The first participant has been enrolled in a Phase 3 clinical trial testing Bluejay Therapeutics’ investigational therapy brelovitug against bulevirtide in adults with chronic…
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CHOLANGITIS
NewsGroups unite to fight liver disease during PBC Awareness Month
Members of the primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) community have come together in September as part of PBC Awareness Month to build support and share…
CHOLESTASIS
NewsLSR gene mutations may cause new type of rare liver disease PFIC
Mutations in the LSR gene, including one previously unreported, were the likely cause of progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis (PFIC) in two young children in Turkey,…
FATTY LIVER DISEASE
NewsAlcohol consumption disrupts protein that controls liver fat: Study
Exposure to excessive alcohol disrupts the activity of a protein that plays a key role in keeping liver fat healthy, a study found. Researchers said…
ALAGILLE SYNDROME
NewsNew Alagille syndrome therapy named ART4 gets FDA designations
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted orphan drug and rare pediatric disease designations to ART4, an experimental therapy for Alagille syndrome…
A gene-editing therapy designed to specifically inactivate a hidden genetic blueprint of the hepatitis B virus (HBV) — the cause of hepatitis B —…
CHOLANGITIS
NewsNew trial data show saroglitazar works to ease liver damage in PBC
One year of treatment with saroglitazar, Zydus Therapeutics’ experimental oral candidate, outperformed a placebo at normalizing markers of liver injury in people with…
CHOLESTASIS
NewsNew medications show promise for children with rare liver disease
While different types of progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis (PFIC) vary in their genetic cause and clinical profile, new medications like Bylvay (odevixibat) and Livmarli…
BILIARY ATRESIA
NewsAge at Kasai, spleen issues key to biliary atresia outcomes
Babies who had standard Kasai surgery when they were more than 60 days old or had spleen malformations were more likely to have poor outcomes…
HEPATITIS
NewsCanada clears fast fingerstick test for hepatitis C
A one-hour point-of-care test for hepatitis C has been cleared for use in Canada, which could help accelerate diagnosis and monitor how people with…
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