Pioglitazone, vitamin E, or placebo for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis.

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Published in N Engl J Med on April 28, 2010

Authors

Arun J Sanyal1, Naga Chalasani, Kris V Kowdley, Arthur McCullough, Anna Mae Diehl, Nathan M Bass, Brent A Neuschwander-Tetri, Joel E Lavine, James Tonascia, Aynur Unalp, Mark Van Natta, Jeanne Clark, Elizabeth M Brunt, David E Kleiner, Jay H Hoofnagle, Patricia R Robuck, NASH CRN

Author Affiliations

1: Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, USA. asanyal@mcvh-vcu.edu

Associated clinical trials:

Pioglitazone vs Vitamin E vs Placebo for Treatment of Non-Diabetic Patients With Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (PIVENS) (PIVENS) | NCT00063622

Lifestyle Versus Ezetimibe Plus Lifestyle in Patients With Non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis | NCT01950884

Atorvastatin Versus Vitamin E in Treatment of Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease | NCT01720719

Efficacy and Safety of Berberine in Non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis (EASYBEinNASH) | NCT03198572

Low-Dose Pioglitazone in n Patients With NASH. | NCT04501406

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