This section highlights FDA-related milestones and regulatory updates for drugs developed by GENFIT (GNFT).
Over the past two years, GENFIT has reported clinical trial outcomes, regulatory submissions, approvals, and other FDA events for drugs and therapies such as
elafibranor and VS-01. For definitions of regulatory abbreviations such as NDA, BLA, or PDUFA, see the event status legend.
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Elafibranor FDA Regulatory Events
Elafibranor is a drug developed by GENFIT for the following indication: for the treatment of patients with the rare cholestatic liver disease, primary biliary cholangitis (PBC), who have an inadequate response or intolerance to the current standard of care therapy, ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA).
This drug is under review by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Below is a timeline of key regulatory milestones for this therapy.
- Drug:
- elafibranor
- Announced Date:
- November 7, 2025
- Indication:
- for the treatment of patients with the rare cholestatic liver disease, primary biliary cholangitis (PBC), who have an inadequate response or intolerance to the current standard of care therapy, ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA).
Announcement
Ipsen announced that new Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC) data with IQIRVO® from the ELATIVE trial1, 2 will be presented in two late-breaking sessions, at The Liver Meeting® 2025, hosted by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD).
AI Summary
Ipsen announced that new Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC) data for IQIRVO® (elafibranor) from the ELATIVE trial will be presented in two late‑breaking sessions at The Liver Meeting® 2025, hosted by AASLD. The sessions will cover long‑term clinical findings and a proteomic analysis linking protein changes to fatigue outcomes.
Interim results from the open‑label extension, with more than three years of follow‑up in 115 patients, showed sustained biochemical responses and stabilization of fibrosis markers. At week 182, 72% of patients maintained a biochemical response and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) fell 47% from baseline. The share of patients reaching normal ALP stayed consistent with prior phase III findings, and no new safety signals were reported.
A separate analysis found changes in fatigue‑associated proteins that correlated with reported improvements in fatigue, suggesting IQIRVO’s PPAR α/δ activity may affect energy‑ and mitochondrial‑related pathways. These findings support further research into IQIRVO’s potential to relieve symptoms and slow disease progression in PBC.
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- elafibranor
- Announced Date:
- June 10, 2024
- Indication:
- for the treatment of patients with the rare cholestatic liver disease, primary biliary cholangitis (PBC), who have an inadequate response or intolerance to the current standard of care therapy, ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA).
Announcement
Ipsen announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted accelerated approval for Iqirvo® (elafibranor) 80 mg tablets for the treatment of primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) in combination with ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) in adults who have an inadequate response to UDCA, or as monotherapy in patients unable to tolerate UDCA. Iqirvo may be prescribed immediately in the U.S. for eligible patients.
AI Summary
The U.S. FDA has granted accelerated approval for Ipsen’s Iqirvo® (elafibranor) 80 mg tablets to treat primary biliary cholangitis (PBC). Iqirvo is approved for use in combination with ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) in adults who have not responded well to UDCA, or as a stand-alone treatment for patients who cannot tolerate it. This approval allows doctors to prescribe Iqirvo immediately to eligible patients in the United States, offering a new treatment option for a rare liver disease that affects around 100,000 Americans.
The decision is based on findings from the Phase III ELATIVE trial, where significant improvements in the biochemical marker alkaline phosphatase (ALP) were observed. Although long-term outcomes like improved survival have not yet been confirmed, this accelerated approval meets an urgent need for PBC patients who previously had few effective treatment choices.
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VS-01 FDA Regulatory Events
VS-01 is a drug developed by GENFIT for the following indication: in ACLF (Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure).
This drug is under review by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Below is a timeline of key regulatory milestones for this therapy.
- Drug:
- VS-01
- Announced Date:
- September 19, 2025
- Indication:
- in ACLF (Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure)
Announcement
GENFIT announced its decision to discontinue its VS-01 program in ACLF (Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure), and reprioritize the development of VS-01 on UCD (Urea Cycle Disorder).
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