Aligos Therapeutics Presents Positive Data at the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI)
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Feb. 23, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aligos Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALGS), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on improving patient outcomes through best-in-class therapies for liver and viral diseases, today announced positive data from two presentations at the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI), being held February 22 – 25, 2026 in Denver, Colorado.
The pevifoscorvir sodium presentation highlights the Phase 1 monotherapy study of pevifoscorvir sodium, a potent CAM-E under development for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. Additionally, the ALG-097558 presentation showcases data from participants with hepatic and renal impairment. The ALG-097558 project has been funded in whole or in part with Federal funds from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), under Contract No. 75N93023C00052.
“We are pleased to continue showcasing the best/first-in-class pevifoscorvir sodium data from the Phase 1 study in participants with chronic HBV infection,” said Lawrence Blatt, Ph.D., M.B.A., Chairman, President, and CEO of Aligos Therapeutics. “Additionally, we continue to move our COVID program forward with grants from government agencies and are pleased to show some of this important clinical work at CROI this year.”
Details of the presentations are as follows:
Pevifoscorvir sodium: Potential first-/best-in-class small molecule CAM-E under investigation for chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection
Poster #: 588
Title: High Viral Suppression in Chronic HBV Infection Subjects with Pevifoscorvir Sodium Monotherapy
Presenter: Stanley Wang, MD
Date/Time: February 23, 2026, 2:30pm – 4:00pm MST
Session: Beyond the C: Hepatitis D, B, and E
ALG-097558: Potential best-in-class ritonavir-free small molecule pan-coronavirus protease inhibitor
Poster #: 737
Title: Pharmacokinetics of ALG-097558, a Pan-Coronavirus 3CL-Pro Inhibitor, in Renal and Hepatic Impairment
Presenter: Megan Fitzgerald, PhD
Date/Time: February 25, 2026, 2:30pm – 4:00pm MST
Session: SARS-CoV-2 Therapy, Consequences, and Outcomes
The presentations can be found on the Posters & Presentations section of the Aligos website () after the live event.
About Aligos
Aligos Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALGS) is a clinical stage biotechnology company founded with the mission to improve patient outcomes by developing best-in-class therapies for the treatment of liver and viral diseases. Aligos applies its science driven approach and deep R&D expertise to advance its purpose-built pipeline of therapeutics for high unmet medical needs such as chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, obesity, metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH), and coronaviruses.
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