Obeticholic acid, commercially known as Ocaliva, is a prescription medication developed by Intercept Pharmaceuticals for the treatment of primary biliary cholangitis.
Here are three of the upcoming presentations:
1. “Predicted Risk of End Stage Liver Disease with Continued Standard of Care and Subsequent Addition of Obeticholic Acid in Patients with PBC”
2. “Long-Term Effect of Obeticholic Acid on Transient Elastography and AST to Platelet Ratio Index in Patients with PBC”
3. “Obeticholic acid, a synthetic FXR agonist, prevents hepatic inflammation and fibrosis in a novel mouse model of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis”
There will be a total of 11 presentations on obeticholic acid at the meeting.
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