Intercept Withdraws Ocaliva from US Market After FDA Safety Concerns

Intercept Pharmaceuticals; Ocaliva; liver disease; primary biliary cholangitis; FDA; drug withdrawal; safety concerns; liver injury; clinical trial hold; regulatory setbacks

FDA Considers Noninvasive Endpoint for MASH Trials, Boosts Biotech Shares

FDA; noninvasive endpoint; liver disease; MASH; clinical trials; biomarker; biotech stocks; Madrigal Pharmaceuticals; Viking Therapeutics; Inventiva; Altimmune

Bausch Health to Acquire DURECT and Breakthrough Liver Disease Candidate Larsucosterol for $63M Upfront

Bausch Health; DURECT; larsucosterol; liver disease; alcoholic hepatitis; epigenetic modulator; FDA Breakthrough Therapy; acquisition; pharmaceutical; milestone payments

Boston Pharmaceuticals Achieves Phase 2 Success with Efimosfermin Alfa for MASH Treatment, Paving Way for Pivotal Trials

Efimosfermin alfa (BOS-580), Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH), Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), Phase 2 clinical trials, FGF21 analogue, Liver disease treatment, Pivotal trials