In Hep B, Functional Cure Likely Means Two-Part Combination Process
Executive Summary
While current HBV drugs work well to suppress the virus, combination success in HIV and HCV is leading biopharmas to seek a multi-part approach to suppressing and clearing the virus, with limited-term therapy.
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