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Atea Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (AVIR) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

Phase 3 C-BEYOND Trial Met Primary and Secondary Endpoints, with a Short 8-week Duration for Patients Without Cirrhosis Supporting a Potential Best-in-Class Profile of BEM/RZR for Treatment of HCV

BOSTON, Aug. 05, 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 that it will host a live conference call and audio webcast on Wednesday, August 12, 2026, at 4:30 p.m. ET to report financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026, and to provide a business update.

Bemnifosbuvir/Ruzasvir (BEM/RZR) Achieved its Primary Endpoint of Statistical Non-inferiority Compared to Sofosbuvir/Velpatasvir (SOF/VEL; Epclusa ® ), a Standard-of-Care, in First-Ever Successful Head-to-Head Trial in a Global Phase 3 Program of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Treatments

Phase 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.

Topline Phase 3 Results from C-FORWARD Expected Around Year-End 2026 More Than 880 HCV Treatment-Naïve Patients Enrolled Across 17 Countries Outside North America C-FORWARD and C-BEYOND Represent the First Global Phase 3 Head-to-Head Trials of Direct-Acting Antivirals for the Treatment of HCV BOSTON, June 25, 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 completion of patient enrollment in C-FORWARD, its Phase 3 clinical trial outside North America, evaluating the regimen of bemnifosbuvir and ruzasvir (BEM/RZR) for the treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. The anticipated topline results from C-BEYOND, the Phase 3 trial conducted in the US and Canada, remain on track for mid-year 2026.

Atea Pharmaceuticals (AVIR) might move higher on growing optimism about its earnings prospects, which is reflected by its upgrade to a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).

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Atea Pharmaceuticals, Inc. receives a buy rating ahead of pivotal phase 3 BEM/RZR hepatitis C data expected mid-2026. AVIR's BEM/RZR targets a differentiated, short-duration, pan-genotypic HCV regimen, aiming for >95% sustained virologic response and low drug-drug interactions. AVIR's $256m cash runway extends through 2027, but commercial viability hinges on phase 3 success versus entrenched competitors Gilead and AbbVie.

BOSTON, May 27, 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 Phase 1 results which further demonstrate that the fixed-dose combination regimen of bemnifosbuvir and ruzasvir (BEM/RZR) for the treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) has a low risk of drug-drug interaction. These results support the use of BEM/RZR with commonly used medications, including the proton pump inhibitor (PPI) omeprazole and the cholesterol-lowering drug rosuvastatin.