Assembly Biosciences Reports Positive Interim Results from Phase 1b Clinical Study of Long-Acting Helicase-Primase Inhibitor Candidate ABI-5366 Showing Reductions in Viral Shedding Rate and Genital Lesion Rate in Recurrent Genital Herpes

– 94% reduction in HSV-2 shedding rate and 98% reduction in high viral load shedding rate, both statistically significant, observed in cohort evaluating 350 mg weekly oral dose compared to placebo over 29-day evaluation period – – 94% reduction in genital lesion rate, also statistically significant, observed with 350 mg weekly oral dose compared to placebo over same period – – Favorable safety and tolerability profile observed in the first two cohorts evaluating weekly oral doses of ABI-5366 – SOUTH SAN FRA ...