Arbutus Biopharma Corporation (NASDAQ:ABUS) Files An 8-K Other EventsItem 8.01. Other Events.
On September 25, 2017, the Registrant issued a press release, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| Exhibit 99.1 | Press Release dated September 25, 2017 |
Arbutus Biopharma Corp ExhibitEX-99.1 2 exh_991.htm PRESS RELEASE EdgarFilingEXHIBIT 99.1Arbutus Announces Topline Results for ARB-1467 Phase II Cohort 4Detailed Data to be Presented at AASLD in October VANCOUVER,…To view the full exhibit click here
About Arbutus Biopharma Corporation (NASDAQ:ABUS)
Arbutus Biopharma Corporation, formerly Tekmira Pharmaceuticals Corporation, is a therapeutic solutions company. The Company is engaged in discovering, developing and commercializing a cure for patients suffering from chronic hepatitis B infection (HBV), a disease of the liver caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV). It is developing a pipeline focused on advancing Ribo Nucleic Acid interference therapeutics (RNAi) using its Lipid Nanoparticle technology. The Company’s lead RNAi HBV candidate, ARB-1467, eliminates HBV surface antigen expression in patients chronically infected with HBV. ARB-1467 is being developed as a multi-component RNAi therapeutic that targets various sites on the HBV genome. It is also developing small molecule covalently closed circular deoxyribonucleic acid (cccDNA) formation inhibitors, multiple small molecule orally bioavailable inhibitors of HBV surface antigen production and secretion, cccDNA epigenetic modifiers and stimulator of interferon genes agonists.
