AX-0810, an experimental therapy for biliary atresia and other cholestatic diseases, is expected to enter clinical testing by early…
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
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…
FATTY LIVER DISEASE
NewsTwo Phase 3 pegozafermin trials for severe fatty liver disease enrolling
Two Phase 3 clinical trials testing pegozafermin in people with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH), a severe manifestation of fatty…
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…