AbbVie To Present Investigational Data From Phase II Hepatitis C Program At The Liver Meeting

AbbVie ABBV announced that new data from its phase II hepatitis C clinical development program will be presented at The Liver Meeting, the Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) in Washington, D.C., November 1-5, 2013. In total, eight abstracts will be presented, four of which include additional analyses from the phase IIb AVIATOR study. The data examine sustained virologic response (SVR) concordance, patient adherence to the regimen, patient reported outcomes and the impact of ribavirin dose reduction.   The Liver Meeting will precede AbbVie's reporting of initial results from the pivotal phase III clinical trials of the safety and efficacy of AbbVie's investigational triple direct-acting antiviral (DAA) regimen for the treatment of hepatitis C. Reporting of those results is expected to begin later this year. "At AbbVie, we are committed to researching new therapies that maximize sustained virologic response  with the hope of providing much needed new options for people with hepatitis C," said Barry Bernstein, M.D., vice president, infectious disease development, AbbVie. "We are very encouraged as we await top-line results from our phase III program, which See full press release