Drugs / BRII-835
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BRII-835

also known as VIR-2218
Developed for
chronic hepatitis B virus infection
Investigated by
Brii Biosciences Limited · Vir Biotechnology, Inc.

Trials 3

PhaseRegistry idDatesIndicationSponsorStatusOutcome
Phase 2 NCT06650852 Oct 2024 → Jul 2026 overdue chronic hepatitis B virus infection Brii Biosciences Limited Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT06491563 Aug 2024 → Dec 2026 expected chronic hepatitis B virus infection Brii Biosciences Limited Active not recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT05970289 Aug 2023 → Jul 2025 overdue chronic hepatitis B virus infection Brii Biosciences Limited Active not recruiting No outcome recorded

News releases announcing trial results or a regulatory action · 14

DateIssuerRelease
2025-05-08 Brii Biosciences Limited Results Brii Bio Presents Late-Breaking Data from Its Ongoing Phase 2 ENSURE Study at EASL Congress 2025, Suggesting BRII-179’s Role in Advancing Higher HBsAg Loss briibio.com ↗
24 Week follow-up results from Cohorts 1-3 of the ENSURE study demonstrated sustained off-treatment benefits of elebsiran + PEG-IFNα combination therapy vs PEG-IFNα alone
2025-04-24 Brii Biosciences Limited Results Brii Bio to Present Late-Breaking Data from Its Ongoing Phase 2 ENSURE Study in Participants with Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection at EASL 2025 briibio.com ↗
Chronic hepatitis B virus infected participants responding to prior BRII-179 treatment achieved faster and higher rate of hepatitis B virus surface antigen seroclearance on elebsiran plus peginterferon-alfa: end of treatment data from ENSURE study
2025-03-30 Brii Biosciences Limited Results Brii Bio Unveils New Data from Its Ongoing Phase 2 ENSURE Study at APASL 2025, Showcasing BRII-179’s Unique Potential to Prime and Boost Higher HBsAg Loss Through Target Patient Identification briibio.com ↗
48-week EOT data from Cohort 1-3 of the ENSURE study clearly suggests the added benefits of elebsiran towards achieving a higher rate of HBsAg loss in combination with PEG-IFNα
2024-11-19 Brii Biosciences Limited Results Brii Bio Delivers First Head-to-Head Comparison of siRNA (Elebsiran) and PEG-IFNα Combination versus PEG-IFNα Alone at AASLD’s The Liver Meeting ® 2024, Demonstrating Higher Loss of HBV Surface Antigen by Combining with siRNA briibio.com ↗
The ENSURE 48-week end-of-treatment (EOT) data demonstrated that 26.3% (5/19) or 33.3% (6/18) of participants receiving 200 mg or 100 mg elebsiran in combination with PEG-IFNα versus 5.6% (1/18) receiving PEG-IFNα alone achieved HBsAg seroclearance at EOT.
2024-06-07 Brii Biosciences Limited Results Brii Bio Presents New Data from Its Ongoing Phase 2 Chronic Hepatitis B Trials at EASL™ Congress 2024 briibio.com ↗
Pre-S1-specific T cell response targeting a region adjacent to sodium taurocholate cotransporting polypeptide (NTCP) was identified to be associated with high levels of HBsAg reduction in some participants receiving BRII-835 (elebsiran) and BRII-179.
2024-05-14 Brii Biosciences Limited Regulatory Brii Biosciences Announces Two Breakthrough Therapy Designations for BRII-877 and BRII-835 Building on Extensive Clinical Evidence from Multiple Phase 2 Studies briibio.com ↗
granted Breakthrough Therapy Designations for BRII-877 (tobevibart), an investigational broadly neutralizing monoclonal antibody targeting hepatitis B virus (HBV) and BRII-835 (elebsiran), an investigational HBV-targeting small interfering ribonucleic acid (siRNA).
2023-11-14 Brii Biosciences Limited Results Brii Bio Presents New Data Highlighting Progress Towards Achieving HBV Functional Cure at AASLD’s The Liver Meeting ® 2023 briibio.com ↗
Similar PKprofiles between patients enrolled in the Asia-Pacific region and mainland China demonstrate that Chinese ethnic background from mainland China has no apparent impact, which could serve as a bridge to support mainland China’s participation in future global trials for further evaluation of BRII-835.
2023-11-13 Vir Biotechnology, Inc. Results Vir Biotechnology to Present New Data from Its Ongoing Phase 2 Chronic Hepatitis Delta and B Trials Today at AASLD’s The Liver Meeting® 2023 vir.bio ↗
Specifically, at 24 weeks, 15.0% and 14.3% of participants achieved HBsAg loss at EOT for VIR-3434 + VIR-2218 and VIR-2218 + VIR-3434 + PEG-IFN-α, respectively.
2023-06-25 Brii Biosciences Limited Results Brii Bio Announces New Data from Partners Underscoring Potential for HBV Functional Cure at EASL™ Congress 2023 briibio.com ↗
16% (5/31) of participants demonstrated sustained HBsAg loss 24 weeks after end of treatment; Two of the five participants had baseline HBsAg levels greater than 1,000 IU/mL.
2023-02-15 VBI Vaccines Inc. Results VBI Vaccines Announces Presentation of Interim Phase 2 Data Evaluating Combination of VBI-2601 (BRII-179) and BRII-835 for the Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis B vbivaccines.com ↗
VBI-2601 (BRII-179) and BRII-835 combination was generally well-tolerated with no new safety signals observed
2023-02-15 Brii Biosciences Limited Results Brii Biosciences Announces Interim Results from Phase 2 Study Evaluating Combination BRII-835 and BRII-179 in Development for HBV Functional Cure briibio.com ↗
All cohorts achieved HBsAg reduction at the end of treatment with a mean decrease of -1.7 to -1.8 log 10 IU/mL.
2022-06-25 Vir Biotechnology, Inc. Results Vir Biotechnology Announces New Clinical Data From its Broad Hepatitis B Program vir.bio ↗
In summary, data presented at ILC demonstrated that a six-dose regimen of VIR-2218 provided greater and more durable reductions in hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) than a two-dose regimen, with all participants achieving a >1 log10 IU/mL reduction during the trial.

All press releases naming this drug 30 releases

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Evidence & citations 3 cited values

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Known as BRII-835 ClinicalTrials.gov intervention name — accepted as the source's own label NCT06491563 ↗
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NCT06650852 ↗

NCT05970289 ↗

Known as VIR-2218 “BRII-835 (VIR-2218)” NCT06650852 ↗
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“BRII-835 (VIR-2218)” NCT06491563 ↗

Route Subcutaneous “BRII-835 will be given via subcutaneous injection” NCT05970289 ↗