Virion Therapeutics has announced that it’s completed enrollment for the first two groups of adults with chronic hepatitis…
Steve Bryson, PhD
Steve holds a PhD in biochemistry from the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto, Canada. As a medical scientist for 18 years, he worked in both academia and industry, where his research focused on the discovery of new vaccines and medicines to treat inflammatory disorders and infectious diseases. Steve is a published author in multiple peer-reviewed scientific journals and a patented inventor.
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CHOLESTASIS
NewsMaralixibat Phase 3 trial for cholestasis-related itch is enrolling
Enrollment is ongoing in a Phase 3 clinical trial that’s designed to evaluate Mirum Pharmaceuticals’ maralixibat for treatment-resistant itching,…
BILIARY ATRESIA
NewsRobotic-assisted Kasai liver surgery may help biliary atresia outcomes
A robotic-assisted Kasai surgical procedure results in less blood loss, faster bowel function recovery, and greater rates of clearing…
HEPATITIS
NewsABI-4334 shows promise in hepatitis B Phase 1b trial: Data
Oral therapy ABI-4334 shows potent antiviral activity in adults with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, according to interim…
FATTY LIVER DISEASE
NewsDistinct subtypes of MASLD discovered independently
An international team of researchers using different experimental approaches identified two distinct types of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD),…
CHOLESTASIS
NewsStudy: New ABCB4 mutations tied to different ages of PFIC3 onset
Two cases of progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis type 3 (PFIC3) with markedly different ages of disease onset due to…
FATTY LIVER DISEASE
NewsNew names given nonalcoholic fatty liver diseases fit children: Study
Almost every child and adolescent who met diagnostic criteria for forms of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease under their previous…
BILIARY ATRESIA
NewsMaralixibat reduces itch in children with biliary atresia: Case series
Off-label treatment with Mirum Pharmaceuticals’ maralixibat led to clinically meaningful reductions in severe itching, or pruritus, in five children…
CHOLANGITIS
NewsFDA rejects full approval of Ocaliva as second-line PBC treatment
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has turned down a request by Intercept Pharmaceuticals for the full approval of…
CHOLESTASIS
NewsIVF linked to higher rates of cholestasis pregnancy complication
Women who conceive with the help of in vitro fertilization (IVF) — a commonly used assisted reproductive technology — are…