Gilead Maintaining Lead Position In Hepatitis C, While Idenix Is Starting Over
Executive Summary
Gilead and AbbVie are seen as running neck-and-neck to bring the first all-oral combo of direct-acting antivirals to market in HCV, but Gilead’s regimen is expected to win a larger market share. Idenix is starting over in the nucleoside space, but expects to bring a uridine-based “nuc” into clinical development by mid-year.
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