The European Commission has granted marketing authorization for Livmarli (maralixibat) oral solution for the treatment of cholestatic pruritus in patients with Alagille syndrome (ALGS) aged two months and older.
ALGS is a debilitating liver disease that affects approximately one in every 30,000 children born in Europe. The condition is characterized by an unrelenting itch, called pruritus.
Mirum Pharmaceuticals’ (Nasdaq: MIRM) ileal bile acid transporter inhibitor was already approved by the US Food and Drug Administration and the Israeli Ministry of Health for the treatment of cholestatic pruritus in patients with ALGS aged one year and older.
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