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Toggle Summary Vertex Reports 52% SVR 12 Rate for a 24-week Telaprevir-based Regimen in Genotype 1 Hepatitis C Patients Who Failed Prior Treatment
-- 73% of prior relapsers achieved SVR12 with 24-week<br> telaprevir-based treatment<br><br> -- 41% of prior non-responders achieved SVR12 with 24-week<br> telaprevir-based regimen
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals Announces Webcast of its Presentation at the Goldman Sachs 29th Annual Global Healthcare Conference
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jun 06, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that it will webcast its corporate presentation at the Goldman Sachs 29th Annual Global Healthcare Conference on Wednesday, June 11, 2008 at 4:00 p.m. PDT (7:00 p.m. EDT).
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals Sells HIV Product Royalty Stream for $160 Million
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jun 03, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that it has sold its rights to future royalties in Lexiva(R) and Agenerase(R) under its 1993 license agreement with GlaxoSmithKline plc (GSK) in the field of HIV protease inhibitors
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals Announces Webcast of its Presentation at the 2008 Citi Investment Research Global Healthcare Conference
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 16, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that it will webcast its corporate presentation at the 2008 Citi Investment Research Global Healthcare Conference on Wednesday, May 21, 2008 at 1:00 p.m. EDT.
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Toggle Summary Stockholders of Vertex Pharmaceuticals Approve Proxy Proposals at Annual Meeting
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 15, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced results of the voting at its 2008 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. At the meeting, stockholders approved the amendment to Vertex's Articles of Organization increasing the number of
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals Announces Webcasts of its Presentations at Two Investor Conferences
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Announces Webcasts of its Presentations at Two Investor Conferences CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 06, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that it will webcast its corporate presentations at the Bank of America 2008 Health Care
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals Announces Webcast of its Presentation at the Deutsche Bank 33rd Annual Health Care Conference
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 01, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that it will webcast its corporate presentation at the Deutsche Bank 33rd Annual Health Care Conference on Monday, May 5, 2008 at 1:20 p.m. EDT.
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals Announces Webcast of its Presentation at the 2008 Morgan Stanley Global Healthcare Unplugged Conference
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Apr 28, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that it will webcast its corporate presentation at the 2008 Morgan Stanley Global Healthcare Unplugged Conference on Wednesday, April 30, 2008 at 4:20 p.m. EDT.
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Toggle Summary Vertex Announces Positive Interim Results with Telaprevir-based Therapy in Genotype 1 Chronic Hepatitis C Patients who Failed to Achieve SVR with Previous Pegylated Interferon & Ribavirin Treatment
-Interim results to be presented in late-breaker poster<br> presentation at EASL on April 24-<br><br> -Significant early on-treatment viral response from patients who<br> previously failed therapy-
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Toggle Summary Telaprevir-Based PROVE Studies Show Significantly Higher SVR Rates in Treatment-Naive Genotype 1 Hepatitis C Patients in Half the Time of Current Treatments
- High sustained virologic response (SVR) rates of 61% in PROVE 1<br> and 68% in PROVE 2 with 24-week telaprevir-based treatment regimen -<br><br> - Telaprevir first and only investigational HCV protease inhibitor<br> in Phase 3, ADVANCE trial underway -
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals Reviews Clinical Advancements and Reports First Quarter 2008 Financial Results
--Telaprevir data in HCV patients who failed current therapies to<br> be presented at EASL--<br><br> --Pharmacokinetic analyses in HCV patients show potential for<br> twice-daily dosing of telaprevir--<br><br> --VX-770 for cystic fibrosis to advance based on positive results<br> reported in March 2008--
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals Announces Webcast of its Presentation at the Canaccord|Adams Hepatitis C Conference
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Apr 07, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that it will webcast its corporate presentation at the Canaccord|Adams Hepatitis C Conference on Wednesday, April 9, 2008 at 4:00 p.m. EDT.
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals Announces the Date of its First Quarter 2008 Financial Results Conference Call and Webcast
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Apr 07, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) will announce its first quarter 2008 financial results on Monday, April 21, 2008 after the financial markets close. The Company will host a conference call at 5:00 p.m. EDT.
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals Announces Acceptance of Late-Breaker Abstract on Telaprevir, Investigational HCV Protease Inhibitor, for Presentation at EASL Annual Meeting
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Mar 31, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that data related to its investigational hepatitis C protease inhibitor telaprevir will be featured in a late-breaker poster presentation during the 43rd Annual Meeting of the
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Toggle Summary Vertex Announces Positive Results for VX-770, an Oral Investigational Agent That Targets a Defective Protein Responsible for Cystic Fibrosis
--Interim analysis of 14-day study of VX-770 shows a significant<br> improvement in lung function --<br><br> --Lung function data supported by corresponding improvements in<br> disease-related biomarkers--<br><br> --Results to be shared with health authorities in order to<br> identify the most rapid path forward --
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals Announces Webcast of its Presentation at the Cowen and Company 28th Annual Health Care Conference
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Mar 14, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that it will webcast its corporate presentation at the Cowen and Company 28th Annual Health Care Conference on Wednesday, March 19, 2008 at 8:00 a.m. EDT.
