Rezdiffra Uptake Held Up By Payers, But Not Biopsy Requirements

Several factors are delaying fulfillment of MASH prescriptions, but payers are not holding out for biopsy disease confirmation. KOLs cited by Leerink also call tirzepatide the clear standout in obesity, though access issues are still an issue.

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KOLs expect incretins to hold large market share in obesity, MASH

Initial prescriptions for Madrigal Pharmaceuticals, Inc.’s Rezdiffra (resmetirom) are running into payer-related delays, but not because payers want biopsy-based disease confirmation, according to key opinion leaders discussing the metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) and obesity treatment landscapes at a recent Leerink Partners event. Meanwhile, a note issued by Leerink on 14 July cited KOLs saying Eli Lilly and Company’s Zepbound (tirzepatide) offers the best overall clinical profile in obesity therapy.

During an inflammation and immunology therapeutics forum convened by Leerink on 9 July, the firm’s analysts interviewed a pair of...

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