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Alfasigma reaches deal to buy Intercept for $800m

After two FDA rejections for non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) therapy obeticholic acid (OCA), Intercept Pharma has agreed to be taken over by Italian drugmaker Alfasig

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Eiger wields axe as FDA sets high bar for hepatitis drug

Eiger BioPharmaceuticals has said it will cut staffing numbers by 25% and refocus its R&D activities on metabolic diseases, after the FDA said it would need a new stud

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Intercept changes course as OCA is rejected for NASH again

Intercept Pharma has conceded defeat in its battle to get obeticholic acid (OCA) approved as a treatment for non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) after the FDA rejected it

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FDA panel vote dashes Intercept’s NASH hopes

Intercept Pharma is facing an uphill battle to get FDA approval of its OCA therapy for non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) once again, after FDA advisors comprehensively

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FDA still sceptical about Intercept’s NASH drug

Intercept Pharma’s hope that its OCA candidate could become the first FDA-approved drug to treat non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is starting to look decidedly faint.

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