AX-0810, an experimental medication Proqr Therapeutics is developing for biliary atresia and another liver disease called primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC), is about to…
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CHOLANGITIS
NewsSeladelpar approved in Canada as Lyvdelzi to treat adults with PBC
Health Canada has conditionally approved Gilead Sciences’ seladelpar — to be marketed in the country under the brand name Lyvdelzi — as a second-line…
Women with primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) may be at increased risk of having disease flares in the months following childbirth, according to a small…
BILIARY ATRESIA
NewsLiver Foundation honors family who turned diagnosis into giving
A family whose experience with biliary atresia led to an effort to help others navigate the challenges of pediatric liver disease is among those being…
CHOLANGITIS
NewsAramchol shows promise as PSC treatment, mouse study finds
Aramchol, a small molecule in the Galmed Pharmaceuticals pipeline, prevented and reversed inflammation and scarring (fibrosis) of the bile ducts in mouse models of…
LIVER DISEASE
NewsALF unveils network to connect living donors with strangers in need
The American Liver Foundation (ALF) is launching a first-of-its kind national database, called the ALF Living Donor Network, to connect people willing to…
LIVER DISEASE
NewsKnow your risks – and options – this National Liver Awareness Month
October is National Liver Awareness Month and Liver Cancer Awareness Month, and advocacy organizations across the U.S., including the American Liver Foundation (ALF), are…
CHOLANGITIS
NewsPBC worst for life quality among autoimmune liver diseases: Study
Adults with autoimmune liver disease experience lower quality of life, especially those with primary biliary cholangitis (PBC), who report more fatigue, sleepiness, and pain…
Enrollment is complete in the Phase 2b VISTAS clinical trial, which is testing the experimental oral treatment volixibat in people with itching due to…
CHOLANGITIS
NewsPBC treatment Ocaliva leaves U.S. market amid safety concerns
Intercept Pharmaceuticals has voluntarily withdrawn Ocaliva (obeticholic acid), an oral therapy used to treat certain adults with primary biliary cholangitis (PBC), from…
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