Livmarli now approved in US for PFIC patients 1 year and older
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a label expansion for Livmarli (maralixibat) that allows the medication to be used in patients with…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a label expansion for Livmarli (maralixibat) that allows the medication to be used in patients with…
Blood levels of certain fatty molecules, called short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs), in pregnant women may help diagnose intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP), according to…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted rare pediatric disease designation to IN016, Innorna’s experimental therapy that aims to address the root…
Livmarli (maralixibat), an oral medication from Mirum Pharmaceuticals, is now approved in the European Union to treat progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis (PFIC) in…
A living donor liver transplant successfully managed liver failure in a 6-month-old boy with progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis type 8 (PFIC8) that was unresponsive to…
Women who develop a subtype of intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP) marked by jaundice — a yellowing of the skin or whites of the…
Alongside our daughter Eva’s diagnosis of progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis (PFIC), we learned that our future children would have a 25% chance of having…
An 8-month-old girl with type 2 progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis (PFIC2) who was seen at a hospital emergency department with extensive skin bruising was suspected…
Pregnant women with intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP) have an increased risk of other pregnancy-related problems, including gestational diabetes and preeclampsia, or sudden high…
Note: This story was updated July 9, 2024, to clarify Livmarli is approved in the U.S. for all PFIC forms, but not recommended for a…