Resmetirom

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Also known as Rezdiffra

MADRIGAL PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. MDGL · Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease; Cirrhosis, Liver; NASH

Key figures

  • Next catalyst

    None scheduled

    Only dates with a source are listed

  • Phase

    Approved

    Not recorded

  • Linked trials

    3

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  • Latest FDA action

    Approved

    NDA217785,

Recalls, shortages, patents and EU status at a glance

Key information

Indications
Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease; Cirrhosis, Liver; NASH Source: Conditions from ClinicalTrials.gov (opens in a new tab)
Designations
None recorded
Next catalyst
None scheduled

Development timeline

  1. Preclinical Completed
  2. Phase 1 Completed
  3. Phase 2 Completed
  4. Phase 3 CompletedFirst trial start 16 Dec 20193 linked trials
  5. Filed Completed
  6. Approved Current stageFirst approval 14 Mar 2024

Overview

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Key dates

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FDA designations

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Filed application

No filed application is on record for Resmetirom. Approvals are listed under FDA actions.

FDA advisory committees

No FDA advisory committee meetings are on record for Resmetirom.

Clinical trials

Trials linked to Resmetirom
TrialTitlePhaseStatusEnrollmentPrimary completionResults posted
NCT05500222ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT05500222 (opens in a new tab)A Phase 3 Study to Evaluate the Effect of Resmetirom on Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Well-compensated NASH Cirrhosis (MAESTRO-NASH-OUTCOMES)Phase 3Active, not recruiting845 (estimated)Dec 2026 (estimated) No

Publications listing NCT05500222 (1), newest first

  1. Design of the phase 3 MAESTRO clinical program to evaluate resmetirom for the treatment of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis.

    Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics · 2024 Jan

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NCT04951219ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT04951219 (opens in a new tab)A Phase 3 Study to Evaluate Safety and Biomarkers of Resmetirom (MGL-3196) in Patients With Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD), MAESTRO-NAFLD-Open-Label-Extension (MAESTRO-NAFLD-OLE)Phase 3Active, not recruiting810 (actual)Mar 2027 (estimated) No

Publications listing NCT04951219 (1), newest first

  1. Design of the phase 3 MAESTRO clinical program to evaluate resmetirom for the treatment of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis.

    Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics · 2024 Jan

Citations from PubMed, U.S. National Library of Medicine; abstracts are not stored. A publication lists this study’s NCT number and may be a review that cites many studies.

NCT04197479ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT04197479 (opens in a new tab)MAESTRO-NAFLD1A Phase 3 Study to Evaluate Safety and Biomarkers of Resmetirom (MGL-3196) in Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease PatientsPhase 3Completed1,343 (actual)6 Jan 2023 (actual) No

Publications listing MAESTRO-NAFLD1 (4), newest first

  1. Self-Reported Cognitive Function in Metabolic Dysfunction-associated Steatotic Liver Disease and Metabolic Dysfunction-associated Steatohepatitis: A Post-hoc Analysis of the MAESTRO Resmetirom Trials.

    Journal of clinical and experimental hepatology · 2026 Jul-Aug

  2. The Cholate Challenge Test Quantified Baseline Functional Heterogeneity and Improvement in Response to Resmetirom in MASH-related Child-Pugh A Cirrhosis.

    Gastro hep advances · 2025

  3. Design of the phase 3 MAESTRO clinical program to evaluate resmetirom for the treatment of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis.

    Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics · 2024 Jan

  4. Resmetirom for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 3 trial.

    Nature medicine · 2023 Nov

Citations from PubMed, U.S. National Library of Medicine; abstracts are not stored. A publication lists this study’s NCT number and may be a review that cites many studies.

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, U.S. National Library of Medicine. Posted results are shown as ClinicalTrials.gov prints them; results from company and journal sources are entered by editors and listed separately. Full result tables are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

Trial quality

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FDA actions

Original approvals and new-indication supplements for Resmetirom, newest first
ApplicationActionDateOutcomeReviewSource
NDA217785Action letter for NDA217785 (opens in a new tab) Original 1 Type 1 - New Molecular EntityApprovedpriorityDrugs@FDA via openFDA (opens in a new tab)

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EU status (EMA)

AuthorisedConditional

Rezdiffra (EMEA/H/C/006220)

Authorised
Therapeutic area
Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease;Liver Cirrhosis
Marketing authorisation holder
Madrigal Pharmaceuticals EU Limited
Active substance (INN)
resmetirom
ATC code
A05
Latest EMA decision

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Source: European Medicines Agency (EMA), medicines data download. Licence: EMA re-use with acknowledgement. EMA medicines report 2026-10-26.

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