No More Nucs: Merck & Co. Cedes HCV Market To Gilead, AbbVie
Executive Summary
Pharma ends HCV development, pulling plug on next-generation two-drug and three-drug combos for hepatitis C and rendering the $3.9bn buyout of Idenix in 2014 a failed gambit.
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