The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given breakthrough therapy designation to denifanstat, Sagimet Biosciences’ investigational oral therapy for metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis…
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NewsLanifibranor may be reason for liver gains seen in Phase 3 MASH trial
Signs of improved liver health are evident in biomarker and liver scarring assessments of people with metabolic-associated steatohepatitis or MASH — a severe form of…
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NewsPotential THR-beta agonist may more safely, effectively treat MASH
Once daily treatment with oral ALG-055009 safely lowered levels of liver fat in people with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH), a severe form of fatty…
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NewsResearchers identify pathway behind MASLD-linked mutation
A study showed that a genetic mutation associated with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), a form of fatty liver disease, results in an…
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NewsNonprofit’s petition aims to expedite Canadian access to Rezdiffra
The Fatty Liver Alliance, a Canada-based advocacy group, is calling for supporters to sign a petition asking Madrigal Pharmaceuticals to apply to Canadian…
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NewsDosing begins in Phase 2 trial of DD01 in treating fatty liver disease
Dosing has begun in a Phase 2 clinical trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of DD01 in people with one of two forms of fatty…
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NewsEfruxifermin Phase 3 trials now enrolling fatty liver disease patients
Three Phase 3 clinical trials testing Akero Therapeutics‘ experimental injection therapy efruxifermin in adults with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) or metabolic dysfunction-associated…
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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 liver disease, are enrolling participants,…
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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 obese people with metabolic dysfunction-associated…
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NewsPoor sleep quality ID’d as key risk factor for fatty liver disease
Poor sleep quality — noted by researchers as increasingly common in modern society — is significantly linked to a higher chance of having metabolic dysfunction-associated…
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