Drugs / Glecaprevir/Pibrentasvir
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Glecaprevir/Pibrentasvir

Developed for
chronic hepatitis C virus infection
Investigated by
AbbVie

Trials 1

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PhaseRegistry idDatesIndicationSponsorStatusOutcome
Phase 3 NCT03235349 Sep 2017 → Nov 2018 chronic hepatitis C virus infection AbbVie Completed No outcome recorded

News releases announcing trial results or a regulatory action · 15

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2026-06-23 AbbVie Regulatory AbbVie Announces European Commission Approval of MAVIRET® (Glecaprevir/Pibrentasvir) for People with Acute Hepatitis C Virus Infection abbvie.com ↗
MAVIRET ® (glecaprevir/pibrentasvir) is now approved in the European Union for the treatment of acute hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection with compensated liver disease (with or without cirrhosis) in adults and children aged 3 years and older.
2026-05-22 AbbVie Regulatory AbbVie Announces Positive CHMP Opinion for MAVIRET® (glecaprevir/pibrentasvir) for the Treatment of Acute Hepatitis C Infection abbvie.com ↗
2025-06-11 AbbVie Regulatory U.S. FDA Approves Expanded Indication for AbbVie's MAVYRET® (Glecaprevir/Pibrentasvir) as First and Only Treatment for People with Acute Hepatitis C Virus abbvie.com ↗
AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a label expansion for MAVYRET ® (glecaprevir/pibrentasvir), an oral pangenotypic direct acting antiviral (DAA) therapy.
2020-03-06 AbbVie Regulatory European Commission Grants AbbVie Marketing Authorization Shortening MAVIRET® (glecaprevir/pibrentasvir) Treatment Duration to Eight Weeks for Treatment-Naïve Chronic HCV Patients with Genotype 3 and Compensated Cirrhosis abbvie.com ↗
The EC approval is supported by data from the Phase 3b EXPEDITION-8 study.
2019-09-26 AbbVie Regulatory AbbVie Receives FDA Approval of MAVYRET® (glecaprevir/pibrentasvir) to Shorten Treatment Duration to Eight Weeks for Treatment-Naïve Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C and Compensated Cirrhosis Across All Genotypes abbvie.com ↗
This approval provides more HCV patients an option to treat their disease in as little as 8 weeks.
2019-08-02 AbbVie Regulatory AbbVie's MAVIRET™ (glecaprevir/pibrentasvir) Approved by European Commission to Shorten Treatment Duration to Eight Weeks for Treatment-Naïve Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C and Compensated Cirrhosis abbvie.com ↗
2018-11-13 AbbVie Results AbbVie's MAVYRET™ (glecaprevir/pibrentasvir) Shows High Virologic Cure* Rates in Treatment-Naïve Hepatitis C Patients with Compensated Cirrhosis abbvie.com ↗
Results from the Phase 3b EXPEDITION-8 study showed that with 8 weeks of MAVYRET, 100 percent (n=273/273) of genotype 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6 patients achieved a sustained virologic response 12 weeks after treatment (SVR 12 ) per protocol analysis.
2017-09-27 AbbVie Regulatory AbbVie Announces Approval of MAVIRET™ (glecaprevir/pibrentasvir) for the Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C in All Major Genotypes (GT1-6) in Japan abbvie.com ↗
AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV), a global research and development-based biopharmaceutical company, today announced that the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) approved MAVIRET™ (glecaprevir/pibrentasvir), a once-daily, ribavirin-free treatment for adults with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection across all major genotypes (GT1-6).
2017-08-03 AbbVie Regulatory AbbVie Receives U.S. FDA Approval of MAVYRET™ (glecaprevir/pibrentasvir) for the Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C in All Major Genotypes (GT 1-6) in as Short as 8 Weeks abbvie.com ↗
AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV), a global biopharmaceutical company, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved MAVYRET™ (glecaprevir/pibrentasvir), a once-daily, ribavirin-free treatment for adults with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection across all major genotypes (GT1-6).
2017-07-28 AbbVie Regulatory European Commission Grants AbbVie's MAVIRET® (glecaprevir/pibrentasvir) Marketing Authorization for the Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C in All Major Genotypes (GT1-6) abbvie.com ↗
AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV), a global biopharmaceutical company, today announced that the European Commission has granted marketing authorization for MAVIRET® (glecaprevir/pibrentasvir), a once-daily, ribavirin-free treatment for adults with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection across all major genotypes (GT1-6).
2017-06-23 AbbVie Regulatory AbbVie Receives CHMP Positive Opinion for MAVIRET™ (glecaprevir/pibrentasvir) for the Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C in All Major Genotypes (GT1-6) abbvie.com ↗
AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV), a global biopharmaceutical company, today announced that the European Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has granted a positive opinion recommending marketing authorization of MAVIRET™ (glecaprevir/pibrentasvir), an investigational, pan-genotypic treatment for adults with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection.
2017-03-14 AbbVie Regulatory AbbVie Granted Priority Review in Japan for its Investigational Regimen of Glecaprevir/Pibrentasvir (G/P) for the Treatment of All Major Genotypes of Chronic Hepatitis C abbvie.com ↗
AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV), a global biopharmaceutical company, today announced that priority review has been granted by the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) for its investigational, pan-genotypic, ribavirin-free regimen of glecaprevir/pibrentasvir (G/P) for the treatment of all major genotypes (GT1-6) of the chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV).

All press releases naming this drug 23 releases

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Evidence & citations 2 cited values

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Known as Glecaprevir/Pibrentasvir ClinicalTrials.gov intervention name — accepted as the source's own label NCT03235349 ↗
Route Oral “Participants received oral glecaprevir/pibrentasvir 300 mg/120 mg once daily (QD) for 12 or 16 weeks.” NCT03235349 ↗