September will be a busy month for the primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) community as organizations advocate for better patient care through conferences, walks, and…
News
Two weeks of oral methylprednisolone twice a day as an add-therapy significantly lowered signs of liver damage and inflammation among infants with cholestasis, a…
BILIARY ATRESIA
NewsBlood test augurs liver survival after Kasai procedure in biliary atresia
A blood-based biomarker of body-wide inflammation called a low systemic immune-inflammation index (SII) before a standard Kasai surgical procedure can accurately predict post-surgery liver…
Treatment with direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) reduces the disease burden associated with liver scarring (fibrosis) and prevents severe liver outcomes and death among people with chronic…
CHOLANGITIS
NewsPBC treatment setanaxib eases signs of liver damage: Trial data
Six months of Calliditas Therapeutics‘ investigational therapy setanaxib safely and significantly reduced signs of liver damage in people with hard-to-treat primary biliary cholangitis…
CHOLESTASIS
NewsSeven new ABCB11 gene mutations identified as cause of PFIC2
Seven new ABCB11 gene mutations were identified as the likely cause of progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis (PFIC2), according to a study that analyzed the…
FATTY LIVER DISEASE
NewsDosing begins in Phase 2 trial of DD01 in treating fatty liver disease
Dosing has begun in a Phase 2 clinical trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of DD01 in people with one of two forms of fatty…
ALAGILLE SYNDROME
NewsAtypical biliary tract abnormalities found in Alagille syndrome baby
A six-month-old baby with Alagille syndrome showed atypical biliary tract abnormalities, including a narrower main bile duct and a gallbladder with a corkscrew-like shape,…
A two-month regimen of Atea Pharmaceuticals’ once-daily oral antiviral treatment for hepatitis C — a combination of bemnifosbuvir and ruzasvir — leads to sustained…
CHOLANGITIS
NewsOrsini, Pantherx pharmacies will dispense Livdelzi for PBC in US
Specialty pharmacy services for Livdelzi (seladelpar), the newly approved second-line therapy for adults with primary biliary cholangitis (PBC), will be provided in the U.S.
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