Atea Pharmaceuticals Initiates First-in-Human Phase 1 Clinical Trial of AT-587 for the Treatment of Hepatitis E VirusPhase 1 Study Designed to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability and Pharmacokinetics of AT-587 in Healthy Volunteers AT-587 is a Potential First-in Class Treatment for Hepatitis E Virus, a Serious Liver Disease with No Approved Therapies Study Initiation Represents an Important Milestone Advancing Atea's Antiviral Pipeline Focusing on First- or Best-in-Class Product Candidates in Areas of High Unmet Medical Need BOSTON, July 14, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Atea Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVIR) (Atea or Company), a late-stage clinical biopharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery and development of oral antiviral therapeutics for serious viral diseases, today announced the initiation of a first-in-human Phase 1 clinical trial evaluating AT-587, for the treatment of hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection. AT-587 is a proprietary oral antiviral nucleotide analog being developed for the treatment of HEV, a potentially serious liver disease that can lead to chronic infection, cirrhosis and liver failure in certain patient populations.
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