Merck And Altimmune Vie To Be Leaders In NAFLD And NASH

Rivals Will Present At Next Week’s EASL Congress

While progress in NASH has been slow for years, two dual GLP-1/GR agonists from rivals Merck & Co and Altimmune are showing mid-stage promise.

Messe Wien
The EASL congress takes places at the Messe in Vienna, Austria, 21-24 June.

Merck & Co. and Altimmune are competing to be leaders in a future non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) market, with both companies presenting data for a promising new therapeutic strategy next week.

Merck’s efinopegdutide (MK-6024) and Altimmune’s pemvidutide are both dual glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) and glucagon receptors (GR) agonists, a novel...

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