NASH race finally 'heating up'

20 March 2023

The race to market with a drug for non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is heating up, according to data and analytics firm GlobalData.

This follows the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) announcement that it will review Intercept Pharmaceuticals’ (Nasdaq: ICPT) resubmission of its new drug application (NDA) for obeticholic acid (OCA) in patients with pre-cirrhotic liver fibrosis due to NASH.

The update on Intercept’s progress is the latest instalment in what has been marathon for many companies attempting to develop a successful treatment for NASH, with many having had setbacks along the way.

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