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Once-monthly efimosfermin alfa reduced liver stiffness, ELF, and PRO-C3 through 52 weeks in MASH with F2–F4 fibrosis, including compensated cirrhosis.

Alvar Agustí, MD, previews key 2027 GOLD report changes, from initial COPD treatment and new biologic data to a GOLD Science Committee call to action.

In a phase 2 decentralized study, once-daily trientine tetrahydrochloride improved convenience and adherence in Wilson disease; 80% preferred it.

Type 2 biologics reduced mucus plugs in asthma trials, and quantitative imaging may help detect this treatable phenotype, according to a GOLD 2026 session.

In adults with late-onset PFIC, odevixibat improved pruritus within 3 months in a real-world study at presented at The Liver Meeting 2026.

CT-detected mucus plugs affect up to 67% of patients with COPD and are linked to worse lung function, exacerbations, and mortality, even without symptoms.

In patients with compensated MASH cirrhosis, Baveno VII and ANTICIPATE-NASH showed moderate agreement with HVPG and underestimated CSPH prevalence.

Robert Mentz, MD, discusses mentorship, trial recruitment, journal growth, and surgical partnerships in heart failure care.

At GOLD 2026, Alvar Agustí, MD, PhD, speaks on COPD underdiagnosis and misdiagnosis, barriers to spirometry in primary care, and managing pre-COPD.

Carla Nester, MD, discusses sustained proteinuria reduction and kidney function findings through 76 weeks of pegcetacoplan treatment.

In the phase 3 ELSPIRE trial, 85.3% of patients with PBC and ALP below 1.67× ULN reached ALP normalization on elafibranor at 52 weeks vs 23.3% on placebo.

Real-world data at AASLD 2026 show 37% to 55% of patients with MASH on resmetirom (Rezdiffra) improved liver stiffness by 25% or more at about one year.

In a 50-patient rhinovirus challenge study, a single nasal ETH47 dose cut peak viral load 40-fold, though the primary endpoint was not significant.

In the phase 3 IDEAL trial, 3 in 4 patients with PBC and ALP below 1.67× ULN reached ALP normalization on seladelpar at 52 weeks, compared with 16.1% on placebo.

October 2026 pulmonology highlights include FDA accelerated approval of Voceryq for recurrent respiratory papillomatosis and CHEST 2026 data.

HCPLive previews GOLD 2026 in Philadelphia, November 5-6, with sessions on the 2027 GOLD Report, mucus plugging, and exacerbations, plus expert interviews.

October 2026 allergy news: FDA approvals for berotralstat pellets and remibrutinib, RAPIDe-3 data in HAE, alpha-gal syndrome, and Viaskin Peanut Patch.

Skin clearance and route of administration drove treatment choices among 202 patients with psoriasis in the ENCOMPASS-PP discrete choice experiment.

Alexa Kimball, MD, MPH, reviews tulisokibart safety in hidradenitis suppurativa, its potential in patients with IBD, and what phase 3 trials must answer.

In 20 patients with PAH, lower baseline RVEF was linked to greater RV functional recovery and PVR reduction after 24 weeks of sotatercept, per a CHEST 2026 abstract.

In this segment of her interview, Kimball discusses phase 2b tulisokibart data in hidradenitis suppurativa and the rationale for targeting TL1A.

Oral prifemilast, a PDE4B-selective inhibitor, led to PASI 75 attainment in up to 57.4% of those with psoriasis at week 16 vs 10.8% with placebo.

Michael Wechsler, MD, discusses SWIFT/AGILE data showing 59% of patients in remission with depemokimab at year 1 maintained it at year 2.