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Eiger BioPharmaceuticals (EIGR) Doses First Patient in Phase 2 LIMT HDV Study

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Eiger Announces First Patient Dosed in Phase 2 Study of Pegylated Interferon Lambda in Hepatitis D Virus (HDV) Infection

October 19, 2016 8:00 AM EDT

PALO ALTO, Calif., Oct. 19, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Eiger BioPharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: EIGR), focused on the development and commercialization of targeted therapies for rare diseases, announced today that the first patient was dosed in the Phase 2 LIMT HDV (Lambda Interferon MonoTherapy in HDV) study, a monotherapy trial of pegylated interferon lambda 1a ("Lambda") as a potential treatment for chronic hepatitis D virus (HDV) infection.  LIMT HDV is a 30-patient study designed to evaluate the safety, tolerability and efficacy of two dose levels of Lambda after 48 weeks of treatment.  LIMT HDV is an... More