Idenix Pharmaceuticals Initiates Proof-of-Concept Study of IDX184 for the Treatment of Hepatitis C V...(ver-targeting technology. This technolo...),Health

Date:1/12/2009

ver-targeting technology. This technology enables the delivery of high levels of nucleoside triphosphate in the liver, potentially maximizing drug efficacy and limiting systemic side effects. In HCV genotype-1 infected chimpanzees, once-daily oral administration of 10 mg/kg/day of IDX184 produced a mean viral load reduction of 2.3 log10 after four days of dosing. In a phase I study in healthy volunteers evaluating doses ranging from 5 to 100 mg/day, IDX184 was safe and well-tolerated; the most common adverse event reported in this study was dizziness and it was more frequently reported in subjects receiving placebo.

2008 Financial Guidance

Idenix today reported that it ended 2008 with approximately $46 million of cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities, within the range of the company's prior cash guidance. The company's 2008 financial results have not yet been audited.

About Idenix

Idenix Pharmaceuticals, Inc., headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery and development of drugs for the treatment of human viral and other

infectious diseases. Idenix's current focus is on the treatment of infections caused by hepatitis C virus and HIV. For further information about Idenix, please refer to www.idenix.com.

Forward-looking Statements

This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "may," "plans," "anticipates," "will," or similar expressions, or by express or implied statements with respect to the company's clinical development programs or commercialization activities in hepatitis C, or any other potential pipeline candidate. Such forward-looking statements in
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