Idenix Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Reports Clinical Data for HCV Drug Candidates - IDX719 and IDX184 - at the American Association for Study of Liver Diseases Annual Meeting

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Nov. 10, 2012 (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 the presentation of safety and antiviral activity results for the Company's clinical-stage hepatitis C virus (HCV) drug candidates – IDX719, a next-generation pan-genotypic NS5A inhibitor, and IDX184, a nucleotide polymerase inhibitor. Idenix presented updated clinical findings from a three-day proof-of-concept study, which demonstrated that IDX719 was well-tolerated at daily doses up to 100 mg and showed potent antiviral activity across HCV genotypes 1-4, with mean maximal viral load reductions up to approximately 4.0 log10 IU/mL. The Company also presented updated cardiovascular safety and antiviral activity data from the phase IIb study of IDX184 in combination with pegylated interferon and ribavirin (PegIFN/RBV). The IDX719 and IDX184 clinical data are being reported in poster presentations during the 63rd Annual Meeting for the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) in Boston.

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