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Triple hormone receptor agonist retatrutide for metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease: a randomized phase 2a trial.

Nature medicine ·

Human

Abstract summarizedQuality not appraised
What was studied
A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase two substudy tested once-weekly retatrutide for reducing liver fat.
Who / model studied
Participants had metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease and at least ten percent liver fat.
Studied dose & schedule
Dose and schedule have not yet been extracted for this summary.
What the study found
Retatrutide produced dose-related liver-fat reductions versus placebo, and more participants reached normal liver-fat levels at higher doses.
Limitations & context
This was a substudy of ninety-eight selected participants rather than a standalone broad liver-disease trial.

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Original publication ↗ · DOI: 10.1038/s41591-024-03018-2

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