Drugs / BRII-179
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BRII-179

also known as VBI-2601

Vaccine

Developed for
chronic hepatitis B virus infection
Investigated by
Brii Biosciences Limited · Vir Biotechnology, Inc. · VBI Vaccines 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 NCT04749368 Apr 2021 → Jul 2023 chronic hepatitis B virus infection Brii Biosciences Limited Completed No outcome recorded

News releases announcing trial results or a regulatory action · 17

DateIssuerRelease
2026-07-03 Brii Biosciences Limited Results Brii Bio Announces Topline End-of-Treatment Data from Phase 2b ENRICH and ENHANCE Studies for the Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis B briibio.com ↗
End-of-treatment data from ENRICH demonstrated higher HBsAg loss rates, consistent with ENSURE Cohort 4, confirming the role of BRII-179 in priming immune responses for functional cure strategies
2026-05-27 Brii Biosciences Limited Results Brii Bio Presents Late-Breaking Data from Its Phase 2 ENSURE Study at EASL Congress 2026, Further Supporting the Potential Role of BRII-179 in Achieving Durable Immunological Control of HBV briibio.com ↗
Data from Cohort 4 suggested that participants responding to prior BRII-179 treatment achieved the most robust functional cure outcomes, further supporting its potential clinical benefit
2026-04-26 Brii Biosciences Limited Results Brii Bio Presents Cross-Study Analysis of Post-Treatment HBsAg Rebound at APASL 2026 briibio.com ↗
Participants achieving HBsAg loss with pegylated interferon alfa ( PEG -IFNα) ± elebsiran or BRII-179 demonstrated favorable off-treatment clinical outcomes, with most HBsAg rebounds <10 IU/mL and HBV DNA rebound infrequent and not associated with clinically significant ALT elevation.
2025-11-10 Brii Biosciences Limited Results Brii Biosciences Presents Late-Breaking Data from Ongoing Phase 2 ENSURE Study at AASLD 2025, Reinforcing BRII-179’s Potential as a Curative Treatment for Chronic Hepatitis B briibio.com ↗
Cohort 4 follow-up confirms durable h epatitis B surface antigen ( HBsAg ) loss at 24 weeks post end of treatment (EOT) in BRII-179 anti-HBs respon ders treated with elebsiran plus pegylated interferon alfa (PEG-IFNα)
2025-11-07 Brii Biosciences Limited Results Brii Biosciences Announces Publication of Phase 2 ENSURE Study Results in Nature Medicine briibio.com ↗
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 ↗
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 ↗
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 ↗
Preliminary d ata from Cohort 4 of the ENSURE study supports a novel enrichment strategy to utilize BRII-179 to identify patients who are immune responders and have the potential to achieve higher HBsAg loss 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.
2023-11-10 Brii Biosciences Limited Results Brii Bio to Present New Data Highlighting Progress Towards Achieving HBV Functional Cure at AASLD’s The Liver Meeting ® 2023 briibio.com ↗
Phase 2 interim results: BRII-179 (VBI-2601), a protein-based HBV therapeutic vaccine, induced robust HBsAb responses that are strongly associated with increased HBsAg loss in subjects receiving PEG-IFNα
2023-09-06 VBI Vaccines Inc. Results 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 vbivaccines.com ↗
BRII-179 (VBI-2601) as an add-on therapy to standard of care PEG-IFNα increases HBsAg loss rate at the end of treatment and 12 weeks follow up
2023-09-06 Brii Biosciences Limited Results 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 briibio.com ↗
BRII-179 (VBI-2601) as an add-on therapy to standard of care PEG-IFN α increases HBsAg loss rate at the end of treatment and 12 weeks follow up

All press releases naming this drug 26 releases

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Evidence & citations 4 cited values

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Known as BRII-179 ClinicalTrials.gov intervention name — accepted as the source's own label NCT06650852 ↗
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NCT04749368 ↗

NCT06491563 ↗

Known as VBI-2601 “BRII-179 (VBI-2601) will be administered by intramuscular injection” NCT04749368 ↗
Modality Vaccine “virus-like particle-based therapeutic vaccine (BRII-179)” PMID 40043858 ↗ Mar 2025
Route Intramuscular “BRII-179 (VBI-2601) will be administered by intramuscular injection” NCT04749368 ↗