Corcept Therapeutics (CORT) Observes Large Reductions of Liver Fat and Transient Liver Enzyme Elevations in Phase 2 Trial of Miricorilant as a Potential Treatment for Patients with Nonalcoholic Steato

Corcept Therapeutics Observes Large Reductions of Liver Fat and Transient Liver Enzyme Elevations in Phase 2 Trial of Miricorilant as a Potential Treatment for Patients with Nonalcoholic Steatohepat

MENLO PARK, Calif., May 06, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Corcept Therapeutics Incorporated (NASDAQ: CORT), a commercial-stage company engaged in the discovery and development of drugs to treat severe metabolic, oncologic and psychiatric disorders by modulating the effects of cortisol, today announced interim findings from the Phase 2 trial of its selective cortisol modulator miricorilant in patients with presumed NASH.

This was our first trial to evaluate miricorilant as a treatment for patients with liver disease. When we observed elevated ALT and AST levels in four of the first five patients who received... More