Merck has started to start applying;
"We are excited by the results of these pivotal studies," said Dr. Peter S. Kim, Ph.D., president, Merck Research Laboratories. "In these studies, boceprevir substantially increased success rates compared to standard therapy, both for patients who received 48 weeks of treatment and for patients treated with the response-guided therapy approach, many of whom were able to be treated for 28 to 36 weeks," he added.