Ruzasvir - Atea Pharmaceuticals
Alternative Names: MK-8408; RZRLatest Information Update: 09 Jun 2025
At a glance
- Originator Merck Sharp & Dohme
- Developer Atea Pharmaceuticals; Merck Sharp & Dohme
- Class Antivirals; Benzoxazines; Carbamates; Cyclopropanes; Esters; Imidazoles; Indoles; Pyrrolidines; Thiazoles
- Mechanism of Action Hepatitis C virus NS 5 protein inhibitors
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Orphan Drug Status
Orphan designation is assigned by a regulatory body to encourage companies to develop drugs for rare diseases.
- New Molecular Entity Yes
Highest Development Phases
- Phase II Hepatitis C
Most Recent Events
- 15 Nov 2024 Efficacy data from a phase II trial in Hepatitis C infection presented at the Liver Meeting 2024 75th Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD-2024)
- 04 Nov 2024 Atea Pharmaceuticals completes enrolment in its phase II trial in Hepatitis C (Combination therapy) in USA, Brazil, Canada, India, South Korea, Mauritius, Moldova, Pakistan, Philippines, Romania, South Africa and Turkey (PO) (NCT05904470)
- 05 Jun 2024 Adverse events data from the phase II trial in Hepatitis C presented at the European Association for the Study of the Liver Congress (EASL-2024)