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Aligos Discontinues ALG-020572 in the (ALG-020572-401) Study for the Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis B

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Aligos Discontinues ALG-020572 in the (ALG-020572-401) Study for the Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis B

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  • The company has decided to discontinue the development of ALG-020572 for patients with CHB
  • The discontinuation was based on the 1st cohort of the (ALG-020572-401) study which showed that patients experienced a serious AEs with a significant increase in ALT, following the multiple dosing of ALG-020572 that resulted in hospitalization
  • The funds will be redirected to support ongoing clinical programs including ALG-000184 (Class-II CAM) for CHB, ALG-055009 (THR- agonist) for NASH & accelerate internal small molecule development programs including a SARS-CoV-2 protease inhibitor, Class-I CAM for CHB & PD-L1 inhibitor for CHB

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