Gilead Sciences, Inc. today announced that the European Commission has granted marketing authorization for Harvoni (ledipasvir 90 mg/sofosbuvir 400 mg), the first once-daily single tablet regimen to treat the majority of chronic hepatitis C genotype 1 and 4 infection in adults. Harvoni combines the NS5A inhibitor ledipasvir (LDV) with the nucleotide analog polymerase inhibitor sofosbuvir (SOF), approved by the European Commission under the tradename Sovaldi in January 2014.

Harvoni is indicated for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) in adults and is recommended in treatment-naïve and treatment-experienced cirrhotic and non-cirrhotic genotype 1 and 4 patients with a treatment duration of 12 or 24 weeks depending on prior treatment history and cirrhosis status. Eight weeks of treatment with Harvoni may be considered in non-cirrhotic treatment-naïve genotype 1 patients. In genotype 1 and 4 patients with decompensated cirrhosis, and genotype 3 patients with cirrhosis and/or prior treatment failure, Harvoni should be used in combination with ribavirin for 24 weeks. Harvoni is also indicated for patients with HCV who have HIV co-infection.

Today’s marketing authorization is based on the clinical development program that included more than 2,000 patients with HCV infection, and follows an accelerated assessment by the European Medicines Agency, a designation that is granted to new medicines of major public health interest. It allows for the marketing of Harvoni in all 28 countries of the European Union (EU).

For more details, go to: http://www.gilead.com/news/press-releases/2014/11/european-commission-grants-marketing-authorization-for-gileads-harvoni-ledipasvirsofosbuvir-the-first-single-tablet-regimen-to-treat-the-majority-of-chronic-hepatitis-c-patients-with-genotype-1-and-4