Idenix Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Announces Promising Clinical Data And Continued Progress In Nucleotide Prodrug Development Programs For The Treatment Of Hepatitis C

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 7, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Idenix Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:IDIX), a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery and development of drugs for the treatment of human viral diseases, today announced continued progress of the Company's program to develop nucleotide prodrug inhibitors for the treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Idenix is reporting potent antiviral activity of mean maximum 4.2-4.3 log10 IU/mL reductions for patients infected with HCV genotype 1, 2 or 3 receiving 300 mg once daily of IDX21437 in the seven-day proof-of-concept portion of a phase I/II clinical trial. Based on this progress, the Company's goal is to initiate a combination clinical trial of IDX21437 and samatasvir, a pan-genotypic NS5A inhibitor, in mid-2014. In addition, Idenix has selected a follow-on uridine-based nucleotide prodrug, IDX21459, from its ongoing nucleotide discovery program and initiated enrollment for the healthy volunteer portion of a phase I clinical trial.

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