EASL 2019 – Intercept builds a case for Ocaliva
A look at the abstract on Intercept’s Regenerate trial seems to confirm the earlier topline result, ahead of a full data presentation later today.
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…
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.
Check-Cap auditions for its screen debut
Check-Cap has a new spin on capsule endoscopy, using X-rays instead of a visual camera. But more compelling clinical data will be necessary if it is to position its…
Novo hopes slimmed-down bet can still win in obesity
Novo Nordisk is determined to dominate obesity, but two discontinuations hint that the ride might be rocky.
FDA decision time looms for Gelesis
Gelesis’s weight-loss capsule only hit one of the two co-primary endpoints in its approval trial. Will the FDA be persuaded?
Upcoming events – Vanda Pharmaceuticals awaits two catalysts and Evofem tries again
A two-for-one holiday sale is coming for Hetlioz and tradipitant, and Evofem hopes to confirm its contraceptive gel's effectiveness.
Viking sails on favourable Nash winds
Positive phase II data delight investors, but Madrigal Pharmaceuticals leads in the race to market.
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