Key biotech catalysts approach
Important clinical data are expected in the fourth quarter from biotech companies including Madrigal, Arena, Rhythm and Forma.
The dream is over for Intercept
The company blasts the US regulator as weeks of uncertainty for its lead drug in Nash end in a complete response letter.
Novo’s Nash play takes shape
As semaglutide looks set to move into pivotal trials in Nash, Novo Nordisk lays out hopes for longer-term benefits.
Upcoming events – a legal verdict for Enbrel and a clinical one for Cymabay
Amgen awaits a make-or-break US verdict on its best-selling drug, while Cymabay looks for evidence that it could become a Nash contender.
EASL 2019 – Viking to push the limits of its Nash contender
Encouraging results from Viking Therapeutics’ lead Nash project have prompted the company to ask how low it can go.
EASL 2019 preview – Viking and Spring Bank abstracts pique early interest
High-profile presentations from the likes of Intercept and Alnylam remain under wraps before Europe’s biggest liver disease conference next month, but the early abstract…
Intercept's Nash hopes rest on Ocaliva's borderline hit
Intercept’s Regenerate trial in Nash, one of the hottest clinical readouts of 2019, is technically a success, but toxicity casts a long shadow.
Inventiva’s fibrosis flop hits Nash hopes
A stumble for Inventiva’s lanifibranor in a rare fibrotic disease could bode ill for its prospects in Nash, and for those of other PPAR agonists.
