CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa., May 11, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Madrigal Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:MDGL) today announced its first quarter 2017 financial results. During the first quarter of 2017, Madrigal initiated Phase 2 clinical development of its lead compound, MGL-3196, a first-in-class, oral, once-daily, liver-directed, thyroid hormone receptor (THR) ß-selective agonist, in patients with HeFH. The Company had initiated a Phase 2 clinical study of MGL-3196 in patients with NASH in the fourth quarter of 2016.
“Enrollment is continuing as planned in our two Phase 2 proof-of-concept clinical trials of MGL-3196, for patients with NASH and HeFH,” said Paul Friedman, M.D., Chief Executive Officer of Madrigal. “Both indications have serious unmet patient needs that we believe can be safely and effectively addressed by MGL-3196. We look forward to data readouts from these studies which, if positive, should enable us to initiate Phase 3 registration trials in 2018.”
