HBVZ10, un nuevo candidato a terapia génica de VHB basado en el vector AAV8 para la eliminación de cccDNA

Bai-Hua Zhang1, Yuanping Zhou2, Stephen Horrigan3

  • 1Virology, HBVtech, Rockville, MD, USA.

Resumen

La terapia génica HBVZ10 bloquea las nuevas infecciones por el virus de la hepatitis B (VHB), ayudando a la eliminación del ADN circular covalentemente cerrado (cccDNA). La combinación de HBVZ10 con entecavir redujo significativamente los marcadores del VHB en estudios preclínicos.

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