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Published on: April 16, 2019
Emerging Pharmacological Treatment in Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis
1Metabolic Liver Research Program, First Department of Medicine, University Medical Center Mainz, Mainz, Germany.
Background:
The increasing prevalence of nonalcoholic -fatty liver disease has led to a strong demand for an optimal therapeutic approach. At present, guidelines recommend lifestyle changes, but it has become apparent that pharmacotherapy will be required in patients with advanced disease to prevent the progression to end-stage liver disease and potentially improve extrahepatic outcomes.
Summary:
This review discusses current pharmacological approaches focusing on substances studied in pivotal trials and selected phase 2 trials in patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and fibrosis.
Key Message:
Currently, several compounds are subjected to clinical testing to explore predominantly anti-inflammatory, anti-fibrotic, and metabolic treatment for NASH. With current response rates around 20%, the combination of several drugs targeting more than one pathway could lead to increased treatment success in the future.
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