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Hepatology. 2020 Apr 4. doi: 10.1002/hep.31255. [Epub ahead of print]
Toll-Like Receptor 8 Agonist GS-9688 Induces Sustained Efficacy in the Woodchuck Model of Chronic Hepatitis B.
Daffis S1, Balsitis S1, Chamberlain J1,2, Zheng J1, Santos R1, Rowe W1, Ramakrishnan D1, Pattabiraman D1, Spurlock S1,3, Chu R1, Kang D1, Mish M1, Ramirez R1, Li L1, Li B1, Ma S1, Hung M1, Voitenleitner C1,4, Yon C5, Suresh M5, Menne S5, Cote P5, Delaney WE 4th1, Mackman R1, Fletcher SP1.
Author information
1
Gilead Sciences, Inc, Foster City, CA, USA.
2
Horizon Therapeutics, South San Francisco, CA, USA.
3
Calithera Biosciences, South San Francisco, CA, USA.
4
Vaudaux-Eppendorf AG, Schönenbuch, Switzerland.
5
Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, D.C, USA.
Abstract
GS-9688 (selgantolimod) is an oral selective small molecule agonist of toll-like receptor 8 (TLR8) in clinical development for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B (CHB). In this study, we evaluated the antiviral efficacy of GS-9688 in woodchucks chronically infected with woodchuck hepatitis virus (WHV), a hepadnavirus closely related to hepatitis B virus (HBV). WHV-infected woodchucks received eight weekly oral doses of vehicle, 1 mg/kg GS-9688 or 3 mg/kg GS-9688. Vehicle and 1 mg/kg GS-9688 had no antiviral effect, whereas 3 mg/kg GS-9688 induced a >5 log10 reduction in serum viral load and reduced WHV surface antigen (WHsAg) levels to below the limit of detection in half of the treated woodchucks. In these animals, the antiviral response was maintained until the end of the study (>5 months after the end of treatment). GS-9688 treatment reduced intrahepatic WHV RNA and DNA levels by >95% in animals in which the antiviral response was sustained after treatment cessation, and these woodchucks also developed detectable anti-WHsAg antibodies. The antiviral efficacy of weekly oral dosing with 3 mg/kg GS-9688 was confirmed in a second woodchuck study. The antiviral response to GS-9688 did not correlate with systemic GS-9688 or cytokine levels but was associated with transient elevation of liver injury biomarkers and enhanced proliferative response of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) to WHV peptides. Transcriptomic analysis of liver biopsies taken prior to treatment suggested that T follicular helper cells (TFH ) and various other immune cell subsets may play a role in the antiviral response to GS-9688. CONCLUSION: Finite, short-duration treatment with a clinically relevant dose of GS-9688 is well tolerated and can induce a sustained antiviral response in WHV-infected woodchucks. The identification of a baseline intrahepatic transcriptional signature associated with response to GS-9688 treatment provides insights into the immune mechanisms that mediate this antiviral effect.
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KEYWORDS:
Hepatitis B virus; Selgantolimod; TFH; TLR8; Vesatolimod
PMID:
32246499
DOI:
10.1002/hep.31255 |
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