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HCV Trial Begins for New Immune Drug

October 23, 2009

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SciClone begins a Phase II trial to evaluate how a new drug designed to stimulate the immune system fares against Hepatitis C.

SciClone starts hepatitis C drug trial

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

SciClone Pharmaceuticals Inc. enrolled the first patient in a mid-stage test of a hepatitis C treatment.

Foster City-based SciClone (NASDAQ: SCLN) signed up the patient in Atlanta to test SCV-07, a small molecule that stimulates the immune system. In this Phase II trial it's being tested alone or in combination with ribavirin, another drug.

Read the entire article:
http://sanfrancisco.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/stories/2009/10/19/daily47.html

Posted by Editors at October 23, 2009 1:48 PM

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