Maxim Pharmaceuticals plans to start a Phase II trial of Ceplene(histamine dihydrochloride), its candidate triple combination therapy for the treatment of patients infected with hepatitis C who have failed to respond to prior therapy. The randomized, controlled study, which is expected to enrol around 280 such hepatitis C patients, has been designed to compare treatment with Ceplene and Schering-Plough's PegIntron (peginterferon alfa-2b) and Rebetol (ribavirin), and will commence in Europe and Israel before year-end.
This article is accessible to registered users, to continue reading please register for free. A free trial will give you access to exclusive features, interviews, round-ups and commentary from the sharpest minds in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology space for a week. If you are already a registered user please login. If your trial has come to an end, you can subscribe here.
Login to your accountTry before you buy
7 day trial access
Become a subscriber
Or £77 per month
The Pharma Letter is an extremely useful and valuable Life Sciences service that brings together a daily update on performance people and products. It’s part of the key information for keeping me informed
Chairman, Sanofi Aventis UK
Copyright © The Pharma Letter 2024 | Headless Content Management with Blaze