The First FDA-Approved NASH Treatment Arrives After Almost Half a Century in the Making

ByMuzamil Saleem

The FDA has approved Madrigal Pharmaceuticals’ Rezdiffra™ (resmetirom) for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). The approval is a watershed event, marking a historic turning point in the long-standing quest to find an effective treatment for the millions of Americans afflicted by this devastating condition.  A targeted treatment for NASH has eluded pharmaceutical scientists for nearly a half century……

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FDA Convenes Experts to Address Knowledge Gaps in Noninvasive Testing for NASH

ByMuzamil Saleem

“Silent killer” is an apt description for a potentially fatal disease that progresses slowly, without any obvious symptoms in the early stages. When you couple this insidious type of pathology with a rapidly increasing prevalence, the disease is often described in terms akin to an epidemic. Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH)—a disease characterized by fat accumulation in the…