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals and Tibotec Announce Start of Phase 3 'ADVANCE' Study with Telaprevir in Treatment-Naive, Genotype 1 HCV Patients
- First hepatitis C protease inhibitor to begin Phase 3 clinical development - - Trial designed to confirm potential of telaprevir to increase sustained viral response (SVR) rates with 24-week treatment duration -
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals Announces Webcast of its Presentation at the Susquehanna Financial Group's Second Annual SIGnificant Options in Healthcare Conference
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Feb 29, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq:VRTX) today announced that the Company will participate in an HCV panel, entitled: "HCV: Protease Inhibitors and Beyond" at Susquehanna Financial Group's Second Annual SIGnificant Investment Options in
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals Announces Completion of its Concurrent Public Offerings of Common Stock and Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Feb 19, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced the completion of its public offerings of 6,900,000 shares of common stock, including 900,000 shares purchased by the underwriters pursuant to their over-allotment option, and $287.5
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals Announces Exercise of Over-Allotment Options by Underwriters of its Concurrent Public Offerings of Common Stock and Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Announces Exercise of Over-Allotment Options by Underwriters of its Concurrent Public Offerings of Common Stock and Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Feb 13, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals Announces Pricing of its Concurrent Public Offerings of Common Stock and Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Feb 12, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that it has entered into an agreement to sell 6,000,000 shares of its common stock in an underwritten offering at a price to the public of $17.14 per share.
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals Reviews 2008 Business Priorities and Reports 2007 Financial Results
-- Focused on first-to-market opportunity with HCV protease<br> inhibitor telaprevir --<br><br> -- Additional drug candidates directed at HCV, cystic fibrosis and<br> immune-mediated diseases--
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals Announces Proposed Concurrent Public Offerings of Common Stock and Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Feb 11, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that it intends to offer, subject to market and other conditions, 6,000,000 shares of its common stock in an underwritten public offering under an automatically effective shelf
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals Announces Webcast of its Presentation at the BIO CEO & Investor Conference 2008
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Feb 08, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that it will webcast its corporate presentation at the BIO CEO &amp; Investor Conference 2008 on Tuesday, February 12, 2008 at 10:15 a.m. EST.
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals Announces Webcast of its Presentation at the Merrill Lynch Global Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology & Medical Device Conference
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jan 31, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that it will webcast its corporate presentation at the 2008 Merrill Lynch Global Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology &amp; Medical Device Conference on Tuesday, February 5, 2008 at 11:40 a.m.
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals Announces the Date of its Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2007 Financial Results Conference Call and Webcast
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jan 28, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) will announce its fourth quarter and full year 2007 financial results on Monday, February 11, 2008 after the financial markets close. The Company will host a conference call at 5:00 p.m. EST.
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals to Begin Phase 3 Development of Telaprevir, Investigational Hepatitis C Protease Inhibitor
-- Primary Phase 3 trial will focus on studying 24-week telaprevir-based regimens -- Vertex plans concurrent second study to support registration -- Final data from both trials anticipated in mid- 2010
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals Reports Progress in Development of Investigational HCV Drug Telaprevir and Provides Business Update
- Formal European scientific advice obtained for telaprevir development program - - Meeting scheduled with FDA for January 2008 on Phase 3 trial design and recent data - - Next-generation HCV protease inhibitor and two investigational compounds for cystic fibrosis in clinical development -
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals Announces Webcast of its Presentation at the 26th Annual JPMorgan Healthcare Conference
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jan 03, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that it will webcast its corporate presentation at the 26th Annual JPMorgan Healthcare Conference on Monday, January 7, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. PST (5:00 p.m. EST).
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals Announces Webcast of its Presentation at the CIBC World Markets 3rd Annual Mid & Small Cap 'Best Ideas' Conference
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Nov 21, 2007 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that it will webcast its corporate presentation at the CIBC World Markets 3rd Annual Mid &amp; Small Cap 'Best Ideas' Conference on Wednesday, November 28, 2007 at 8:45 a.m. EST.
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Toggle Summary Vertex's Collaborator Merck Suspends Patient Enrollment in Clinical Trials of MK-0457 (VX-680) Pending Full Analysis of Clinical Data
-- Companies continue broad program to develop investigational Aurora kinase inhibitors as novel treatments for a range of cancers -- -- Merck to initiate clinical development of VX-689 --
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals Announces Webcasts of its Presentations at Two Investor Conferences
Cambridge, MA, November 5, 2007 -- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that it will webcast its corporate presentations at the 9th Annual MASS Opportunities Investment Conference on Thursday, November 8, 2007 at 2:45 p.m.
