US FDA approves GSK's hepatitis B drug, offering patients chance to stop long-term treatment

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Oct 20 (Reuters) - The US FDA said on Tuesday it had approved British drugmaker GSK's GSK.L hepatitis B drug Hibsago, offering patients with the liver infection a way to keep the virus under control after stopping treatment. 
The drug, chemically known as bepirovirsen, is the first FDA-approved antisense oligonucleotide for chronic hepatitis B, according to the agency.

 (Reporting by Padmanabhan Ananthan in Bengaluru and Bhanvi Satija in London; Editing by Diti Pujara)
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