“Far superior to what almost anyone expected,” was how H.C. Wainwright analyst Ed Arce described the top-line readout for Madrigal Pharmaceuticals Inc.’s phase III study of resmetirom, which hit both of its dual endpoints in patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and is expected to form the basis of an accelerated approval application to the U.S. FDA in the first half of 2023.
Shenzhen Chipscreen Biosciences Ltd. has identified heterocyclic compounds acting as thyroid hormone receptor (THR) β agonists expected to be useful for the treatment of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), diabetes, obesity, hyperlipidemia, hypothyroidism, atherosclerosis, thyroid cancer and hypercholesterolemia, among others.
The farnesoid X receptor (FXR), a bile acid receptor, plays a direct role regulating innate immune cells in the gut, and treating mice with an FXR agonist improved symptoms of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The findings provide a link between diet and innate immunity, and could lead to better ways to treat IBD. “The intestine is a major target for inflammation and inflammatory disease, particularly in the modern Western culture, where high-fat diets are becoming very prevalent,” Ronald Evans told BioWorld.
Liver damage arrests growth mediated by the somatotroph axis, which prevents liver cell death and inflammation, but increases fibrosis in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). The explanation for this effect could lie in the relationship between the activating transcription factor 3 (ATF-3) and insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1), according to a study from the University of California at Berkeley.
Sironax Ltd. has disclosed receptor-interacting serine/threonine-protein kinase 1 (RIPK1) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Alzheimer's disease and viral infection.
Patients suffering in the long-stagnant therapeutic landscape of ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease gained encouragement with positive mid-stage results from Prometheus Biosciences Inc., which tested its tumor necrosis factor-like cytokine 1A-targeting PRA-023 against both forms of inflammatory bowel disease. San Diego-based Prometheus closed at $95.80, up $59.74, or 165.7% after the company made known data from the phase II study called Artemis-UC and the Apollo-CD phase IIa experiment. Prometheus intends to advance PRA-023 into phase III testing next year.
Acute liver failure (ALF) occurs when an acute injury to the liver is not compensated by the liver’s endogenous regenerative capacity, resulting in impaired liver function. Accelerating the liver’s regenerative capacity by activating the MET-hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) signaling pathway was the aim of this research. AGMB-101, developed by Agomab Therapeutics NV, is an agonist antibody targeting MET that was tested in two murine models of ALF.
Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a disease affecting the bile ducts that can lead to end-stage liver disease and cholangiocarcinoma. Patients with this disease lack therapeutic treatment other than liver transplantation.
Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) is the second most common primary cancer of the liver with a median survival of 25 months. Therapeutic options for CCA are limited and the discovery of new therapeutic approaches is crucial for CCA management.
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