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RS-2217
Viral hepatitis
Hepatitis B & D - clinical (Therapy, new compounds, resistance)
EFFECT OF THE COMBINATION OF THE HBV CORE INHIBITOR NVR 3-778 WITH NUCLEOSIDE ANALOGS OR OTHER HBV CORE INHIBITORS ON THE INHIBITION OF HBV DNA REPLICATION IN HEPG2.2.15 CELLS
Angela Lam* 1, Christine Espiritu1, Osvaldo Flores1, George Hartman1, Klaus Klumpp1
1Novira Therapeutics Inc., Doylestown, United States
Corresponding author’s email: [email protected]
Background and Aims:
NVR 3-778 represents a new class of HBV core inhibitors and is in clinical development for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B. The availability of NVR 3-778 as an HBV replication inhibitor with a new mechanism of action allows the assessment of the potential for increased antiviral potency that could be achieved in combination treatment with other antiviral agents. Different classes of HBV core inhibitors may also show benefit in combination.
Methods:
HepG2.2.15 cells contain stably integrated HBV DNA and generate infectious HBV particles. These cells were used to investigate the interaction between NVR 3-778 and nucleoside analogs Lamivudine (LMV), Tenofovir (TFV) and Entecavir (ETV). The combination of NVR 3-778 with another core inhibitor, NVR 3-7484 was also assessed. The reduction of HBV DNA in the cell culture supernatant was determined after cells were incubated with different concentrations of NVR 3-778 and a nucleoside analog or other core inhibitor in a checkerboard format for 6 days. Cell viability was assessed by the determination of intracellular ATP concentrations. MacSynergy II was used to evaluate the effect of compound combinations.
Results:
HBV DNA replication was monitored by measuring levels of secreted, encapsidated HBV DNA in HepG2.2.15 cell supernatant. NVR 3-778, NVR 3-7484, LMV, TFV and ETV inhibited HBV DNA replication with mean EC50 values of 0.47 µM, 0.52 µM, 0.11 µM, 1.4 µM and 3.2 nM, respectively. Combining NVR 3-778 with each of the three nucleoside analogs resulted in additive antiviral effects. We also observed an additive antiviral effect from the combination of two HBV core inhibitors, NVR 3-778 and NVR 3-7484. Cell viability remained above 90% in all samples treated with the highest compound concentrations, either alone or in combination.
Conclusions:
The combination of the HBV core inhibitor NVR 3-778 with nucleoside analogs lamivudine, tenofovir or entecavir showed additive antiviral effects against HBV replication without reductions in cell viabilty. In addition, the combination of two different HBV core inhibitors showed additive antiviral activity. These results support further exploration of the benefit of such combinations in intensifying the overall suppression of HBV replication and production of HBV from infected cells.
Disclosure of Interest: A. Lam: Employee: Novira Therapeutics, C. Espiritu: Employee: Novira Therapeutics, O. Flores: Employee: Novira Therapeutics, G. Hartman: Employee: Novira Therapeutics, K. Klumpp: Employee: Novira Therapeutics
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