RG7795

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RG7795












Legal status Investigational
CAS Number 1174920-78-5








RG7795 (previously ANA773) is an antiviral drug candidate that as of 2015 had been in Phase II trials in hepatitis B.[1] It is an orally-available prodrug of isatoribine,[2] that was under development by Anadys Pharmaceuticals when it was acquired by Roche in 2011.[3] Its active metabolite is an [agonist]] of TLR7; activation of TLR7 causes secretion of endogenous type 1 interferons, which have antiviral activity.[2]

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  1. RG 7795(link). AdisInsight.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Tickling the TLR7 to cure viral hepatitis.".Journal of Translational Medicine.14 May 2014;12
    129.doi:10.1186/1479-5876-12-129.PMID:24884741.PMC:4039542.
  3. , Inovio Goes It Alone on Hepatitis B Immunotherapy Vaccine as Roche Ends Collaboration Full text, Genetic Engineering News, August 3, 2016,

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