EB Pharma licenses tipifarnib from Janssen to study potential new therapy for HDV

Dec 23 2014

EB Pharma, LLC., a subsidiary of Eiger BioPharmaceuticals, Inc., announced that it has executed an agreement with Janssen Pharmaceutica NV, ("Janssen"), for an exclusive license, to tipifarnib in the field of virology and a related, clinical stage back-up compound. EB Pharma is conducting clinical studies in patients infected with Hepatitis Delta Virus (HDV) and will assess the efficacy and tolerability of tipifarnib as a potential new therapy.

"This novel approach to treating HDV is the culmination of decades of research," said Jeffrey Glenn, MD, PhD, Scientific Founder and Associate Professor of Medicine, Stanford University. "I think it has the potential to change the treatment paradigm for the worst form of human viral hepatitis, and offers new hope for these patients."

"HDV is the least common but has the poorest outcome of all forms of viral hepatitis," said David Cory, President and Chief Executive Officer of Eiger. "We are excited to license tipifarnib from Janssen and study a potential new therapy for this life threatening disease."

SOURCE Eiger Bio, Inc.