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23/01/2023at 10:14

FDA starts review of potentially first NASH treatment

The first drug to treat pre-cirrhotic liver fibrosis due to NASH in the US could be approved this summer, after Intercept Pharmaceuticals submits obeticholic acid (OCA) for FDA review.
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by christian bundgaard, translated by daniel pedersen

US-based biotech firm Intercept Pharmaceuticals is on track to becoming the first company to have a non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) treatment market authorized in the US.

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