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EMA Proposes Updating Hepatitis B Guide To Support Drugs Aiming For ‘Functional Cure’

 
• By Vibha Sharma

Since the European Medicines Agency adopted its hepatitis B guideline in 2006, the treatment goal of ‘functional cure’ has evolved and changed the development landscape of agents intended for the treatment of chronic infection.

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Nearly 300 million people globally are living with chronic hepatitis B • Source: Shutterstock

The European Medicines Agency is inviting stakeholder feedback on plans to update its hepatitis B medicines guideline to clarify the requirements for new products that aim to achieve a “functional cure,” have novel mechanisms of action and/or are intended for finite (time-limited) or combination treatment approaches.

The EMA’s proposal is outlined in a draft concept paper in which the agency explains that its current guideline...

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