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Another data point in the Livdelzi story
Gilead is back with more homework on Livdelzi (seladelpar), and this time the report card looks pretty solid. In a post hoc analysis from the ongoing Phase 3 ASSURE study, the drug showed high and sustained rates of composite ALP normalization at 24 months in people with primary biliary cholangitis, or PBC.
If that sounds like a bowl of alphabet soup, the investor takeaway is simpler: ALP is a key liver marker, and keeping it normalized for a long stretch is the kind of thing that helps a therapy look more useful — and more defensible — in a real-world treatment conversation.
Why investors should care
This doesn’t scream instant blockbuster by itself, but it does matter because biotech and pharma stocks live and die by the accumulation of evidence. One good dataset is a nice dinner. Two or three are a reservation at the fancy place.
For Gilead, these results help keep Livdelzi in the spotlight as the company tries to turn liver disease assets into something more than just a side quest. The bigger question is whether this kind of durability translates into stronger adoption, cleaner positioning versus other options, and eventually more confidence from doctors, payers, and investors.
Big picture
Gilead has been stacking up plenty of catalysts lately, and this is one more brick in that wall. The stock won’t rerate just because a biomarker looks happier, but consistent clinical data can quietly matter a lot — especially when a company is trying to prove a drug has staying power, not just a flashy first date.