Terns Pharma secures Phase II win for small molecule NASH option

13 November 2023

Liver specialist Terns Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: TERN) has announced top-line data from the Phase IIa DUET trial at the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD).

Outlined in a late-breaking oral presentation, the data relate to an oral thyroid hormone receptor-β (THR-β) agonist, which is being developed for the treatment of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH).

While there are currently no US Food and Drug Administration or European Medicines Agency-approved therapies for NASH, analysts believe there is huge untapped potential given the level of unmet medical need in this area.

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