Multiple Scientific Presentations at The Liver Meeting 2015 Further Highlight the Utility of Sofosbuvir-Based Hepatitis C Therapies

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

announced Saturday, it will present 32 scientific presentations related to its approved medicines and investigational therapies for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection at The Liver Meeting 2015 in San Francisco. Data include results from studies of Harvoni® (ledipasvir/sofosbuvir) and Sovaldi® (sofosbuvir) that advance the understanding of the profiles of these drugs in several patient populations. Detailed results from the four Phase 3 ASTRAL studies evaluating the company's next potential single tablet regimen – a once-daily combination of velpatasvir (VEL), an investigational pan-genotypic NS5A inhibitor, with sofosbuvir (SOF) – also will be presented. "We continue to advance our understanding of the safety and efficacy of