New treatments from Bluejay and Arbutus show high success rates in fighting hepatitis B and D.

Bluejay Therapeutics and Arbutus Biopharma have each reported promising results in treating chronic hepatitis B and D. Bluejay's BJT-778 showed a 100% virologic response rate in a Phase 2 study for hepatitis D. Arbutus' RNAi therapeutic, imdusiran, combined with pegylated interferon, achieved a 50% functional cure rate in hepatitis B patients. Additionally, Barinthus Biotherapeutics' VTP-300 combined with nivolumab led to HBsAg loss in 23% of patients and showed potential for discontinuing antiviral treatment without relapse. All studies showed generally good safety profiles.

November 15, 2024
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