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ReviewNature reviews. Gastroenterology & hepatology2024

A roadmap for clinical trials in MASH-related compensated cirrhosis.

Juan M Pericàs, Quentin M Anstee, Salvador Augustin, Ramón Bataller, Annalisa Berzigotti, Andreea Ciudin, Sven Francque, Juan G Abraldes, Virginia Hernández-Gea, Mònica Pons and 7 more

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Review in Nature reviews. Gastroenterology & hepatology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 19 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Clinical Outcomes and Non-Invasive Testing in Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatohepatitis With Cirrhosis: A Systematic Review.Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver · 2026
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  3. Drug Development for MASH-Related Compensated Cirrhosis: Past, Present and Future.Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver · 2026
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  7. Management of obesity in advanced chronic liver disease.JHEP reports : innovation in hepatology · 2026
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  8. Macrophage β-catenin-Ihh axis induces hepatic stellate cell activation and fibrosis in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis.Inflammation research : official journal of the European Histamine Research Society ... [et al.] · 2026
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  12. The Role of Galectin-3 in Liver Inflammation and Fibrosis.Journal of inflammation research · 2026
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  14. Mediation analysis of the molecular phenotypes in a severe MASH-like liver injury mouse model.Toxicological sciences : an official journal of the Society of Toxicology · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

17 authors.

Juan M PericàsLiver Unit, Division of Digestive Diseases, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Research (VHIR), Vall d'Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. juanmanuel.pericas@vallhebron.cat.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3645-3293
Quentin M AnsteeTranslational & Clinical Research Institute, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9518-0088
Salvador AugustinBoehringer Ingelheim International GmbH, Ingelheim, Germany.
Ramón BatallerLiver Unit, Hospital Clinic Barcelona, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Universitat Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1119-7799
Annalisa BerzigottiDepartment of Visceral Surgery and Medicine, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4562-9016
Andreea CiudinEndocrinology and Nutrition Department, Morbid Obesity Unit Coordinator, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain.
Sven FrancqueDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Antwerp University Hospital, InflaMed Centre of Excellence, Laboratory for Experimental Medicine and Paediatrics, Translational Sciences in Inflammation and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp, Wilrijk, Belgium.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7527-4714
Juan G AbraldesDivision of Gastroenterology (Liver Unit), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
Virginia Hernández-GeaCentros de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBERehd), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.
Mònica PonsLiver Unit, Division of Digestive Diseases, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Research (VHIR), Vall d'Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
Thomas ReibergerDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4590-3583
Ian A RoweLeeds Institute for Medical Research, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1288-0749
Peter RydqvistMedical Department, Madrigal Pharmaceuticals, West Conshohocken, PA, USA.
Elmer SchabelFederal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices, Bonn, Germany.
Frank TackeDepartment of Hepatology and Gastroenterology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6206-0226
Emmanuel A TsochatzisUCL Institute for Liver and Digestive Health, Royal Free Hospital and UCL, London, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5069-2461
Joan GenescàLiver Unit, Division of Digestive Diseases, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Research (VHIR), Vall d'Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0831-8422

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Although metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) is rapidly becoming a leading cause of cirrhosis worldwide, therapeutic options are limited and the number of clinical trials in MASH-related compensated cirrhosis is low as compared to those conducted in earlier disease stages. Moreover, designing clinical trials in MASH cirrhosis presents a series of challenges regarding the understanding and conceptualization of the natural history, regulatory considerations, inclusion criteria, recruitment, end points and trial duration, among others. The first international workshop on the state of the art and future direction of clinical trials in MASH-related compensated cirrhosis was held in April 2023 at Vall d'Hebron University Hospital in Barcelona (Spain) and was attended by a group of international experts on clinical trials from academia, regulatory agencies and industry, encompassing expertise in MASH, cirrhosis, portal hypertension, and regulatory affairs. The presented Roadmap summarizes important content of the workshop on current status, regulatory requirements and end points in MASH-related compensated cirrhosis clinical trials, exploring alternative study designs and highlighting the challenges that should be considered for upcoming studies on MASH cirrhosis.

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