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Galmed surges on NASH news
September 24, 2014 2:05 AM UTC
Galmed Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (NASDAQ:GLMD) jumped $2.45 (38%) to $8.93 on Tuesday after FDA granted Fast Track designation to Aramchol arachidyl amino cholanoic acid to treat non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH).
Galmed plans to begin a Phase IIb trial of the fatty acid bile-acid conjugate (FABAC) in 240 obese and insulin resistant patients with NASH by year end. No drugs are currently approved to treat NASH. ...