Wednesday, December 02, 2009

Second Life for Pfizer's HIV Drug Selzentry



Pfizer’s (PFE-$18.85) anti-HIV drug Selzentry is now approved for combination use with other antiretroviral agents for treatment-naïve patients infected with CCR5-tropic HIV-1. Granted accelerated approval by the FDA in August 2007 for treatment-experienced patients infected with the R5 HIV-1 strain, industry pundits forecasted sales of more than $500 million by 2012. Uptake of Selzentry by HIV specialists has been less than expected — a marketing disaster — with Pfizer reporting paltry sales of just $46 million in 2008.

Will expanded labeling lead to usage beyond salvage therapy for this entry inhibitor?
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