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May 28, 2026

GSK's Experimental Hepatitis B Drug Achieves Functional Cure in Nearly 1 in 5 Patients in Late-Stage Trials

GSK reported that its experimental chronic hepatitis B drug helped nearly one in five patients achieve a functional cure in late-stage studies, vastly outpacing current treatments and raising hopes for a finite treatment course as an alternative to lifelong therapy.

May 28, 2026·2 sources
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Apr 28, 2026

Delayed Hepatitis B Vaccination at Birth Increases Infant Infection Risk, Studies Show

Multiple new studies project that delaying hepatitis B vaccination after birth—as recommended in new U.S. policy that offers the vaccine only to at-risk infants—will lead to increased infections, decreased survival rates, and lifelong health complications among newborns.

Apr 28, 2026·3 sources
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Top claims

  • ▪GSK presented detailed data from two studies of bepirovirsen on May 28, 2026 at a medical conference
  • ▪GSK has sought regulatory approval for bepirovirsen in the United States, Japan, China and Europe
  • ▪Dr. Seng Gee Lim was the lead investigator of the bepirovirsen studies

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Drug Approval and Clinical TrialsInfectious Disease and OutbreaksDrug developmentHepatitis B treatmentChronic disease managementVaccines and Immunization PolicyChildhood vaccine policyChildhood vaccine policyPublic healthcareChildhood vaccine policyChildhood vaccine policyPublic health policy

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