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WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J.
WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada,
today announced the presentation of the latest interim data from a Phase
II, multi-center, randomized, dose-ranging clinical trial evaluating the
safety and antiviral activity of MK-5172, for the treatment of chronic
hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 1 infection. MK-5172 is an
investigational, once-daily, oral HCV NS3/4A protease inhibitor that in
preclinical evaluations has demonstrated a high barrier to resistance.
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MerckMedia Contact:Caroline Lappetito, 267-305-7639orInvestor Contacts:Carol Ferguson, 908-423-4465orJustin Holko, 908-423-5088
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