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Duvyzat (givinostat) is the first nonsteroidal drug approved to treat patients with all genetic variants of DMD, according to the FDAs announcement
The mechanistic explanation is not speculative: the glucagon receptor adds hepatic fatty-acid oxidation, adipose lipolysis and thermogenic energy expenditure that dual agonism cannot engage by design 27, and the Phase 2a MASLD readouts 8590% liver-fat reduction is a direct signature of that pathway 3
The secondary endpoints showed an 18% reduction in the risk of major cardiovascular events and a 20% reduction in the risk of all-cause mortality, according to the European Renal Association announcement
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