Two Phase 3 clinical trials testing pegozafermin in people with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH), a severe manifestation of fatty…
Marisa Wexler, MS
Marisa holds a Master of Science in cellular and molecular pathology from the University of Pittsburgh, where she studied novel genetic drivers of ovarian cancer. Her areas of expertise include cancer biology, immunology, and genetics, and she has worked as a science writing and communications intern for the Genetics Society of America.
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HEPATITIS
NewsFDA gives green light to trial of HBV treatment GIGA-2339
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given Gigagen the go-ahead to start clinical testing of GIGA-2339, its…
CHOLESTASIS
NewsPFIC treatment IN016 gets FDA orphan drug status
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted orphan drug designation to IN016, an experimental therapy Innorna is…
FATTY LIVER DISEASE
NewsPemvidutide seen to lower liver fat in MASLD patients in Phase 1 trial
Pemvidutide, Altimmune’s experimental therapy, significantly reduced liver fat and inflammation, as well as body weight, among overweight or…
CHOLANGITIS
NewsNGM Bio raises funds to launch clinical trial of aldafermin for PSC
NGM Biopharmaceuticals has raised $122 million in financing, which the California-based company will use to help launch a planned…
FATTY LIVER DISEASE
NewsAmerican Liver Foundation aiming to improve care for patients
The American Liver Foundation (ALF) has launched two projects that aim to improve care for people with metabolic…
CHOLANGITIS
NewsPSC treatment bexotegrast safe, eases liver scarring in early trial
Six months of treatment with a high dose of bexotegrast, Pliant Therapeutics’ oral candidate, was superior to a placebo…
FATTY LIVER DISEASE
NewsFacial temperature patterns could help detect MASLD: Study
Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), a form of fatty liver disease, and other aging-related metabolic disorders may be…
ALAGILLE SYNDROME
NewsEU initiative aims to improve early detection of rare genetic diseases
An initiative in the European Union (EU) aims to speed up the diagnosis of rare genetic disorders such as…
FATTY LIVER DISEASE
NewsGlobal Fatty Liver Day to raise awareness of ‘concealed epidemic’
Global Fatty Liver Day, this year falling on June 13, is an annual effort to raise awareness about…