MIV-802 has been selected as a candidate drug and enters non-clinical development for the treatment of hepatitis C infection
Stockholm, Sweden – Medivir AB (Nasdaq Stockholm: MVIR) announced that MIV-802 has been selected as a candidate drug (CD) from its hepatitis C virus (HCV) nucleotide polymerase inhibitor project for the treatment of HCV infection, and is entering non-clinical development. Approximately 120 million people are chronically infected with HCV globally*. HCV causes progressive liver disease in many of those who are chronically infected, and this can lead ultimately to cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma and a requirement for liver transplantation. However the infection is curable with