Gilead Coming To The End Of HCV Road With Triple-Drug Regimen

Gilead reported an expected and continued sales decline in HCV – an area in which the company soon will be done with R&D, since unmet needs have been filled or will be soon by drug regimens from Gilead and its competitors. The company is hunting new assets, but taking a disciplined approach on price and quality.

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Gilead Sciences Inc. is preparing to shift its research and development focus away from the hepatitis C virus (HCV) as sales of its HCV blockbusters continue to decline in the face of payer pressures and increasing competition, including the company’s own pan-genotypic, short-duration product that will be submitted soon for regulatory approvals.

President and CEO John Milligan said during Gilead’s third quarter earnings call that “there isn’t much left in terms of...

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