Anadys Pharmaceuticals Commences Dosing In Phase II Study Of ANA598

Anadys Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ANDS) announced that dosing has begun in a Phase II trial of ANA598 in patients chronically infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV). The study will evaluate ANA598 over 12 weeks, taken in combination with pegylated interferon-alpha and ribavirin, in treatment naive HCV patients. ANA598 is an investigational, oral, non-nucleoside polymerase inhibitor.