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LIVER CANCER
NewsPhase 1 trial of CAR T-cell therapy for liver cancer announced
Eureka Therapeutics and City of Hope will jointly conduct a Phase 1 clinical trial of assessing Eureka’s investigational CAR T-cell therapy ET1402 for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the most…
FATTY LIVER DISEASE
NewsProSciento, OWL metabolomics team up on NAFLD/NASH trial recruitment
ProSciento and OWL Metabolomics are partnering to find eligible participants for clinical trials for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis.
FATTY LIVER DISEASE
NewsVK2809 shows potential in treating NASH-related fibrosis in early study
Results from a mouse study of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis were promising for Viking Therapeutics' oral therapy VK2809, now also in a Phase 2 trial.
SIR-Spheres radiation microspheres shrank the tumors of a significantly larger number of liver cancer patients than Nexavar in a Phase 3 trial.
LIVER DISEASE
NewsOcera Starts Second Part of Trial of OCR-002 for Liver Disease That Impacts Mental Functioning
Ocera Therapeutics has started the second part of a Phase 1/2a clinical trial of OCR-002 (ornithine phenylacetate) tablets as a treatment for a liver…
A study by Australia’s Westmead Institute has revealed an unexpected role for zinc in liver disease. Researchers at the institute’s Storr Liver Center showed that…
A new digital support platform, IO Loop, is helping patients stay connected online with doctors before, during, and after treatment. This helps patients track symptoms,…
Coffee consumption can dramatically cut one’s risk of developing hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), a type of liver cancer, say researchers from Scotland’s University of Edinburgh who…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for review the supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) submitted by Bristol-Myers Squibb seeking approval for Opdivo…
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