Merck’s Investigational Chronic Hepatitis C Combination Therapy MK-5172/MK-8742 Demonstrates Antiviral Activity in Hard-to-Cure Patients with HCV Genotype 1 Infection

Dateline City: WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J. Clinical Findings Support Initiation of C-EDGE Phase 3 Program WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, today announced interim results from the ongoing C-WORTHy study, a multi-arm Phase 2 clinical trial evaluating the efficacy and safety of an all-oral, once-daily regimen combining MK-5172, an investigational hepatitis C virus (HCV) NS3/4A protease inhibitor, and MK-8742, an investigational HCV NS5A replication complex inhibitor, among patients with chronic HCV Genotype 1 infection (GT1). Language: English Contact: MerckMedia Contacts:Caroline Lappetito, 267-305-7639Sarra Herzog, 201-669-6570orInvestor Contacts:Carol Ferguson, 908-500-1101Justin Holko, 908-423-5088 Ticker Slug: Ticker: MRK Exchange: NYSE read more
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