Peter G Traber

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Summer in Paris: NASH Update

Title: Summer in Paris: NASH Update Author: Peter G. Traber, MD Date: 07/16/2019 The Paris NASH meeting was held July 11 and 12, 2019, subtitled as an “International Think Tank” and it certainly did...
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No Acceptable Surrogates for NASH Cirrhosis

Title: No Acceptable Surrogates for NASH Cirrhosis Author: Peter G. Traber, MD Date: 06/06/2019 The FDA released draft guidance on developing drugs for compensated NASH cirrhosis (Nonalcoholic...
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Therapy for NASH Cirrhosis is a Distant Hope

NASH is a chronic liver disorder that results in progressive fibrosis, ultimately culminating in some patients in liver cirrhosis. In cirrhosis, the fibrotic scar tissue distorts the normal liver...
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Is Gilead’s Selonsertib for NASH Dead?

Title: Is Gilead’s Selonsertib for NASH Dead? Author: Peter G. Traber, MD Date: 02/12/2019 Introduction The search for an effective therapy for NASH with advanced fibrosis/cirrhosis suffered a major...
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NASH Surprises and Interpretation of Clinical Trials

Title: NASH Surprises and Interpretation of Clinical Trials Author: Peter G. Traber, MD Introduction 2019 will usher in a new chapter in NASH drug development with data reported on the first phase 3...
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Agencies Clarify NASH Endpoints—But Don’t Harmonize

Title: Agencies Clarify NASH Endpoints—But Don’t Harmonize Author: Peter G. Traber, MD The FDA and EMA have recently published very similar clinical trial endpoints for pre-cirrhotic NASH, with one...
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Industry Strategies for NASH Combination Therapies

Introduction: Many have commented that drug combinations represent the future of NASH therapeutics. As indicated by Pfizer’s recent announcement, large pharma companies are putting efforts toward the...
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Is Rapid Reversal of Liver Fibrosis Possible?

Title: Is Rapid Reversal of Liver Fibrosis Possible? Author: Peter G. Traber Introduction Treatment of liver fibrosis is a major focus of drug development with multiple companies examining a variety...
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NASH Cirrhosis Space Poised to Heat Up

Title: NASH Cirrhosis Space Poised to Heat Up Author: Peter G. Traber, MD NASH cirrhosis is the most advanced classification of fibrosis progression in fatty liver disease. Results of clinical trials...
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Madrigal’s and Viking’s NASH Drugs: Who’s best in class?

Title: Madrigal’s and Viking’s NASH Drugs: Who’s best in class? Author: Peter G. Traber, MD Two companies, Madrigal Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: MDGL) and Viking Therapeutics (NASDAQ: VKTX), this year...
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NASH Bubble?

Title: NASH Bubble? Author: Peter G. Traber, MD Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) have been the subject of intense interest in the biotech/pharma...
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Identifying Best Disease Indications for Anti-Fibrotic Drugs

Identifying Best Disease Indications for Anti-Fibrotic Drugs By Peter G. Traber, MD
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