Clinical stage drugs targeting inhibitor of apoptosis proteins purge episomal Hepatitis B viral genome in preclinical models

Abstract A major unmet clinical need is a therapeutic capable of removing hepatitis B virus (HBV) genome from the liver of infected individuals to reduce their risk of developing liver cancer. A strategy to deliver such a therapy could utilize the ability to target and promote apoptosis of infected...

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Main Authors: Michelle P. Clark, Thao Huynh, Shringar Rao, Liana Mackiewicz, Hugh Mason, Shahla Romal, Michael D. Stutz, Sang H. Ahn, Linda Earnest, Vitina Sozzi, Margaret Littlejohn, Bang M. Tran, Norbert Wiedemann, Elizabeth Vincan, Joseph Torresi, Hans J. Netter, Tokameh Mahmoudi, Peter Revill, Marc Pellegrini, Gregor Ebert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-06-01
Series:Cell Death and Disease
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41419-021-03924-0