Although still a clinical-stage biopharma company, Madrigal Pharmaceuticals, Inc. made an all-out showing at the American Association for the Study of Liver Disease annual meeting to establish its position as the leader in the NASH race – from sponsoring the wi-fi at the meeting and emblazoning its logo on many attendees’ hotel key cards to introducing a new chief commercialization officer and launching physician awareness efforts.
Madrigal Shows Confidence As It Awaits FDA’s March Decision On Resmetirom
With a 14 March FDA action date and no advisory panel scheduled, Madrigal is looking ahead to resmetirom becoming the first approved NASH therapy, following stumbles by competitors.

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