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Chinese Produced ASO Drug Innovation Therapy for Functional Cure of Chronic Hepatitis B Has Obtained FDA Clinical Approval
Xiaoyaowan/Pharmasources
September 08, 2023
Recently, Haobo Pharmaceuticals announced that their investigational antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) drug AHB-137 has received clinical trial approval from the FDA in the United States for use in patients with chronic hepatitis B.
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Brii Bio Doses First Patient in Phase 2a/2b Clinical Trial of BRII-179 (VBI-2601) for the Functional Cure of Chronic Hepatitis B
prnasia
December 28, 2021
Brii Biosciences Limited ("Brii Bio" or the "Company", stock code: 2137.HK) a multi-national company developing innovative therapies for diseases with significant unmet medical needs and large public health burdens...
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Gilead Sciences Announces Subanalyses of Safety and Efficacy Data from a Phase 2 Study of Chronic Hepatitis B Patients with Renal or Hepatic Impairment Switching to Vemlidy(r)
prnasia
June 18, 2021
Gilead Sciences, Inc. today announced new sub-analysis data from a Phase 2 open-label study (GS-US-320-4035; NCT03180619), evaluating the safety and efficacy of switching to Vemlidy®# (tenofovir alafenamide 25 mg, TAF) from ...
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Dynavax secures EC marketing authorisation for hepatitis B vaccine
pharmaceutical-business-review
February 25, 2021
Biopharmaceutical company Dynavax Technologies (DVAX) has secured marketing authorisation from the European Commission (EC) for Heplisav B, a two-dose adult hepatitis B adjuvanted vaccine.
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Gilead and Vir unite to find a ‘functional cure’ for hepatitis B
pharmatimes
January 15, 2021
Gilead Sciences and Vir Biotechnology have partnered to evaluate novel therapeutic combination strategies aimed at developing a ‘functional cure’ for chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV).
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European CHMP adopts positive opinion for Dynavax’s HEPLISAV-B vaccine for Hepatitis B
pharmaceutical-business-review
December 15, 2020
Dynavax Technologies announced that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has issued a positive opinion on the company's Marketing Authorization Application, recommending the granting of marketing ...
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Screen Every Pregnant Woman for Hep B: Task Force
drugs
July 24, 2019
All pregnant women should be screened early for hepatitis B, to prevent the viral infection from being passed to newborns.
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Ascletis and Alphamab Announce Strategic Collaboration and Licensing Agreement for Anti-PD-L1 to Treat Hepatitis B and Other Viral Diseases
pharmafocusasia
January 17, 2019
Ascletis Pharma Inc and Suzhou Alphamab Co., Ltd. (Alphamab) jointly announce today that Ascletis' subsidiary and Alphamab have entered into a strategic collaboration and exclusive licensing agreement for .....
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Gilead taps gene editors at Precision BioSciences for hepatitis B cure development
fiercebiotech
September 14, 2018
Precision’s platform is derived from a natural enzyme that can target specific gene locations and insert or delete DNA, disrupting sequences.
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NFID Initiative Working to Up Hepatitis B Vaccination Rates
drugs
July 30, 2018
A new initiative to increase hepatitis B virus vaccination rates among at-risk adults has been developed, according to a report from the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) published in support of World Hepatitis Day.