New data reinforces Iqirvo impact on ALP, fatigue and pruritus in PBC

28 May 2026

French drugmaker Ipsen (Euronext: IPN) today announced the presentation of new late-breaking results from the ELATIVE Phase III trial and two real-world studies at the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) congress.

Together, these data further strengthen the growing body of evidence establishing Iqirvo (elafibranor) as the only second-line primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) treatment providing rapid and robust alkaline phosphatase (ALP) reduction with fatigue improvement (in patients with moderate-to-severe fatigue at baseline) and pruritus relief.

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