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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the launch of a Phase 1 drug-drug interaction study to evaluate the effects of certain drugs…
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Rectify Pharmaceuticals has selected the oral small molecule RTY-694 as its lead treatment candidate for primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) and plans are underway…
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Women diagnosed with intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP) before 24 weeks of gestation, or about six months, are significantly more likely to develop gestational…
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A Phase 3 clinical trial testing Rezdiffra (resmetirom) in people with well-compensated cirrhosis, or irreversible liver scarring that still allows the liver to work, due…
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NewsProtein in blood may be liver scarring marker in biliary atresia
Higher levels of a protein called amyloid precursor protein (APP) in the blood may be a marker of fibrosis, or liver scarring, in biliary…
The safety monitoring committee of a Phase 2a clinical trial testing zetomipzomib in people with autoimmune hepatitis has found no major safety issues with…
CHOLANGITIS
NewsFull approval on Ocaliva for primary biliary cholangitis delayed
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is still reviewing Intercept Pharmaceuticals’ application for full approval of Ocaliva (obeticholic acid) as a second-line…
CHOLESTASIS
NewsExcessive copper in PFIC3 may lead to misdiagnosis: Case report
Excessive copper levels in the body led to an initial misdiagnosis of Wilson disease, a rare condition marked by copper buildup in the liver and…
FATTY LIVER DISEASE
NewsTherapy to silence SPTBN1 protein eases liver fat, scarring in mice
Suppressing the production of the SPTBN1 protein reduces liver fat, inflammation, and scarring (fibrosis) in mouse and human models of two forms of fatty…
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