England’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has recommended that Iqirvo (elafibranor) be covered by the…
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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Articles by Marisa Wexler, MS
CHOLESTASIS
NewsPFIC caused by USP53 usually mild form of liver disease: Study
Progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis (PFIC) caused by mutations in the USP53 gene results in a fairly mild form of…
FATTY LIVER DISEASE
NewsSagimet planning Phase 3 trials of denifanstat in MASH, MASLD
Sagimet Biosciences is planning the launch of two Phase 3 clinical trials to test its oral therapy candidate denifanstat…
BILIARY ATRESIA
NewsProtein in blood may be liver scarring marker in biliary atresia
Higher levels of a protein called amyloid precursor protein (APP) in the blood may be a marker of fibrosis, or…
The safety monitoring committee of a Phase 2a clinical trial testing zetomipzomib in people with autoimmune hepatitis has found…
FATTY LIVER DISEASE
NewsTherapy to silence SPTBN1 protein eases liver fat, scarring in mice
Suppressing the production of the SPTBN1 protein reduces liver fat, inflammation, and scarring (fibrosis) in mouse and human models of…
FATTY LIVER DISEASE
NewsEfruxifermin Phase 3 trials now enrolling fatty liver disease patients
Three Phase 3 clinical trials testing Akero Therapeutics‘ experimental injection therapy efruxifermin in adults with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver…
BILIARY ATRESIA
NewsTesting set for AX-0810 in biliary atresia, cholestatic liver diseases
AX-0810, an experimental therapy for biliary atresia and other cholestatic diseases, is expected to enter clinical testing by early…
Most people with chronic hepatitis B enrolled in a Phase 2b clinical trial were eligible to discontinue their use…
CHOLANGITIS
NewsFDA approves seladelpar, now Livdelzi, to treat adults with PBC
Note: This story was updated Aug. 20, 2024, to correct that Livdelzi is not a first-in-class therapy for primary…