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Enanta Pharmaceuticals' Partner AbbVie Receives U.S. FDA Approval of an Expanded Indication for MAVYRET® (glecaprevir/pibrentasvir) as the First and Only Treatment for People with Acute Hepatitis C Virus

1. FDA approves label expansion for MAVYRET®, now an eight-week treatment. 2. MAVYRET® is the only treatment of its kind for adults and pediatric patients.

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Why Bullish?

The FDA approval could lead to increased market adoption and sales growth for MAVYRET®, similar to past approvals that have resulted in stock price surges. For instance, Gilead Sciences saw stock price increases following similar FDA approvals for their antiviral treatments.

How important is it?

The FDA approval is critical for ENTA's product MAVYRET®, which directly impacts revenue potential, augmenting investor sentiment positively and is likely to influence stock performance significantly.

Why Short Term?

The approval is likely to boost sales in the near term as the new treatment regimen gains acceptance among healthcare providers and patients, akin to earlier FDA approvals which typically cause immediate market reactions.

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WATERTOWN, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTA), a clinical-stage biotechnology company dedicated to creating small molecule drugs for viral infections and immunological diseases, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a label expansion for MAVYRET® (glecaprevir/pibrentasvir), an oral pangenotypic direct acting antiviral (DAA) therapy. It is now approved as the only eight-week treatment for adults and pediatric patients three.

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