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ReviewCurrent issues in molecular biology2025

Drug Pipeline for MASLD: What Can Be Learned from the Successful Story of Resmetirom.

Elizabeta Knezović, Marija Hefer, Suzana Blažanović, Ana Petrović, Vice Tomičić, Nika Srb, Damir Kirner, Robert Smolić, Martina Smolić

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Review in Current issues in molecular biology, 2025. 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 10 papers.

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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

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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

10 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Elizabeta KnezovićFaculty of Dental Medicine and Health, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, 31000 Osijek, Croatia.
Marija HeferFaculty of Dental Medicine and Health, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, 31000 Osijek, Croatia.
Suzana BlažanovićFaculty of Dental Medicine and Health, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, 31000 Osijek, Croatia.ORCID 0009-0000-9213-8709
Ana PetrovićFaculty of Dental Medicine and Health, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, 31000 Osijek, Croatia.ORCID 0000-0001-5585-3121
Vice TomičićFaculty of Dental Medicine and Health, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, 31000 Osijek, Croatia.ORCID 0000-0003-0793-4220
Nika SrbFaculty of Dental Medicine and Health, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, 31000 Osijek, Croatia.
Damir KirnerFaculty of Dental Medicine and Health, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, 31000 Osijek, Croatia.
Robert SmolićFaculty of Dental Medicine and Health, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, 31000 Osijek, Croatia.
Martina SmolićFaculty of Dental Medicine and Health, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, 31000 Osijek, Croatia.ORCID 0000-0002-6867-826X

Funding

Croatian Ministry of Science, Education and Sports dedicated to multi-year institutional funding of scientific activity at the Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia IP-FDMZ-2024 (to Martina Smolic)
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) and its progressive form, metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH), represent a growing global health problem linked to obesity, insulin resistance, and dyslipidemia. MASLD often leads to fibrosis, cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma. Currently, therapeutic options are limited, emphasizing the need for novel, targeted pharmacological interventions. Resmetirom, a selective thyroid hormone receptor beta (THR-β) agonist, offers a promising approach by specifically enhancing hepatic metabolism while minimizing systemic effects. Clinical trials have demonstrated its capacity to reduce hepatic triglyceride accumulation and improve lipid profiles. Early- and advanced-phase studies, including the MAESTRO program, highlight significant reductions in hepatic fat content and favorable impacts on noninvasive biomarkers of fibrosis with minimal side effects. This review highlights evidence from pivotal studies, explores resmetirom's mechanism of action, and compares its efficacy and safety with other emerging therapeutic agents. While resmetirom marks a breakthrough in non-cirrhotic MASH management, further long-term studies are essential to fully evaluate its clinical benefits and potential regulatory approval for broader use in MASLD and MASH.

Indexed as

MASHMASLDresmetiromTHR-β agonists

Identifiers

PMID40136408
PMCPMC11941580

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