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For years, companies have struggled to develop treatments for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), a disease that is growing across the world and is predicted to become the main cause of chronic liver problems and the need for liver transplantation.

Although some of the top-selling drugs in the world are facing patent cliffs between now and then, many of them are still projected to continue being big sellers between now and 2024.

The FDA approved Rozlytrek for the treatment of adults with ROS1-positive, metastatic non-small cell lung cancer. Also, Rozlytrek secured accelerated approval for the treatment of solid tumors that have a neurotrophic tyrosine receptor kinase (NTRK) gene fusion without a known acquired resistance mutation, are metastatic or where surgical resection is likely to result in severe morbidity, and have progressed following treatment or have no satisfactory alternative therapy.

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In a deal-making spree, Genentech will team up with the small companies to take on various diseases, including multiple sclerosis.

Clover Therapeutics, which sprung out of Clover Health, is supported by a number of biotech and pharma veterans, including Pfizer veteran Cheng Zhang, who is heading up therapeutics, and Genentech veteran Marcel van der Brug, who is the chief scientific officer for therapeutics.

Even with a holiday week, July 4, there were a number of clinical trial reports. Here’s a look.

Genentech, a Roche company, announced that its Phase III MINISTONE-2 clinical trial hit its primary endpoint, showing that its Xofluza (baloxavir marboxil) was comparable to its own Tamiflu (oseltamivir). It was also well-tolerated in children with the flu.

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