MADRIGAL PHARMACEUTICALS,INC. (NASDAQ:MDGL) Files An 8-K Other Events

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MADRIGAL PHARMACEUTICALS,INC. (NASDAQ:MDGL) Files An 8-K Other Events
Item 8.01 Other Events.

On May31, 2018 Madrigal Pharmaceuticals,Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing positive top-line, 36-week results from a Phase 2 clinical trial of the Company’s MGL-3196 in patients with biopsy-proven non-alcoholic steatohepatitis. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 8.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)Exhibits

Exhibit Number

Description

99.1

Press Release Dated May31, 2018.


MADRIGAL PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. Exhibit
EX-99.1 2 a18-14602_1ex99d1.htm EX-99.1 Exhibit 99.1     Madrigal’s MGL-3196 Achieves Liver Biopsy Endpoints in Patients with Non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) at 36 Weeks in Phase 2 Clinical Trial   — Statistically significantly more patients treated with MGL-3196 compared with placebo treated patients achieved a two point reduction in NAS (NAFLD activity score) on biopsy —   — Statistically significantly more patients treated with MGL-3196 compared with placebo treated patients achieved resolution of NASH on biopsy —   — A >30% fat reduction (MRI-PDFF) in MGL-3196 treated patients,…
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About MADRIGAL PHARMACEUTICALS,INC. (NASDAQ:MDGL)

Madrigal Pharmaceuticals, Inc., formerly Synta Pharmaceuticals Corp., is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company. The Company focuses on the development and commercialization of therapeutic candidates for the treatment of cardiovascular-metabolic diseases and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). The Company’s lead product, MGL-3196, is a Phase II-ready once-daily, oral, liver-directed selective thyroid hormone receptor-b (THR-b) agonist for the treatment of NASH, and heterozygous and homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (FH). Its product pipeline also includes MGL-3745, which is used in the treatment of NASH and FH. MGL-3196 has completed Phase I single and multiple dose trials in healthy volunteers. MGL-3196 is being developed for dyslipidemia/hypercholesterolemia to lower low-density lipoproteins cholesterol, triglyceride levels and lipoprotein(a). MGL-3196 also reduces triglycerides in the plasma and liver by increasing fat metabolism and shows an anti-diabetic action.