The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted fast track designation to DD01 as a potential treatment for a severe manifestation of fatty…
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FATTY LIVER DISEASE
NewsChiglitazar lowers MASH patients’ liver fat accumulation: Phase 2 trial
Chiglitazar (carfloglitazar), an oral medication approved to treat type 2 diabetes in China, led to significant reductions in liver fat accumulation among people with nonalcoholic…
FATTY LIVER DISEASE
NewsSevere fatty liver disease patients see benefits with lanifibranor
Inventiva’s investigational oral therapy lanifibranor safely reduced blood sugar levels and eased signs of liver disease among people with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH), a…
FATTY LIVER DISEASE
NewsFish defense mechanism may reveal fatty liver disease therapeutic target
A possible therapeutic target for fatty liver disease (FLD) has been identified by researchers studying the natural defense mechanisms of certain cave-dwelling fish. While…
FATTY LIVER DISEASE
NewsResmetirom, now Rezdiffra, is 1st therapy approved for NASH in US
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Rezdiffra (resmetirom) for the treatment of people with noncirrhotic nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) — a severe type…
FATTY LIVER DISEASE
NewsSmall amounts of alcohol deemed OK in early steatotic liver disease
Drinking a small amount of alcohol each day did not raise the mortality risk among people in the early stages of steatotic liver disease…
FATTY LIVER DISEASE
NewsSurvodutide lowers severe fatty liver disease severity in Phase 2 trial
Weekly injections under the skin of the experimental therapy survodutide significantly reduces the severity of metabolic-associated steatohepatitis (MASH), a severe form of fatty…
FATTY LIVER DISEASE
NewsWebsites of transplant centers in US stigmatize ALD with word choice
Most liver transplant centers in the U.S. continue to use stigmatizing language on their websites that could make people with alcohol-associated liver disease (ALD)…
FATTY LIVER DISEASE
NewsResmetirom successfully treats NASH, reduces liver scarring in trial
One year of daily resmetirom, Madrigal Pharmaceuticals’ investigational oral therapy, was shown to successfully treat nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), a severe type of fatty liver…
FATTY LIVER DISEASE
NewsTirzepatide for weight loss treats fatty liver disease in Phase 2 trial
Weekly injections of tirzepatide, an approved obesity and diabetes treatment, showed promise in people with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) — now known as metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis…
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