First Patient Enrolled in Phase 2 Clinical Trial of Elafibranor for Bile Duct Disease
GENFIT has enrolled the first patient in a Phase 2a clinical trial of elafibranor as a treatment for a liver bile duct disease known as primary…
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New ‘Liver Line’ Online Community to Share Updates on Health, Research, Treatments
A new online community, called Liver Line and sponsored by Galectin Therapeutics, offers the latest information on liver health and research into liver diseases. On Liver…
Can-Fite’s Namodenoson to Enter NAFLD/NASH Phase 2 Clinical Trial
Can-Fite BioPharma has concluded preparations for its Phase 2 trial evaluating namodenoson (CF102) for the treatment of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). The study will…
Singapore Researchers Develop Probe That Improves Liver Cancer MRI Imaging
Researchers at the National University of Singapore have developed a probe that provides doctors with clearer and more accurate magnetic resonance images of liver cancer.
Hepko-V5 Cancer Vaccine Boosts Survival Rates in Advanced Liver Cancer Patients, Mongolian Study Finds
Patients with advanced, inoperable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) may highly benefit from Immunitor‘s new oral immunotherapeutic vaccine, Hepko-V5 (hepcortespenlisimut-L), according to results of a Phase 2 trial.
New Study Is Examining How Doctors Manage Patients with Liver Disease
A large observational study is looking at how doctors manage people with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) or nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFL). TARGET PharmaSolutions is conducting the…
FDA Approves Stivarga as Treatment for Common Form of Liver Cancer
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the use of Stivarga (regorafinib) for the treatment of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), a form of…
Radiation-delivering Microspheres Fight Liver Cancer as Well as Chemo, Clinical Trial Indicates
Radiation-delivering microspheres developed by Sirtex are as effective as Nexavar (sorafenib) chemotherapy against a liver cancer known as hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), according to a Phase 3…
Exposure to High-Fat Diet in Womb and During Breastfeeding Linked to Liver Disease
A child exposed to a mother’s high-fat diet while in the womb and breastfeeding is at greater risk of developing non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)…
Fecal Transplant Improves Cognitive Malfunction Caused by Liver Disease, Study Finds
Transplanting fecal bacteria from a healthy person to someone who has a liver-connected brain impairment may be an effective way to treat the condition, known…
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