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BRISBANE, Calif., May 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- InterMune, Inc. (Nasdaq: ITMN) today announced that it has begun dosing in its Phase 1b clinical trial evaluating ITMN-191, designated R7227 at Roche (SWX: ROG), in combination with Pegasys(R) (pegylated interferon alpha-2a) and Copegus(R) (ribavirin) in treatment-naive patients infected with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 1 infection.

InterMune also reported that results from the only cohort of treatment-experienced patients in its Phase 1b multiple-ascending-dose (MAD) clinical trial of ITMN-191 given as monotherapy support continued development of the compound in treatment-experienced patients. InterMune expects to submit results from all dose cohorts in the MAD study for possible presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD).

Dan Welch, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of InterMune, said, "After having recently announced excellent safety and very competitive reductions in serum HCV RNA levels following monotherapy of ITMN-191 in treatment-naive chronic hepatitis C patients, we are pleased to announce the start of our very important 14-day triple combination study of ITMN-191 plus Pegasys and ribavirin, also in treatment-naive patients." He continued, "We are also pleased to report that ITMN-191 given as monotherapy to treatment-experienced patients demonstrated a safety profile and viral kinetic performance that support the continued development of ITMN-191 in this patient population. Based on the monotherapy results to date, we and our partner Roche are planning the develop
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