Eiger Announces Abstracts and Presentations of LOWR HDV Program and Planned Registration Program at The International Liver Congress™ Meeting
Accepted abstracts to The International Liver Congress™ are listed below:
- Yurdaydin, C. et al; "Subanalysis of the LOWR HDV-2 study reveals high response rates to lonafarnib in patients with low viral loads"; Parallel session: HBV and HDV: Current and emerging treatments, Abstract # PS-161, Oral Presentation,
April 14 ,9:15 am –9:30 am CET , South 4. - Dahari, H. et al; "Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics modeling of ritonavir boosted lonafarnib therapy in HDV patients: A phase 2 LOWR HDV-3 study"; Viral Hepatitis B/D: Therapy, Abstract # FRI-323, Poster Presentation,
April 13 ,9:00 am –5:00 pm CET , Poster Area.
Other HDV events during The International Liver Congress™:
- 15th Hepatitis Delta International Network (HDIN) Meeting
April 11 ,5:30 pm - 8:00 pm CET .
Apelian et al; "Update onEiger Registrational Program for Chronic HDV "; Oral Presentation, Room West 3.
About Lonafarnib
Lonafarnib is a well-characterized, late-stage, orally active inhibitor of farnesyl transferase, an enzyme involved in modification of proteins through a process called prenylation. HDV uses this host cell process inside liver cells to complete a key step in its life cycle. Lonafarnib inhibits the prenylation step of HDV replication inside liver cells and blocks the virus life cycle at the stage of assembly. Lonafarnib has been dosed in over 120 HDV-infected patients across international academic centers and has completed Phase 2 development for HDV. Our lead program in Hepatitis Delta Virus (HDV) infection, is moving into Phase 3 with a single, pivotal trial planned to initiate by the end of the year. Lonafarnib has been granted Orphan Drug Designation by the
About Hepatitis Delta Virus (HDV)
Hepatitis Delta is caused by infection with HDV and is considered to be one of the most severe forms of viral hepatitis in humans. Hepatitis delta occurs only as a co-infection in individuals harboring Hepatitis B Virus (HBV). Hepatitis delta leads to more severe liver disease than HBV alone and is associated with accelerated liver fibrosis, liver cancer, and liver failure. Hepatitis delta is a disease with a significant impact on global health, which may affect up to approximately 15-20 million people worldwide. The prevalence of HDV varies among different parts of the world. Globally, HDV infection is reported to be present in approximately 4.3% to 5.7% of chronic Hepatitis B carriers. The prevalence of HDV in patients infected with chronic HBV is even higher in certain regions, including certain parts of
About Eiger
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