ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,661,361, issued on June 23, was assigned to Madrigal Pharmaceuticals Inc. (West Conshohocken, Pa.).
"Resmetirom for reducing liver volume" was invented by Rebecca Taub (Villanova, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure describes a method of reducing liver volume in a cirrhotic or non-cirrhotic subject, the method comprising administering resmetirom, a prodrug thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the resmetirom or the resmetirom prodrug. The present disclosure also describes a method of treating NASH in a cirrhotic subject in need thereof, the method comprising administering to the subject resmetirom, a pro...