
Patients with MASH in the ESSENCE phase 3 trial show semaglutide’s potential to improve liver health

With the agreement, Roche will gain a treatment for moderate to severe MASH

Steatotic liver disease affects approximately 5% of the global population

The drug has already been approved in the US to treat patients with non-cirrhotic MASH

The drug already holds approvals to treat primary biliary cholangitis, another rare liver disease

Primary biliary cholangitis affects approximately 163,000 people in Europe

The company gained access to the drug through its $4.3bn acquisition of CymaBay

An estimated 510,000 people will be diagnosed with the rare liver disease globally by 2030

The rare liver disease affects approximately 100,000 people in the US

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The disease affects approximately 25,000 people in the UK, the majority of whom are women

Approximately 25,000 people in the UK are affected by the rare liver disease