Endpoints and clinical trial design for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis.

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Published in Hepatology on July 01, 2011

Authors

Arun J Sanyal1, Elizabeth M Brunt, David E Kleiner, Kris V Kowdley, Naga Chalasani, Joel E Lavine, Vlad Ratziu, Arthur McCullough

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Gastroenterology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA. asanyal@mcvh-vcu.edu

Associated clinical trials:

An Investigator Initiated Prospective, Four Arms Randomized Comparative Study of Efficacy and Safety of Saroglitazar, Vitamin E and Life Style Modification in Patients With Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD)/ Non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) | NCT04193982

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