Drugs / Sofosbuvir/Velpatasvir
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Sofosbuvir/Velpatasvir

also known as SOF/VEL
Developed for
chronic hepatitis C virus infection
Investigated by
Catherine Anne Chappell · Gilead Sciences

Regulatory milestones approvals, filings & regulatory actions · 2 recorded

MilestoneJurisdictionBrandIndicationDateSentence it was read from
Filed EU (EMA) — chronic hepatitis C virus infection 2015-11-17

“Marketing Authorization Application (MAA) for an investigational, once-daily fixed-dose combination of the nucleotide analog polymerase inhibitor sofosbuvir (SOF) 400 mg” gilead.com ↗

Filed US (FDA) — chronic hepatitis C virus infection 2015-10-28

“Gilead filed the NDA for SOF/VEL on October 28, 2015” gilead.com ↗

Trials 1

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PhaseRegistry idDatesIndicationSponsorStatusOutcome
Phase 4 NCT05140941 Apr 2022 → Aug 2026 overdue chronic hepatitis C virus infection Catherine Anne Chappell Active not recruiting No outcome recorded

News releases announcing trial results or a regulatory action · 11

DateIssuerRelease
2026-07-28 Atea Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Results Atea Pharmaceuticals Meets Both Its Primary and Secondary Endpoints in the Phase 3 C-BEYOND North America Trial Evaluating Bemnifosbuvir/Ruzasvir for Hepatitis C Virus ateapharma.com ↗
In the mITT analysis (n=905, cirrhotic and non-cirrhotic), BEM/RZR achieved a 93.9% sustained virologic response (SVR) rate vs. 94.8% for SOF/VEL (Epclusa) at Week 24, encompassing SVR at 12 weeks post-treatment (accepted definition of cure for HCV) in both arms.
2025-04-29 Gilead Sciences Results Gilead to Present Latest Advancements Across Primary Biliary Cholangitis and Viral Hepatitis gilead.com ↗
Final results show 98.9% SVR in 7,000 patients treated with SOF/VEL in Asia, Latin America, Middle East, Nordics, and Southern Europe
2021-06-10 Gilead Sciences Regulatory U.S. Food and Drug Administration Approves New Formulation of Epclusa®, Expanding Pediatric Indication to Treat Children Ages 3 and Older With Chronic Hepatitis C gilead.com ↗
The FDA approved a New Drug Application (NDA) for two strengths of an oral pellet formulation of Epclusa (sofosbuvir 200 mg/velpatasvir 50 mg and sofosbuvir 150 mg/velpatasvir 37.5 mg) developed for use by younger children who cannot swallow tablets.
2020-08-25 Gilead Sciences Results Gilead Announces Presentation of More Than 40 Abstracts From Extensive Liver Disease Programs at the Digital International Liver Congress™ 2020 gilead.com ↗
A large real-world dataset of 1,888 adults from 33 clinical cohorts found a 98% sustained virologic response (SVR) rate among the effectiveness population (defined as patients achieving SVR or having virologic failure) with Epclusa for 12 weeks across these key underserved patient populations.
2017-06-23 Gilead Sciences Regulatory European CHMP Adopts Positive Opinion for Gilead’s Vosevi® (Sofosbuvir/Velpatasvir/Voxilaprevir) for the Treatment of All Chronic Hepatitis C Genotypes gilead.com ↗
The CHMP positive opinion was adopted following an accelerated assessment procedure, reserved for medicinal products expected to be of major public health interest.
2016-10-20 Gilead Sciences Results Gilead Announces SVR12 Rates From Four Phase 3 Studies of a Once-Daily, Fixed-Dose Combination of Sofosbuvir, Velpatasvir and Voxilaprevir in Treatment-Naïve and Treatment-Experienced Genotype 1-6 Chronic HCV-Infected Patients gilead.com ↗
Based on these Phase 3 results, we plan to submit regulatory applications for SOF/VEL/VOX for the treatment of chronic HCV in the United States in the fourth quarter of 2016 and shortly thereafter in Europe.
2016-05-27 Gilead Sciences Regulatory European CHMP Adopts Positive Opinion for Gilead’s Epclusa® (Sofosbuvir/Velpatasvir) for the Treatment of All Genotypes of Chronic Hepatitis C gilead.com ↗
The CHMP positive opinion was adopted following an accelerated review procedure, reserved for medicinal products expected to be of major public health interest.
2016-04-16 Gilead Sciences Results Gilead Announces Multiple Scientific Presentations Demonstrating Broad Utility of Sofosbuvir-Based Hepatitis C Therapies gilead.com ↗
Data were presented this week at The International Liver Congress TM 2016 in Barcelona, Spain .
2015-12-04 Gilead Sciences Regulatory European Medicines Agency Validates Gilead’s Marketing Application for Fixed-Dose Combination of Sofosbuvir/Velpatasvir for the Treatment of Hepatitis C gilead.com ↗
2015-10-28 Gilead Sciences Regulatory Gilead Submits New Drug Application to U.S. Food and Drug Administration for Fixed-Dose Combination of Sofosbuvir/Velpatasvir for Treatment of All Six Genotypes of Hepatitis C gilead.com ↗
The FDA has assigned SOF/VEL a Breakthrough Therapy designation, which is granted to investigational medicines that may offer major advances in treatment over existing options.
2015-09-21 Gilead Sciences Results Gilead Announces SVR12 Rates from Four Phase 3 Studies Evaluating a Once-Daily, Fixed-Dose Combination of Sofosbuvir (SOF) and Velpatasvir (VEL) (GS-5816) for the Treatment of All Six Hepatitis C Genotypes gilead.com ↗

All press releases naming this drug 23 releases

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Evidence & citations 3 cited values

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Known as Sofosbuvir/Velpatasvir ClinicalTrials.gov intervention name — accepted as the source's own label NCT05140941 ↗
Known as SOF/VEL “This is a multicenter, single arm study of Sofosbuvir/Velpatasvir (SOF/VEL) for treatment of chronic hepatitis C infection during pregnancy.” NCT05140941 ↗
Route Oral “Sofosbuvir/Velpatasvir 400 MG-100 MG Oral Tablet” NCT05140941 ↗