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Toggle Summary First Studies Demonstrating Greater than Sixty Percent Sustained Viral Response Rates with Half the Standard Treatment Duration in Genotype 1 Chronic Hepatitis C Patients
Two Large Phase 2 Trials of Telaprevir, an Investigational Hepatitis C Protease Inhibitor, Dosed in Combination with Pegylated Interferon and Ribavirin Show SVR Rates of 61% and 65% Initial Rapid Viral Decline Appears Important to Achieve SVR Safety Profile Consistent with Prior Interim Analyses
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals Reports Third Quarter 2007 Financial Results and Provides Development Pipeline Update
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Reports Third Quarter 2007 Financial Results and Provides Development Pipeline Update Important telaprevir data to be presented at AASLD – Additional compounds for HCV and Cystic Fibrosis scheduled to enter development – Cambridge, MA, October 29, 2007 — Vertex
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals Announces the Date of its Third Quarter 2007 Financial Results Conference Call and Webcast
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Oct 09, 2007 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) will announce its third quarter 2007 financial results on Monday, October 29, 2007 after the financial markets close. The Company will host a conference call at 5:00 p.m. EDT.
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Toggle Summary Vertex Announces Publication of Abstracts for Presentation at 58th AASLD Meeting
-- Conference Presentations to Include Data from Two Randomized, Controlled Phase 2 Clinical Studies of Investigational HCV Protease Inhibitor Telaprevir --
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals Announces Webcasts of its Presentations at Two Investor Conferences
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Sep 14, 2007 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that it will webcast its corporate presentations at the Merrill Lynch Global Pharmaceutical, Biotech &amp; Medtech Conference on Tuesday, September 18th at 1:00 p.m. GMT (8:00 a.m.
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals Announces Webcast of its Presentation at the Bear Stearns 20th Annual Healthcare Conference
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Sep 05, 2007 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that it will webcast its corporate presentation at the Bear Stearns 20th Annual Healthcare Conference on Monday, September 10th at 3:00 p.m. EDT.
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals Reports Second Quarter 2007 Financial Results and Provides Development Pipeline Update
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jul 24, 2007 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today reported consolidated financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2007, and the Company provided a pipeline update. "Vertex achieved its major development pipeline milestones in the first
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals Announces the Date of its Second Quarter 2007 Financial Results Conference Call and Webcast
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jul 09, 2007 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) will announce its second quarter 2007 financial results on Tuesday, July 24, 2007 after the financial markets close. The Company will host a conference call at 5:00 p.m. EDT.
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals Announces Two Executive Appointments
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jun 29, 2007 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ: VRTX) today announced the appointment of Kurt C. Graves as Executive Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer and Head, Strategic Development. Vertex also announced today that Amit K.
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals Reports 2007 Pipeline Progress
-- More than 1000 patients have now been enrolled in Phase 2b PROVE trials -- More than 350 patients have completed 12 weeks of telaprevir dosing in PROVE trials -- Interim results from PROVE 2 consistent with findings from PROVE 1
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals Announces Webcasts of its Presentations at Two Investor Conferences
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jun 01, 2007 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) will webcast its presentations at the Bear Stearns Biotech Confab on Thursday, June 7th at 7:50 a.m. EDT and at the Goldman Sachs 28th Annual Global Healthcare Conference on Wednesday, June 13th at
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Toggle Summary Stockholders of Vertex Pharmaceuticals Re-elect Directors at Annual Meeting
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 31, 2007 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced results of the voting at its 2007 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. At the meeting, stockholders re-elected Joshua Boger, Ph.D., Charles A. Sanders, M.D., and Elaine S.
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals Announces Webcast of its Presentation at Citigroup's 2007 Global Healthcare Conference
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 17, 2007 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) will webcast its presentation at Citigroup's 2007 Global Healthcare Conference on May 23, 2007 at 4:00 p.m. EDT. The presentation will be webcast live and may be accessed from the 'Events Calendar'
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals Reports First Quarter 2007 Financial Results
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Apr 30, 2007 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today reported consolidated financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2007. "In 2007, a major goal for Vertex is to build the product profile of the investigational hepatitis C protease
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals Announces Webcasts of its Presentations at Two Investor Conferences
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Apr 26, 2007 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) will webcast its presentations at the Morgan Stanley Global Healthcare Unplugged Conference on May 2, 2007 at 2:15 p.m. EDT and at Deutsche Bank's 32nd Annual Health Care Conference on May 3, 2007
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Toggle Summary Interim Results Presented at EASL from PROVE 1 Clinical Trial of Investigational Drug Telaprevir in Patients with Genotype 1 Hepatitis C
-- PROVE 1 data support potential to shorten treatment duration in treatment-naive, genotype 1 HCV patients --
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals Announces New Data for Investigational HCV Protease Inhibitor Telaprevir to be Presented at 42nd Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL)
In vitro results support expansion of telaprevir clinical development into genotype 2, 3 and 4 HCV patients
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals Announces Webcasts of its Presentations at Two Investor Conferences
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Mar 07, 2007 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) will webcast its presentations at the Cowen and Company 27th Annual Health Care Conference on March 13, 2007 at 8:45 a.m. EDT and at the Citigroup Small &amp; Mid-Cap Conference on March 14, 2007 at
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