GCA Therapeutics to Commercialize Achillion’s HBV Treatment in China

Achillion Pharmaceuticals out-licensed the China rights for elvucitabine, to GCA Therapeutics, Ltd. (GCAT) of Jersey City, New Jersey. Elvucitabine is a nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI) for the treatment of both hepatitis B virus (HBV) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). GCAT has a China JV with Tianjing Institute of Pharmaceutical Research, which will be responsible for developing and commercializing the drug in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. More details... Stock Symbol: (NSDQ: ACHN)