Natco CEO On Dynamics In The HCV Market
Executive Summary
Nexavar compulsory license holder Natco Pharma is counted among the leading players in the Indian oncology market and now looks to be aiming for an encore in the hepatitis C segment. Natco vice chair and CEO Rajeev Nannapaneni talks to Scrip of the large patient numbers on HCV therapy and outlines a potential market "split" in certain rest of the world (RoW) territories with the arrival of Gilead's Epclusa.
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