Achillion Reports 100% SVR12 in a Phase 2 Combination Study With ACH-3102 at the Liver Meeting 2014 (AASLD)

Achillion Reports 100% SVR12 in a Phase 2 Combination Study With ACH-3102 at the Liver Meeting 2014 (AASLD)

Achillion Reports 100% SVR12 in a Phase 2 Combination Study With ACH-3102 at the Liver Meeting 2014 (AASLD)

- Achillion Achieves 100% SVR12 in Eight-Week Phase 2 Trial Evaluating a Ribavirin-Free Regimen of ACH-3102 and Sofosbuvir for Genotype 1 HCV ("Proxy Study") Including Nine of 12 Patients With Viral Loads Higher Than 6 Million IU/ml at Baseline -

- Reports Additional Preclinical Results for ACH-3422, Uridine-Analog Nucleotide NS5B Polymerase Inhibitor -

NEW HAVEN, Conn., Nov. 8, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:ACHN) today announced the presentation of results from the ongoing Phase 2 study of ACH-3102 in a late breaker poster and data in three preclinical posters on ACH-3422. The poster presentations are being made at the 65th Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD), The Liver Meeting 2014, which takes place through November 11, 2014 in Boston, MA.

Achillion gets FDA Incentives for Hepatitis C Drug

 

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - May 15, 2012 - Achillion Pharmaceuticals Inc. said Tuesday it will receive incentives from regulators as it studies a new experimental treatment for the hepatitis C virus.

The Food and Drug Administration awarded fast track status to Achillion's drug candidate ACH-3102. The agency's decision will allow Achillion to file its application for marketing approval piece by piece instead of waiting to collect all the clinical trial data for the drug, and Achillion will be able to consult with the FDA more often as it develops the drug. The FDA may also choose to review the full application in six months instead of the usual 10 months.

Achillion said it started clinical trials of ACH-3102 on Wednesday. Those trials are intended to test the drug's safety and its side effects rather than its effectiveness. The company plans to study a combination of ACH-3102 with its most advanced drug candidate, ACH-1625. Achillion hopes that combined, the drugs could be part of a hepatitis C a regimen that could treat the disease without interferon. Interferon is a common part of hepatitis C treatment but can cause serious side effects, including flu-like symptoms that can last for months.

Shares of Achillion gained 1 cent to $6.90 in midday trading. Earlier the stock rose as much as 7.4 percent.

ACH-1625 Receives Fast Track Designation From the FDA for the Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C

NEW HAVEN, Conn., Jan. 4, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:ACHN), a leader in the discovery and development of small molecule drugs to combat the most challenging infectious diseases, announced today the receipt of a Fast Track designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for ACH-1625 for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV). ACH-1625 is a once-daily protease inhibitor with broad genotypic coverage against HCV that was discovered by Achillion and is currently being evaluated in a Phase 2 clinical trial.

Achillion Initiates 12-Week Dosing in Phase 2 Trial of ACH-1625 for the Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C

NEW HAVEN, Conn., June 22, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:ACHN) today announced that the Company has initiated patient dosing in segment 2 of its Phase 2 clinical trial of ACH-1625 for the treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) for genotype 1 treatment naïve HCV-infected patients. ACH-1625, discovered and advanced by Achillion, is a potent small molecule inhibitor of HCV protease, an enzyme necessary for viral replication.

Achillion Announces Positive RVR Results With ACH-1625 to Treat Chronic Hepatitis C

NEW HAVEN, Conn., March 30, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:ACHN) today announced top-line results from its on-going Phase 2a clinical trial of ACH-1625 dosed once daily (QD) in combination with Pegasys® (peginterferon alfa-2a) and Copegus® (ribavirin), a current standard of care (SOC) in patients with chronic hepatitis C (HCV) infection. The analysis demonstrated that 75-81% of patients receiving ACH-1625 achieved rapid virologic response (RVR) with a promising safety and tolerability profile. ACH-1625 is an inhibitor of HCV NS3 protease that was discovered by and is being developed by Achillion.

Achillion Announces Private Placement of $50 Million

 

NEW HAVEN, Conn., Aug. 18, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (Nasdaq:ACHN) a leader in the discovery and development of small molecule drugs to combat the most challenging infectious diseases, today announced that it has entered into definitive agreements for the purchase of $50.1 million of Achillion's common stock and warrants in a private placement financing with a select group of institutional and accredited investors, namely Domain Associates, Clarus Ventures, Quaker BioVentures and Pappas Ventures. The investment in Achillion consists of the sale and issuance of 19,755,101 shares of common stock at a price of $2.49 per share, the consolidated closing bid price reported by NASDAQ on August 17, 2010, as well as the sale and issuance of warrants to purchase 0.35 shares of common stock for each share of common stock at a price of $0.125 per warrant share. The warrants, which represent the right to acquire an aggregate of 6,921,285 shares of common stock, have a seven-year term from the date of issuance and will be exercisable at a price of $3.1125 per share. The transaction is expected to close on or about August 20, 2010, subject to the satisfaction of certain customary closing conditions.