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    <submissionType>144</submissionType>
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      <liveTestFlag>LIVE</liveTestFlag>



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    <issuerInfo>
      <issuerCik>0001157601</issuerCik>
      <issuerName>Madrigal Pharmaceuticals, Inc.</issuerName>
      <secFileNumber>001-33277</secFileNumber>
      <issuerAddress>
        <com:street1>Four Tower Bridge 200 Barr Harbor Drive</com:street1>
        <com:city>West Conshohocken</com:city>
        <com:stateOrCountry>PA</com:stateOrCountry>
        <com:zipCode>19428</com:zipCode>
      </issuerAddress>
      <issuerContactPhone>2678242827</issuerContactPhone>
      <nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>Carole Huntsman</nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>
      <relationshipsToIssuer>
        <relationshipToIssuer>Officer</relationshipToIssuer>
      </relationshipsToIssuer>
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    <securitiesInformation>
      <securitiesClassTitle>Common Stock</securitiesClassTitle>
      <brokerOrMarketmakerDetails>
        <name>Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services</name>
        <address>
          <com:street1>1 New York Plaza, 8th Floor</com:street1>
          <com:city>New York</com:city>
          <com:stateOrCountry>NY</com:stateOrCountry>
          <com:zipCode>10004</com:zipCode>
        </address>
      </brokerOrMarketmakerDetails>
      <noOfUnitsSold>894</noOfUnitsSold>
      <aggregateMarketValue>484655.28</aggregateMarketValue>
      <noOfUnitsOutstanding>22711420</noOfUnitsOutstanding>
      <approxSaleDate>11/21/2025</approxSaleDate>
      <securitiesExchangeName>Nasdaq Stock Market</securitiesExchangeName>
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    <securitiesInformation>
      <securitiesClassTitle>Common Stock</securitiesClassTitle>
      <brokerOrMarketmakerDetails>
        <name>Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services</name>
        <address>
          <com:street1>1 New York Plaza, 8th Floor</com:street1>
          <com:city>New York</com:city>
          <com:stateOrCountry>NY</com:stateOrCountry>
          <com:zipCode>10004</com:zipCode>
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      </brokerOrMarketmakerDetails>
      <noOfUnitsSold>1064</noOfUnitsSold>
      <aggregateMarketValue>576815.68</aggregateMarketValue>
      <noOfUnitsOutstanding>22711420</noOfUnitsOutstanding>
      <approxSaleDate>11/21/2025</approxSaleDate>
      <securitiesExchangeName>Nasdaq Stock Market</securitiesExchangeName>
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      <securitiesClassTitle>Common Stock</securitiesClassTitle>
      <acquiredDate>11/20/2025</acquiredDate>
      <natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>Restricted Stock Unit Grant</natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>
      <nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>Issuer</nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>
      <isGiftTransaction>N</isGiftTransaction>
      <amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>894</amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>
      <paymentDate>11/20/2025</paymentDate>
      <natureOfPayment>Vesting of Restricted Stock Units</natureOfPayment>
    </securitiesToBeSold>
    <securitiesToBeSold>
      <securitiesClassTitle>Common Stock</securitiesClassTitle>
      <acquiredDate>11/20/2025</acquiredDate>
      <natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>Restricted Stock Unit Grant</natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>
      <nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>Issuer</nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>
      <isGiftTransaction>N</isGiftTransaction>
      <amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>1064</amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>
      <paymentDate>11/20/2025</paymentDate>
      <natureOfPayment>Vesting of Restricted Stock Units</natureOfPayment>
    </securitiesToBeSold>
    <nothingToReportFlagOnSecuritiesSoldInPast3Months>Y</nothingToReportFlagOnSecuritiesSoldInPast3Months>
    <remarks>The sale of shares of common stock reported on this Form 144 represents (i) the sale of 894 shares pursuant to a sell-to-cover transaction in order to satisfy tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting of Restricted Stock Units previously granted to the Reporting Person and (ii) the automatic sale of 1,064 shares pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the Reporting Person on 11/05/2024. Aggregate market value is based on a closing stock price of $542.12 for the Issuer's Common Stock on 11/20/25.</remarks>
    <noticeSignature>
      <noticeDate>11/21/2025</noticeDate>
      <planAdoptionDates>
        <planAdoptionDate>11/05/2024</planAdoptionDate>
      </planAdoptionDates>
      <signature>/s/ Carole Huntsman</signature>
    </noticeSignature>
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