Dec 19 (Reuters) - Assembly Biosciences Inc ASMB.O :
* ASSEMBLY BIOSCIENCES ANNOUNCES PROMISING INTERIM RESULTS
FROM
TWO CLINICAL TRIALS EVALUATING HIGHLY POTENT NEXT-GENERATION
CORE INHIBITOR CANDIDATES ABI-H3733 AND ABI-4334
* INITIAL ABI-4334 PHASE 1A SINGLE-DOSE 30 MG COHORT
DEMONSTRATED
PHARMACOKINETIC PROFILE SUPPORTIVE OF ONCE-DAILY ORAL DOSING
* PROVIDES EARLY INDICATION THAT ABI-4334'S VERY HIGH
POTENCY SEEN
PRECLINICALLY CAN BE ACCESSED CLINICALLY
* NO SERIOUS ADVERSE EVENTS OR SIGNIFICANT LABORATORY
ABNORMALITIES INCLUDING ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE ELEVATION WERE
OBSERVED
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