GSK: to license hepatitis B program from Ionis

(CercleFinance.com) - US biotech firm Ionis has licensed its experimental hepatitis B drug program to GSK for 25 million dollars upfront, with potential milestone payments of up to 262 million dollars.


Following positive Phase 2 results, GSK today exercised its option to license Ionis's antisense medicines for people with the chronic hepatitis B virus infection.

Hepatitis B is a chronic viral infection of the liver that is potentially fatal, resulting in either cirrhosis, liver failure or liver cancer.

There are over 200 million patients worldwide living with the disease.

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