SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Oct. 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aligos Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALGS), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on improving patient outcomes through best-in-class therapies for liver and viral diseases, today announced five abstracts have been accepted for presentation at the American Association for the Study of Liver Disease’s (AASLD) The Liver Meeting® 2026, being held November 5 – 9, 2026 in Denver, CO. The abstracts released today can be found on the AASLD website at https://www.aasld.org/the-liver-meeting.
Details on the abstracts are as follows:
Pevifoscorvir sodium: Potential first-/best-in-class small molecule CAM-E for chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection
Abstract #: 4139
Title: Immune-modulatory effects of pevifoscorvir sodium in HBeAg-positive patients with chronic hepatitis B infection
Presenter: Professor Lung-Yi Loey Mak, MBBS(HK), MD(HK), MRCP(UK), PDipID (HK), FHKCP, FHKAM (Medicine), FRCP (Glasg), FRCP (Edin), FRCP, Clinical Assistant Professor at The University of Hong Kong
Date/Time: November 8, 2026 at 1:00pm – 2:00pm MT
Session: Hepatitis B ("4001-4193"); Poster of Distinction
Abstract #: 4142
Title: Pevifoscorvir Sodium Reduces HBsAg Levels to < 3000 IU/mL in HBeAg Positive Subjects with Chronic HBV Infection Following Long-Term On-Study Treatment
Presenter: Professor Man-Fung Yuen, MBBS, MD, PhD, DSc, Chair and Chief of the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Hong Kong
Date/Time: November 8, 2026 at 1:00pm – 2:00pm MT
Session: Hepatitis B ("4001-4193")
Abstract #: 4158
Title: Pevifoscorvir Sodium (CAM-E) is Superior to Nucleos(t)ide Analogs in Suppressing Hepatitis B Virus Double-stranded Linear DNA In Vitro
Presenter: Andreas Jekle, PhD
Date/Time: November 8, 2026 at 1:00pm – 2:00pm MT
Session: Hepatitis B ("4001-4193")
ALG-170675: Potential best-in-class antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) for chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection
Abstract #: 4156
Title: The potentially best-in-class HBV ASO ALG-170675 demonstrates a favourable preclinical profile: efficacy in an AAV-HBV mouse model, pharmacokinetics and safety in mouse and monkey
Presenter: Jin Hong, PhD
Date/Time: November 8, 2026 at 1:00pm – 2:00pm MT
Session: Hepatitis B ("4001-4193")
Preclinical
Abstract #: 3224
Title: Potent Inhibition of Hepatitis Delta Virus Replication by the Antisense Oligonucleotide ALG-215007
Presenter: Kellan Passow, PhD
Date/Time: November 7, 2026 at 1:00pm – 2:00pm MT
Session: Hepatitis - Other Infections ("3195-3246")
About Aligos
Aligos Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALGS) is a clinical stage biotechnology company founded with the mission to improve patient outcomes by developing best-in-class therapies for the treatment of liver and viral diseases. Aligos applies its science driven approach and deep R&D expertise to advance its purpose-built pipeline of therapeutics for high unmet medical needs such as chronic hepatitis B virus infection.
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