CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., June 24, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE)
Adial Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADIL; ADILW), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of treatments for addictions, today announced that it has received correspondence related to its request for Fast Track Designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its drug candidate, AD04, for the treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) in pediatric patients and adult patients with Alcoholic Liver Disease (ALD) with select polymorphisms of the serotonin transporter and receptor genes. While AD04 is being developed and undergoing a pivotal Phase 3 trial to treat any adult with AUD with the targeted genetics, Adial believes AD04 holds the potential to effectively and safely treat AUD patients that are adolescents or have ALD.
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Liver Diseases and Transplantation Centre launched by Kauvery Group of Hospitals - Three women donate Liver for their loved ones, giving a second lease of life ANI | Updated: Apr 08, 2021 17:39 IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 8 (ANI/NewsVoir): Kauvery Group of Hospitals launched Centers of Excellence (CoE) - The Kauvery Liver Diseases and Transplantation Centers - across all units - Chennai, Trichy, Salem, Hosur and Bengaluru.
The state of the art liver care units shall have dedicated ICU, operation theatres and treatment areas for recovery. The centres will also provide 360-degree care which would include diagnosis, treatment, transplantation, post-surgery care.
An adjacent crisis: Liver diseases on the rise during pandemic
Doctors have seen a rise in liver disease during the pandemic due to increased alcohol consumption.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. â Doctors are sounding the alarm on a concerning crisis happening side-by-side with the pandemic. Iâd say over the last five to 10 years the incidence of alcohol cirrhosis has increased as well as the age we re seeing it at. We listed a 20 something-year-old just a couple of weeks ago for transplant, said Dr. Tim Schmitt, the University of Kansas Health System s transplant director.
Stay-at-home orders arrived in March, and with it, what doctors call an available coping mechanism.