** Shares of drug developer NeuroBo Pharmaceuticals NRBO.O
rise 8% to $5.26 premarket
** NRBO says a safety review committee has recommended that
a mid-stage trial for co's experimental MASH drug can continue
without modification
** The recommendation is an early indication of the safety
of the drug, DA-1241 - CEO Hyung Heon Kim
** Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH)
is a fatty liver disease that affects around 5% of the U.S.
population
** Up to last close, stock up 31.7% YTD
(Reporting by Puyaan Singh)
((Puyaan.Singh@thomsonreuters.com;))