Health Canada has approved Mirum Pharmaceuticals’ oral therapy Livmarli (maralixibat) for cholestatic pruritus — that is, itching due…
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
ALAGILLE SYNDROME
NewsCanada approves Livmarli oral tablets for Alagille itching
An oral tablet formulation of Livmarli (maralixibat) is now approved in Canada to treat pruritus (itching) caused by…
Dosing has begun in a Phase 1/2 clinical trial testing CRMA-1001, Nchroma Bio’s experimental epigenetic therapy being studied as…
Huahui Health‘s Libevitug has become the first approved treatment for chronic hepatitis D virus (HDV) infection in China. The…
People who are exposed to more sunlight over their lifetimes are less likely to develop primary biliary cholangitis (PBC),…
FATTY LIVER DISEASE
NewsCombination of aerobic, resistance exercise best for reducing liver fat
A combination of aerobic exercise and resistance exercise is most effective for reducing liver fat, according to a review of…
After about two years of treatment with the experimental therapies tobevibart and elebsiran, nearly…
CHOLANGITIS
NewsGenetic analysis unveils 3 potentially key treatment targets for PSC
Researchers have identified three proteins that may be key targets for treating primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC), and one of…
CHOLESTASIS
NewsEarly trial results testing maralixibat for hard-to-treat itching due by year’s end
A global clinical trial testing Mirum Pharmaceuticals‘ maralixibat for treatment-resistant itching, or pruritus, associated with rare cholestatic conditions…
BILIARY ATRESIA
NewsBiliary atresia treatment AX-0810 faring well in early testing
AX-0810, an experimental treatment for biliary atresia and primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC), has so far been well tolerated…