Assembly Biosciences (NASDAQ:ASMB) is awaiting a key development plan from partner Gilead Sciences for its herpes simplex virus programs while advancing ABI-6250 into multiple liver disease indications, Chief Executive Officer Jason Okazaki said during a Jefferies biotech event.
Okazaki said 2024 was “a pretty big year” for the company’s HSV work, with ABI-5366 and ABI-1179 both showing “high proof of concept” in Phase 1b studies. Gilead opted into both programs in December and now controls development and commercialization, he said.