Bristol-Myers Squibb Company Release: BARACLUDE(R) (entecavir) Demonstrated Greater Antiviral Efficacy Compared to Adefovir in New Study of Chronic Hepatitis B Patients with Evidence of Decompensated Cirrhosis

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bristol-Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY) today announced 48-week data from an ongoing study (ETV-048) of chronic hepatitis B patients with decompensated cirrhosis, in which BARACLUDE demonstrated greater viral suppression compared to adefovir. The new BARACLUDE data were presented today at the 60th Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases.