A new drug just cleared hepatitis B in 1 in 5 patients

BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM A clinical trial published May 28 in the New England Journal of Medicine reports that a new drug called bepirovirsen achieved a functional cure in approximately one in five patients with chronic hepatitis B. That number matters. The current standard of care achieves a functional cure in around three […] The post A new drug just cleared hepatitis B in 1 in 5 patients first appeared on The Optimist Daily: Making Solutions the News.