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FDA Grants Fast Track Designation to Bepirovirsen for Chronic Hepatitis B

Pharmacy Times

Bepirovirsen is a triple action investigational antisense oligonucleotide and is being evaluated in the B-Well phase 3 clinical trial program for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B.

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STAT+: In small study, baby aspirin cuts fat buildup in liver disease patients

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At the end of the study period, the aspirin group had reduced hepatic fat content while the placebo group had higher fat buildup.  Low-dose aspirin led to a reduction in liver fat among patients with metabolic-associated liver disease, a small study out of Boston found. 

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First treatment conditionally licensed for chronic hepatitis D

European Pharmaceutical Review

Hepcludex ® (bulevirtide) is the first medicine to be conditionally licensed for chronic hepatitis delta virus (HDV) infection in Great Britain” The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has recommended NHS use of Hepcludex ® (bulevirtide).

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FDA Fast Tracks GSK's Bepirovirsen for Chronic Hepatitis B Virus

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In clinical trials, bepirovirsen showed the potential to address a significant unmet medical need for patients with chronic hepatitis B by reducing hepatitis B surface antigen levels and HBV DNA.

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Bepirovirsen Granted FDA Fast Track Designation for Chronic Hepatitis B

Pharmaceutical Commerce

In clinical trials, bepirovirsen was found to recognize the RNA used by hepatitis B virus to replicate in infected liver cells.

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Opinion: A challenge trial can streamline testing of hepatitis C vaccines

STAT

These trade-offs aren’t limited to the clinical world. For half a decade, I oversaw a clinical trial testing a new vaccine against the hepatitis C virus, a slowly progressing and usually silent infectious disease that damages the liver over decades, and can cause cancer and even death. They are also part of research.

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WHO’s new hepatitis C guidelines a step forward in reaching those in need

Pharmaceutical Technology

Last Friday, the World Health Organization (WHO) launched updated guidelines for the treatment of hepatitis C , calling for testing and treatment to be delivered in peripheral and community-based facilities and integrating these with available care services.

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