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Trial reportNature medicine2026

Elebsiran and PEG-IFNα for chronic hepatitis B infection: a partially randomized, open-label, phase 2 trial.

Grace Lai-Hung Wong, Man-Fung Yuen, Bingliang Lin, Mark W Douglas, Peng Hu, Qing Xie, Fangfang Lv, Won Young Tak, Apinya Leerapun, Dong Joon Kim and 23 more

Abstract readRandomized Controlled TrialClinical Trial, Phase II
In one paragraph

Trial report in Nature medicine, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed.

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  10. Differential expression of NEAT1 and miR-506-3p in triple-negative breast cancer: potential tissue-based diagnostic biomarkers.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2026
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  16. Biochemical landscape of breast cancer: integrating serum markers with clinical prognosis and staging.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2026
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  17. [Progress in clinical research related to viral hepatitis in 2025].Zhonghua gan zang bing za zhi = Zhonghua ganzangbing zazhi = Chinese journal of hepatology · 2026
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  19. Challenges in fertility preservation among patients with cancer in Iran: A scoping review.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

33 authors.

Grace Lai-Hung Wong *Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.ORCID 0000-0002-2863-9389
Man-Fung Yuen *Department of Medicine, School of Clinical Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.ORCID 0000-0001-7985-7725
Bingliang Lin *The Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.ORCID 0000-0003-4069-6287
Mark W DouglasThe Westmead Institute for Medical Research, The University of Sydney and Westmead Hospital, Sydney, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-4621-3485
Peng HuThe Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.ORCID 0000-0001-8481-0841
Qing XieRuijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Fangfang LvSir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
Won Young TakKyungpook National University Hospital, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea.
Apinya LeerapunMaharaj Nakorn Chiang Mai Hospital, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Dong Joon KimHallym University Chuncheon Sacred Heart Hospital, Chuncheon, Republic of Korea.
Pisit TangkijvanichCenter of Excellence in Hepatitis and Liver Cancer, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Young-Suk LimAsan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-1544-577X
Chia-Yen DaiHepatobiliary Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0003-2296-3054
James O'BeirneSunshine Coast University Hospital, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia.
Martin WeltmanNepean Hospital, Penrith, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-1677-7653
Suparat KhemnarkBamrasnaradura Infectious Diseases Institute, Nonthaburi, Thailand.
Teerha PiratvisuthSongklanagarind Hospital, Hat Yai, Thailand.ORCID 0000-0002-5249-9208
Witsarut ManasirisukSrinagarind Hospital, Khon Kaen, Thailand.ORCID 0000-0001-7143-4082
Xinyue ChenBeijing YouAn Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Chun-Jen LiuNational Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-6202-0993
Jeong HeoPusan National University Hospital, Busan, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0003-0961-7851
Jooho LeeCHA University Bundang Medical Center, Seongnam, Republic of Korea.
Junqi NiuDepartment of Hepatology, Center of Infectious Disease and Pathogen Biology, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Rahul KumarChangi General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.ORCID 0000-0002-5092-4821
Rajneesh KumarSingapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.
Chong ZhuBrii Biosciences (Beijing) Co. Limited, Beijing, China.
Ke CaoBrii Biosciences (Beijing) Co. Limited, Beijing, China.ORCID 0009-0009-3208-6850
Alex TianBrii Biosciences (Beijing) Co. Limited, Beijing, China.
Xiaofei ChenBrii Biosciences (Beijing) Co. Limited, Beijing, China.
Qing ZhuBrii Biosciences, Inc., Durham, NC, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5148-5157
David MargolisBrii Biosciences, Inc., Durham, NC, USA.
Jidong JiaLiver Research Center, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China. jia_jd@ccmu.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0002-4673-8890
Zhi HongBrii Biosciences, Inc., Durham, NC, USA. zhi.hong@briibio.com.ORCID 0009-0001-0336-4753

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Functional cure is a goal for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection; however, it is infrequently achieved with currently approved treatments. Here we provide a randomized evaluation of the small interfering RNA elebsiran, in combination with pegylated interferon alfa (PEG-IFNα), compared with PEG-IFNα monotherapy. In addition, this study evaluates the potential role of the HBV therapeutic vaccine BRII-179 in identifying immunologically responsive patients and improving hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) loss rates. In part I (cohorts 1-3), virally suppressed participants with chronic HBV infection naive to BRII-179 were randomized 1:1:1 to receive 48 weekly doses of PEG-IFNα alone or in combination with 13 doses of elebsiran (200 mg or 100 mg) administered every 4 weeks. In part II (cohort 4), participants who had previously received 9 doses of elebsiran and BRII-179 in a prospective study (BRII-179-835-001) were categorized as BRII-179 anti-HBs responders or nonresponders based on their peak hepatitis B surface antibody (anti-HBs) levels (≥10 IU l

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Antiviral AgentsHepatitis B, ChronicInterferon-alphaPolyethylene GlycolsRNA, Small InterferingAdultDrug Therapy, CombinationFemaleHepatitis B Surface AntigensHepatitis B VaccinesHepatitis B virusHumansMaleMiddle AgedNucleic AcidsPolymersAntiviral AgentsHepatitis B Surface AntigensHepatitis B VaccinesInterferon-alphaNucleic Acidspeginterferon alfa-2aPolyethylene GlycolsPolymersRecombinant ProteinsREP 2139RNA, Small Interfering

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PMCPMC12823419

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