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How Achillion's HCV assets fit with J&J
May 25, 2015 7:00 AM UTC
Johnson & Johnson's deal with Achillion Pharmaceuticals Inc. ties up one of the last remaining and most advanced unpartnered HCV portfolios and gives the pharma what could be a best-in-class molecule to catch up in the race for a short-duration pan-genotypic regimen.
Despite near-simultaneous approvals, J&J is a distant second in terms of market share behind Gilead Sciences Inc. in the market for interferon-sparing regimens to treat HCV. ...