Sept 6 (Reuters) - VBI Vaccines Inc VBIV.O :
* VBI VACCINES PARTNER BRII BIOSCIENCES ANNOUNCES TOPLINE
INTERIM
RESULTS OF PHASE 2 STUDY EVALUATING BRII-179 (VBI-2601) IN
COMBINATION WITH PEG-IFNΑ FOR THE TREATMENT OF CHRONIC HEPATITIS
B
* VBI VACCINES INC: BRII-179 AS AN ADD-ON THERAPY TO
STANDARD OF
CARE PEG-IFNΑ INCREASES HBSAG LOSS RATE AT END OF TREATMENT AND
12 WEEKS FOLLOW UP
* VBI: SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED SEROCONVERSION RATE IS
STRONGLY
ASSOCIATED WITH BRII-179 TREATMENT AND CORRELATES WITH INCREASED
RATE OF HBSAG LOSS
* VBI VACCINES INC: SAFETY FINDINGS ARE SIMILAR TO THOSE OF
PEG-IFNΑ AND BRII-179 (VBI-2601) AS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED
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