therapy.1
Thrombocytopenia may prevent the initiation2 and maintenance
of peginterferon (pIFN)-based treatment, thereby reducing a patient's
chances of achieving a sustained virologic response (SVR)*3 -
the primary goal of hepatitis C treatment.
“We are extremely pleased with the decision of the European Commission,
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