Multicenter Validation of Association Between Decline in MRI-PDFF and Histologic Response in NASH.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

Emerging data from a single-center study suggests that a 30% relative reduction in liver fat content as assessed by magnetic resonance imaging-proton density fat fraction (MRI-PDFF) from baseline may be associated with histologic improvement in nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). There are limited multicenter data comparing an active drug versus placebo on the association between the quantity of liver fat reduction assessed by MRI-PDFF and histologic response in NASH. This study aims to examine the association between 30% relative reduction in MRI-PDFF and histologic response in obeticholic acid (OCA) versus placebo-treated patients in the FLINT (farnesoid X receptor ligand obeticholic acid in NASH trial).

Approach and results

This is a secondary analysi

SUBMITTER: Loomba R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8055244 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature