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Arbutus to present AB-729 and AB-836 data at EASL Congress 2023
Arbutus Biopharma Corp
- AB-729 + IFN in virally suppressed chronic HBV: well tolerated, mean HBsAg decline >1.6 log10 after 24 weeks.
- 88% of subjects achieved HBsAg <100 IU/mL; 2 subjects reached HBsAg <LLOQ during IFN treatment.
- AB-836 capsid inhibitor: no viral breakthrough or enrichment of resistant variants after 28 days across 48 subjects.
- Multiple core protein variants observed at higher frequencies, suggesting viral plasticity at those sites.