The NASH Pipeline: Replete With Targets And New Compounds
Executive Summary
The numerous different targets of investigational drugs for the treatment of NASH suggest the jury is still out on which mechanism of action is most likely to prove effective against the condition. Ireland’s Afimmune is the latest company wanting to advance an investigational drug for the disorder into late-stage clinical studies.
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