Intercept's OCA Data Bolster NASH Efficacy, But Pruritus Worries Worsen

Analysts call Intercept sell-off overblown in wake of EASL presentation of fuller Phase III data for OCA in NASH. But while depth is added to efficacy argument, pruritus concerns possibly worsen.

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A more comprehensive look at Intercept Pharmaceuticals Inc.’s Phase III REGENERATE study of obeticholic acid (OCA) in non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) seemed to bolster the drug’s efficacy case, but investors drove the company’s stock price down April 11, perhaps due to increasing concerns about discontinuation rates seen in the study due to pruritus.

Intercept presented supportive data from REGENERATE at the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) meeting April 11...

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