NASH therapies head toward landmark approval
On 19 May, advisors to the US Food and Drug Administration will meet virtually to discuss whether the antifibrotic benefits of a drug called Ocaliva from Intercept Pharmaceuticals outweigh the
toxicity risks for patients with this common fatty liver disease. A full regulatory decision is expected a month later. Approval of a second drug, resmetirom from Madrigal Pharmaceuticals, could soon follow.
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