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NHS in England Funds KALYDECO™ (ivacaftor), the First Medicine to Treat the Underlying Cause of Cystic Fibrosis, for People with a Specific Genetic Mutation (G551D) Dec 19, 2012 |
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) announced today that a decision has been made by the National Health Service (NHS) in England to fund KALYDECO™ (ivacaftor), the first medicine to treat the underlying cause of cystic fibrosis (CF), for people ages 6 and ... |
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Vertex Announces Update to U.S. Prescribing Information for INCIVEK® (telaprevir) Dec 19, 2012 |
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- Revised label includes Boxed Warning detailing risk of serious skin reactions observed in the post-marketing setting that require treatment discontinuation - CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that the INCIVEK... |
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Health Canada Approves KALYDECO™ (ivacaftor), the First Medicine to Treat the Underlying Cause of Cystic Fibrosis in People with a Specific Genetic Mutation (G551D) Dec 3, 2012 |
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-- Approximately 100 people in Canada have the G551D mutation in the CFTR gene -- -- First medicine resulting from 1989 co-discovery of CF gene by researchers in Canada and the U.S. -- CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: V... |
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Vertex Announces Webcasts of its Presentations at Two Investor Conferences Nov 16, 2012 |
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that Vertex will webcast its presentation at the 24th Annual Piper Jaffray Healthcare Conference on Tuesday, November 27, 2012 at 12:00 p.m. EST and at the NASDAQ OMX 29th Investor Program on Tuesday, D... |
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INCIVEK™ (telaprevir) Now Funded in Alberta and New Brunswick for People with Hepatitis C Nov 15, 2012 |
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LAVAL, Quebec--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated announced today that the provinces of Alberta and New Brunswick are now funding INCIVEK™ (telaprevir) tablets in combination with pegylated-interferon and ribavirin for residents with genotype 1 chronic hepatitis C...
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Vertex Presents New Phase 3 Data that Showed People with Hepatitis C Treated with Twice-Daily Telaprevir Achieved Viral Cure (SVR12) Rates Similar to Those Treated Three Times Daily Nov 10, 2012 |
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- New Phase 2 data showed approximately 3 of 4 people co-infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) and HIV achieved HCV viral cure (SVR24) with telaprevir combination treatment - BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that new data f... |
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Data from Viral Kinetic Study Showed Rapid Reduction of HCV RNA with ALS-2200 (VX-135), Vertex's Oral Nucleotide Analogue in Development for the Treatment of Hepatitis C Nov 10, 2012 |
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- 4.54 log10 median reduction in HCV RNA after 7 days of dosing; ALS-2200 was well-tolerated with no serious adverse events and no discontinuations due to adverse events - - Vertex moving forward with multiple Phase 2 trials in early 2013 exploring all-oral combinations, including VX-135 with GSK2... |
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Vertex Announces Webcast of its Presentation at the Credit Suisse 2012 Healthcare Conference Nov 8, 2012 |
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that Vertex will webcast its presentation at the Credit Suisse 2012 Healthcare Conference on Wednesday, November 14, 2012 at 8:00 a.m. MT (10:00 a.m. ET). The presentation will be webcas... |
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Vertex Reports Third Quarter 2012 Financial Results and Recent Progress in Development Programs Nov 1, 2012 |
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-Third quarter 2012 total revenues of $336 million, including third quarter 2012 net product revenues of approximately $254 million for INCIVEK in hepatitis C and $49 million for KALYDECO in cystic fibrosis- -Cystic Fibrosis: Three ongoing Phase 3 label expansion studies for ivacaftor monotherapy;... |
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Vertex Enters Agreement with GlaxoSmithKline for Phase 2 All-Oral Study of VX-135 and GSK2336805 for the Treatment of Hepatitis C Nov 1, 2012 |
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-Companies to evaluate two-drug combination of Vertex's investigational nucleotide analogue VX-135 and GSK's investigational NS5A inhibitor GSK2336805- -Phase 2 proof-of-concept study to begin in early 2013 to evaluate safety, tolerability and viral cure rates of 12-week treatment regimen- ... |
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Vertex Announces Collaboration with Janssen To Initiate Phase 2 All-Oral Study of VX-135 and Simeprevir (TMC435) for the Treatment of Hepatitis C Nov 1, 2012 |
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-Companies to evaluate two-drug combination of Vertex's investigational nucleotide analogue VX-135 and Janssen's investigational protease inhibitor simeprevir (TMC435)- -Phase 2 proof-of-concept study to begin in early 2013 to evaluate safety, tolerability and viral cure rates of 12-week treatment... |
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Vertex Reschedules its Third Quarter 2012 Financial Results Conference Call and Webcast Due to Hurricane Sandy Oct 29, 2012 |
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-Company to announce third quarter financial results on Thursday, November 1, 2012- CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- As a result of the effects of Hurricane Sandy and the related closure of the financial markets, Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced ... |
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Vertex Announces the Date of its Third Quarter 2012 Financial Results Conference Call and Webcast Oct 16, 2012 |
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) will announce its third quarter 2012 financial results on Monday, October 29, 2012 after the financial markets close. The company will host a conference call at 5:00 p.m. EDT. The conference call will b... |
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Data from Phase 2 Combination Study of VX-809 and Ivacaftor in People with Cystic Fibrosis Who Have the Most Common Genetic Mutation (F508del) Presented at North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference Oct 11, 2012 |
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-- Additional KALYDECO™ (ivacaftor) and CF pipeline presentations highlight Vertex's commitment to advancing CF treatment by targeting the underlying cause of the disease -- ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that ...
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Vertex Announces Presentation of New Data from Hepatitis C Development Program at AASLD Annual Meeting Oct 1, 2012 |
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that 11 abstracts from its hepatitis C research and development program will be presented at The Liver Meeting®, the 63rd Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) i... |
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Vertex Announces Presentation of Data at North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference Sep 25, 2012 |
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that 10 abstracts from its cystic fibrosis (CF) research and development program will be presented at the 26th Annual North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference (NACFC) in Orlando, Fla., October 11 to 13, 2012. ...
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Vertex Announces New Data on ALS-2200 in People With Hepatitis C, Supporting Advancement into Phase 2 All-Oral Studies in 2012; Ends Development of ALS-2158 Sep 25, 2012 |
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- ALS-2158: Well-tolerated in a seven-day viral kinetic study; development discontinued due to lack of efficacy - - ALS-2200: Data from additional cohort of seven-day viral kinetic study with ALS-2200 (200 mg, QD) in combination with ribavirin show median 4.18 log10 reduction in HCV RNA with 5 ...
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Yuchun Lee Appointed to the Vertex Board of Directors Sep 18, 2012 |
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that Yuchun Lee joined its board of directors as an independent director. Mr. Lee was appointed to the class of directors whose term expires in 2013. The Vertex board currently consists of 10 members. ... |
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Vertex Announces Webcast of its Presentations at Two Investor Conferences Sep 6, 2012 |
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that Vertex will webcast its presentation at the Morgan Stanley Global Healthcare Conference on Tuesday, September 11, 2012 at 11:30 a.m. EDT and at the UBS Global Life Sciences Conference on Wednesday, Septembe... |
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Vertex Announces Appointment of Stuart A. Arbuckle as Chief Commercial Officer Sep 4, 2012 |
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ: VRTX) today announced the appointment of Stuart A. Arbuckle as Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer. Mr. Arbuckle has more than 25 years of experience in leading global sales and marketing efforts at biophar... |
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