Panel Discussion: Defining Cross-Indication Expansion Strategies to Maximize the Clinical & Commercial Potential of Antifibrotic Therapies

2:30 pm - Wednesday 2nd December 2026

  • Determining when preclinical evidence is sufficiently robust to justify expanding an antifibrotic program into additional fibrotic indications rather than remaining disease-specific
  • Identifying the biological, translational, regulatory, and commercial factors that should guide indication prioritization, including shared mechanisms, biomarker availability, clinical endpoints, and unmet need 
  • Exploring whether future antifibrotic programs should be intentionally designed as multi-indication assets from discovery or whether expansion should remain a staged, indication-by-indication strategy

Speakers:

Chief Executive Officer
Vicore Pharma Holding
Principal Scientist II
Novartis AG
Principal Scientist
Merck & Co