(Source: Intercept Pharmaceuticals Inc) NEW YORK, Oct. 28, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:ICPT) (Intercept), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of novel therapeutics to treat chronic underserved liver diseases, today announced the results of a 72-week Phase 2 dose ranging trial of obeticholic acid (OCA), Intercept's lead FXR agonist, in adult patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) in Japan. The trial was conducted by Intercept's collaborator, Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma. This trial is the first to evaluate the safety and efficacy of OCA in Japanese NASH patients. The primary efficacy analysis...
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