Cancer Will Cost the World $25 Trillion over Next 30 Years
The total cost of cancer to the global economy will reach 25.2 trillion international dollars between 2020 and 2050, according to an analysis of 29 cancers across 204 countries.
[89bio, Inc.] 89bio, Inc. announced positive topline data from the Phase IIb ENLIVEN trial evaluating treatment with pegozafermin in patients with NASH. In the study, both the 44mg Q2W and 30mg QW doses met, with high statistical significance.
[Communications Biology] The expression of myocardial infarction-associated transcript (MIAT) was up-regulated during liver fibrosis. Silencing MIAT led to the suppression of hepatic stellate cell proliferation and collagen expression.
[EMBO Molecular Medicine] WD-repeat 6 (WDR6) deficiency in hepa1-6 cells drastically inhibited the growth and lung metastasis of orthotopically implanted tumors in immune-competent C57BL/6J mice.