
NGM tabled its NASH program in 2021 after a key trial failure. Now it’s reporting success in a second study
Bay Area biotech NGM Biopharmaceuticals reported Thursday afternoon that its drug candidate for non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, or NASH, improved results on a liver biomarker blood test in patients with the most severe form of the disease.
But the results come after NGM Bio decided in 2021 against running a pivotal trial for the drug after it failed a mid-stage trial in NASH patients with less advanced forms of the disease.
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