Atea Pharmaceuticals Presents Positive Initial Phase 2 Data for Bemnifosbuvir and Ruzasvir Combination for Treatment of Hepatitis C Virus at EASL Congress 2024
BOSTON, June 05, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Atea Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVIR) (“Atea”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery and development of oral antiviral therapeutics for serious viral diseases, today announced new data from the lead-in cohort (n=60) of the Company’s ongoing Phase 2 combination study of bemnifosbuvir, an oral nucleotide NS5B polymerase inhibitor, and ruzasvir, an oral NS5A inhibitor, for the treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV). With an 8-week treatment duration, the Phase 2 data from the lead-in cohort of non-cirrhotic patients showed a 97% sustained virologic response rate at 12 weeks post-treatment (SVR12), which is the primary efficacy endpoint of the study.
- These data are being presented at the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) Congress taking place June 5-8, 2024, in Milan, Italy.
- Patient demographics have changed, and the pace of new HCV infections is quickly outpacing the rate of those being treated.
- “The data being presented at EASL demonstrate a potential best-in-class profile that combines the most compelling attributes of current HCV drug treatments through the innovative combination of bemnifosbuvir and ruzasvir.
- “I am excited about the initial bemnifosbuvir and ruzasvir combination data.