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Exploring the Potential of Madrigal Pharmaceuticals' Resmetirom in Treating NASH: Insights from the Phase 3 MAESTRO-NASH Trial
Executed on:Dec 5, 2023 9:30 AM EDT
Call Duration:30 minutes
Expert Profile
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Institution: Imperial College London
- Consultant Hepatologist at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, and Honorary Senior Lecturer at Imperial College London.
- Leads the NAFLD service in the Trust, overseeing a clinic that cares for more than 600 patients.
- Research interests are focused in translational aspects of NAFLD care, including prediction of cardiovascular risk, quantitation of liver biopsies from NAFLD patients using machine learning, and management of NAFLD cirrhosis.
Interview Goal
To delve into the recent findings from the Phase 3 MAESTRO-NASH trial by Madrigal Pharmaceuticals, focusing on the efficacy and safety of Resmetirom in treating nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), and to understand its potential impact on the future treatment landscape of liver diseases.