After 2.5 years of Livdelzi (seladelpar) treatment, more than 4 in 5 adults with primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) saw meaningful reductions in liver…
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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 Ocaliva (obeticholic acid) as…
BILIARY ATRESIA
NewsAmerican Liver Foundation funds 4 research projects in biliary atresia
The American Liver Foundation (ALF) has announced the eight winners of its 2024 Pilot Research Awards, with four of the awards going to scientist-led…
CHOLANGITIS
NewsIqirvo to treat PBC approved for public funding in England and Wales
England’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has recommended that Iqirvo (elafibranor) be covered by the country’s National Health Service (NHS)…
CHOLANGITIS
NewsRTY-694 chosen as lead treatment candidate for liver disease PSC
Rectify Pharmaceuticals has selected the oral small molecule RTY-694 as its lead treatment candidate for primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) and plans are underway…
CHOLANGITIS
NewsFull approval on Ocaliva for primary biliary cholangitis delayed
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is still reviewing Intercept Pharmaceuticals’ application for full approval of Ocaliva (obeticholic acid) as a second-line…
CHOLANGITIS
NewsFDA names volixibat, for itching due to PBC, a breakthrough therapy
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has designated Mirum Pharmaceuticals’ oral candidate volixibat a breakthrough therapy for the treatment of itching, or…
CHOLANGITIS
NewsIqirvo approved in UK for adults with PBC, problems with UDCA
U.K. regulators have approved Iqirvo (elafibranor) for adults with primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) who fail to respond to or cannot tolerate first-line…
CHOLANGITIS
NewsCNP-104 shown to safely reduce liver scarring in PBC Phase 2 trial
Two infusions of the investigational therapy CNP-104 safely reduced liver scarring (fibrosis) and led to beneficial changes in disease-related immune cell populations among adults with…
CHOLANGITIS
NewsIqirvo wins EU’s conditional OK to treat primary biliary cholangitis
Iqirvo (elafibranor) has been conditionally approved in the European Union to treat adults with primary biliary cholangitis (PBC), either in combination with the…
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