( ertex is conducting a global Phase 2bc...)Vertex Pharmaceuticals Announces New Data for Investigational HCV,Protease Inhibitor Telaprevir to be Presented at 42nd Annual,Meeting of the European Association for the Study of the Liver,(EASL),Health

ertex is conducting a global Phase 2b clinical development program for telaprevir consisting of three large clinical trials that are expected to enroll approximately 1,000 patients with HCV at clinical centers in the U.S., Canada and E.U. In February 2007, Vertex announced the initiation of PROVE 3, designed to enroll 440 genotype-1 HCV patients who have previously received interferon based therapy in the U.S., Canada and E.U. Vertex completed enrollment of 250 patients in the U.S.-based PROVE 1 trial in September 2006. The 320-patient, European-based PROVE 2 trial completed enrollment in January 2007. In these clinical trials, telaprevir is being dosed as 750 mg every 8 hours in combination with peginterferon alfa-2a (Pegasys(R)), both with and without ribavirin (Copegus(R)).

Vertex retains commercial rights to telaprevir in North America. Vertex and Tibotec are collaborating to develop and commercialize telaprevir in Europe, South America, Australia, the Middle East, and other countries. Vertex is collaborating with Mitsubishi Pharma to develop and commercialize telaprevir in Japan and certain Far East countries.

About Hepatitis C

Hepatitis C is a liver disease caused by infection with hepatitis C virus (HCV), which is also found in the blood of people with the disease. HCV, a serious public health concern affecting 170 million people worldwide, is spread through direct contact with the blood of an infected person. Though many people with hepatitis C may not experience symptoms, others may have symptoms late in the course of the disease such as jaundice, abdominal pain, fatigue and fever. Hepatitis C significantly increases a person's risk of developing chronic liver disease, cirrhosis, liver cancer and early death.

About Vertex

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated is a global biotechnology company committed to the discovery and development of breakthrough small molecule drugs for serious diseases. The Company's strategy is to com
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