SAN MATEO, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- December 28, 2006 -- SciClone Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCLN) and its European partner Sigma-Tau S.p.A. today announced that full patient enrollment is complete for its phase 3 clinical trial evaluating the use of ZADAXIN® (thymalfasin or thymosin alpha 1) in combination with pegylated interferon alpha and ribavirin to treat patients infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV). This trial is being conducted by Sigma-Tau in Europe and has enrolled a total of 553 patients.
