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THE FDA APPROVES SEMAGLUTIDE FOR MASH!
Novo Nordisk today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved an additional indication for Wegovy® (semaglutide 2.4
mg) based on a supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for treatment of noncirrhotic
metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) in adults with moderate to advanced
liver fibrosis (consistent with stages F2 to F3 fibrosis), in combination with a reduced calorie diet and increased physical activity.
The accelerated approval is based on part 1 of the ESSENCE trial, in which Wegovy® demonstrated a statistically significant and superior improvement in liver fibrosis with no worsening of steatohepatitis, as well as resolution of steatohepatitis with no worsening of liver
fibrosis compared to placebo.
The clinical data from ESSENCE showed that at week 72, 36.8% of people treated with Wegovy®
achieved improvement in liver fibrosis with no worsening of steatohepatitis compared to 22.4% treated with placebo. 62.9% of people treated with Wegovy® achieved resolution of steatohepatitis with no worsening of liver fibrosis compared to 34.3% treated with placebo.
“Wegovy® is now uniquely positioned as the first and only GLP-1 treatment approved for MASH,complementing the already proven weight loss, cardiovascular benefits and extensive body of
evidence linked to semaglutide,” said Martin Holst Lange, executive vice president, chief scientific officer and head of Research and Development, at Novo Nordisk.
“MASH represents a significant health burden, with one in three people with overweight or obesity worldwide affected. In the US alone, around 22 million people are estimated to live with MASH.
With the approval of Wegovy® for MASH, we provide a new treatment to people living with MASH that not only halts the disease activity but helps reverse the damage caused to the liver.”
As of today, Wegovy® is available in the US for the treatment for MASH.

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