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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On February 1, 2021, Arbutus Biopharma Corporation (the “Company”) disclosed additional positive safety and efficacy data from its ongoing Phase 1a/1b clinical trial for AB-729 90 mg single-dose in HBV DNA positive subjects, at the 30th Asian Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver (APASL). The Company posted the updated corporate presentation, which includes such additional data, on its website at www.arbutusbio.com (the “Corporate Presentation”). A copy of the Corporate Presentation is filed as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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99.1 | Corporate Presentation dated February 2021 | |
104 | Cover page interactive data file (formatted as inline XBRL). |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Arbutus Biopharma Corporation | ||
Date: February 1, 2021 | By: | /s/ David C. Hastings |
Name: | David C. Hastings | |
Title: | Chief Financial Officer |