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Janssen drops hepatitis C treatment

by Ryan Cross
September 18, 2017 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 95, Issue 37

Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen division says it will halt development of the hepatitis C treatment JNJ-4178, citing rising numbers of existing therapies. JNJ-4178 is a cocktail of three small-molecule antivirals: AL-335, obtained when Janssen acquired Alios BioPharma for $1.75 billion; simeprevir, licensed from Medivir; and odalasvir from Achillion Pharmaceuticals. Share prices at Medivir and Achillion fell by double digits after the news. Janssen says it will shift emphasis toward hepatitis B therapies.

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