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Lead NASH contender falls short for FDA: Could NAFLD name change shift the status quo?

In the race for a first-to-market therapy for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, there have been multiple hopeful contenders; however, none have yet crossed the FDA finish line. Last month, the FDA rejected the lead NASH drug contender, obeticholic acid, due to concerns that its risks outweigh its benefits. This action leaves Madrigal Pharmaceuticals’ ....

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Intercept 'disappointed' after FDA setback for top NASH contender; stock drops 16%

Intercept Pharmaceuticals saw a 16% drop in its stock value after an FDA advisory committee declined to approve obeticholic acid in pre-cirrhotic patients with liver fibrosis due to nonalcoholic steatohepatitis.
The vote before the Gastrointestinal Drug Advisory Committee on May 19 was Intercept’s second bid to put its 25 mg obeticholic acid product (Ocaliva) in a lead position as the first ....

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'Unfavorable benefit-risk': FDA panel votes against obeticholic acid approval for NASH

An FDA advisory committee voted against approval for obeticholic acid in pre-cirrhotic patients with liver fibrosis due to nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, citing “concerning” risk/benefit profile. ....

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