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Indication
Hepatitis delta is the most severe form of viral hepatitis. It is caused by HDV, a small RNA virus, which requires helper functions from HBV for virion assembly and propagation, and uses the HBV envelope for virus release and infection of new cells. More...
Mechanism of action
Bulevirtide is a novel drug candidate for treatment of chronic hepatitis B and chronic hepatitis delta and was originally developed by Professor Stephan Urban (University of Heidelberg, Germany). More...
NTCP
Bulevirtide is the first drug in clinical development specifically targeting an important liver protein – NTCP, or sodium taurocholate co-transporting polypeptide. More...