Vertex, GlaxoSmithKline Enter Agreement for Phase 2 Hepatitis C Study


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Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ: VRTX) today announced it has entered into a non-exclusive agreement with GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE: GSK) to conduct a Phase 2 proof-of-concept study of an all-oral regimen for the treatment of hepatitis C containing Vertex's nucleotide analogue hepatitis C virus (HCV) polymerase inhibitor VX-135 and GSK's NS5A inhibitor GSK2336805. Vertex and GSK plan to initiate the study in early 2013, pending discussions with regulatory authorities. The study is expected to evaluate safety, tolerability and viral cure rates using a 12-week combination of VX-135 and GSK2336805. The companies will jointly fund costs associated with the study. There are no up-front or milestone payments associated with the agreement. VX-135 is an investigational uridine nucleotide analogue pro-drug designed

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27% profit every 20 days?

This is what Nic Chahine averages with his option buys. Not selling covered calls or spreads… BUYING options. Most traders don’t even have a winning percentage of 27% buying options. He has an 83% win rate. Here’s how he does it.


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