New Data from Boehringer Ingelheim HCV Portfolio to be Presented at AASLD

RIDGEFIELD, Conn., Oct. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that new data from its hepatitis C virus (HCV) portfolio will be presented in scientific sessions at The Liver Meeting® 2011, the 62nd Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD), taking place November 4 – November 8 in San Francisco, CA. The data will include results from a planned interim analysis of SOUND-C2, a Phase 2b study evaluating an interferon-free oral combination therapy of BI's investigational compounds – the protease inhibitor BI 201335 and the polymerase inhibitor BI 207127 – with and without ribavirin.

In addition, other data are being presented from BI's HCV portfolio that underscore the company's focus on real-world challenges faced by HCV patients, including traditionally difficult-to-treat populations.

Late breaking poster presentation

• Virologic response to an interferon-free regimen of BI 201335 and BI 207127, with and without ribavirin, in treatment-naive patients with chronic genotype-1 HCV infection: Week 12 interim results of the SOUND-C2 study
  (Poster LB-15. Zeuzem, et al. November 7, 8:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. PT)

Oral presentations

• SILEN-C3: Treatment for 12 or 24 weeks with BI 201335 combined with peginterferon alfa-2a and ribavirin (P/R) in treatment-naive patients with chronic genotype-1 HCV infection
  (Abstract 39. D. Dieterich, et al. November 6, 4:15 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. PT)
• Treatment with the second generation HCV protease inhibitor BI 201335 results in high and consistent SVR rates – results from SILEN-C1 in treatment-naive patients across different baseline factors
  (Abstract 226. M.S. Sulkowski, et al. November 8, 8:45 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. PT)
• High sustained virologic response following interferon-free treatment of chronic HCV GT1 infection for 4 weeks with HCV protease inhibitor BI 201335, polymerase inhibitor BI 207127 and ribavirin, followed by BI 201335 and PegIFN/ribavirin – the SOUND-C1 study
  (Abstract 249. S. Zeuzem, et al. November 8, 11:15 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. PT)

Poster presentation

• Characterization of HCV NS3 variants that emerged during virologic breakthrough and relapse from BI 201335 phase 2 SILEN-C1 study
  (Poster 1339. G. Kukolj, et al. November 7, 8:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. PT)

Boehringer Ingelheim is continuing its long heritage in virology and is dedicated to developing new medicines for HCV patients. BI 201335 and BI 207127 are being investigated with the goal of improving cure rates for more HCV patients, including those traditionally difficult to treat.

The abstracts can be accessed through the AASLD website, www.aasld.org.  

Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., based in Ridgefield, CT, is the largest U.S. subsidiary of Boehringer Ingelheim Corporation (Ridgefield, CT) and a member of the Boehringer Ingelheim group of companies.

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