Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. hopes to have data ready during the first half of 2022 to resubmit obeticholic acid (OCA) for non-alcoholic steatohepatitis-related fibrosis following the June 2020 complete response letter. The company reached an agreement with the US Food and Drug Administration on a three-pathologist review process that will meet the requirement for central reading of scans set in a draft guidance that the FDA issued earlier this year, chief medical officer Michelle Berrey told Scrip in an interview.
NASH Updates: Intercept Moves Toward Re-Filing, Madrigal De-Risks Phase III
AASLD Briefing: While working on new biopsy reviews to address CRL, Intercept also might consider filing for approval in cirrhotic patients if REVERSE study succeeds. Plus other updates on NASH programs.

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