The views expressed here do not necessarily reflect those of VCU or its medical school or the Stravitz-Sanyal Institute for Liver Disease and Metabolic Health.
We're thrilled to have
@juanpabloarab
join our team to push our alcohol-related liver disease research to the next level. Learn more about him at
#livertwitter
Honored to have my contributions to the field of
#hepatology
recognized and to be included among the top cited 🌐 Clarivate Reveals World's Influential Researchers in Highly Cited Researchers 2023 List
#livertwitter
🆕REVIEW: Digital pathology and artificial intelligence in non-alcoholic steatohepatitis
➡️Current status and future directions. Read it here👉 via
@JHepatology
#LiverTwitter
A major milestone for our
#liver
patients and for the field. As an investigator working on MASH, I congratulate
@MadrigalPharma
& the communities of my colleagues and patients who participated in the treatment trials to make approved therapy for
#MASH
a reality.
#livertwitter
#BREAKING
It is a big day for the Liver Community! Madrigal is proud to announce the first and only
@US_FDA
-approved therapy in NASH/MASH. Learn more here:
#FDAApproval
#NASH
With its anti-fibrotic benefits, pegozafermin has potential to help compensated cirrhotic
#MASH
patients and reduce the risk of decompensation. I look forward to evaluating the potential benefits of pegozafermin in ENLIGHTEN-Cirrhosis.
#livertwitter
Thrilled that pediatric hepatologist
@SaulKarpen
joins the institute as our first chief scientific officer. He will help accelerate the science needed to bring preventive & therapeutic strategies across patients' life cycles.
#livertwitter
@AASLDtweets
Arriving 🛬 for
@EASLnews
#EASLCongress
later today. Looking forward to an exciting meeting of research discoveries, treatment news, networking and, of course, some wonderful Italian food! 🍝
#livertwitter
The liver is an underappreciated organ and is almost always overshadowed by the heart and the brain.
Really, it is the undervalued, unsung hero in our body! Did you know that this remarkable organ performs over 500 vital tasks, integral to our survival and well-being? While a
NASH field celebrates ‘hurrah moment’ with 1st
@US_FDA
drug approval for the disease.
@ArunJSanyalVCU
tells
@Nature
"fantastic to be able to tell your patients, yes, there is a drug that potentially can be used and is approved."
#liver
#livertwitter
On this Global Fatty Liver Day, I'm excited to share a conversation I had with
@GlobalLiver
's
@JeffJMcIntyre
on the importance of screening and how we can help develop better treatments for patients. 👀 our discussion at
#livertwitter
#FattyLiverDay
As many of you know, nurturing the next-gen of HEP is dear to my heart. I want to congratulate our own Madison Nguyen, a rising third year resident at
#VCU
SOM, for her selection as an
@AASLD
Emerging
#Liver
Scholar for 2024.
#livertwitter
Brilliant new study on drug treatment of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
A new drug called Resmetirom has been shown to reduce both liver scarring and inflammation compared to no treatment in patients with biopsy proven non-alcoholic severe fatty liver
Our second panel discussion at UNGA side event today in NYC: Jeffrey Lazarus, Head of public health liver group, ISGlobal; professor of global health, CUNY SPH; chair, Healthy Livers Healthy Lives Coalition: “The new nomenclature makes it easier to engage with Health care
Excited to see the 👀 to this tragically📈 trend in liver health. We need more global support for research to make a significant difference in treatment to improve the lives of millions with
#liver
disease.
📢Our September issue is out ‼️
Featured article:
➡️A global research priority agenda to advance
#publichealth
responses to
#fattyliver
disease
Full issue➡️
I truly enjoyed the opportunity to visit with colleagues at
@NUSingapore
last week to celebrate an MOU that will deepen the relations between our institutions and develop a formal channel to advance liver research.
#livertwitter
@AASLDtweets
@APASLnews
The most anticipated results of 2024: NASH resolution in 30%, fibrosis improvement in 25%
Resmetirom trial out now in
@NEJM
#livertwitter
Thyroid hormone receptor beta agonist for fibrosis F1-F3
🚨Have you registered to EASL Congress 2024?
On 5-8 June, our hepatology community will convene in Milan, Italy and online, at the largest European Congress for liver disease.
Join us to stay up to date with research, meet colleagues, and discover something new in your field!
🌟 Excitement is in the air as we kick off the
#SLDSummit
2023 in beautiful Prague and online!
Join us for the Welcome Session featuring inspiring opening remarks by our organisers
@lotersztajn
@FrancqueSven
and
@JVLazarus
. 🌍
Remember to use the hashtag
#SLDSummit
and stay
In
@TheLancet
: GLP-1 receptor agonists, such as semaglutide, could curb both health & economic effects of obesity.
In a Viewpoint, authors analyse GLP-1 receptor agonist coverage policies in 13 high-income countries to draw lessons for policy development:
Arun Sanyal presents “Metabolomics and Lipidomics in MASLD”.
“We need to think about “the metabolome and metabolic health”.
Summary:
• Metabolomic studies reveal a widespread disruption of metabolic pathways in the liver in MASLD
• Key pathways likely to play a biologically
This
#WorldLiverDay
, liver physicians and many patients can be thankful for the recent FDA approval of the first drug to treat
#MASH
. Here's why I love the
#liver
and hope you do, too.
#livertwitter
Want to know what our
@VCU_Liver
researchers are presenting at American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD)
#TLM2023
? Check out our collected abstracts.
In 2 national data sets of >11,000 patients with SBP
SecSBPPr was prescribed in roughly half of patients.
When initiated, SecSBPPr, compared to no prophylaxis after SBP 🔼 risk of SBP recurrence in multivariable analysis by 63-68%, and this trend worsened over time
@DrLoomba
congratulation on this award- very well deserved amazing to witnesses this in India, Kerala, beautiful Kochi.
Impressive journey!!
Great meeting by
@INASL_Liver
@ajay_duseja
- honoured to represent
@EASLnews
and support the impressive Indian hepatology community
Having enough folic acid in your body before & during pregnancy can help prevent major birth defects. Whether you get it from fortified foods or supplements, aim to get 400 mcg of folic acid every day. Learn how to plan for your ideal pregnancy & birth ➡️
MASLD and MASH are liver conditions that require action: from the individual, health systems and society at large. Read
+ join us on 23 Sept 2024 at the first UN General Assembly MASH side-event, convened by
@economistimpact
via
@ISGLOBALorg
.
#LiverTwitter
This Thursday at 4PM CST, the
#TMC
#DDC
welcomes
@ArunJSanyalVCU
for our seminar! 👏
With a strong clinical
#hepatology
background, Dr. Sanyal will review the limitations and best practices for noninvasive tests in
#MASLD
patients. 🥼
Join us in person
@bcmhouston
or via Zoom⤵️
If we are to really tackle
#NAFLD
, we need research like this to understand the full burden of the disease so that we can promote a global research priority agenda to advance public health responses.
@JVLazarus
#LiverTwitter
@EASLnews
@JHepatology
Good overview for primary docs of treatment options, including GLP-1 receptor agonists, in development for
#MASH
from the Second Annual NAFLD & NASH Primary Care Summit. Presented by Dr. Stephen Harrison. 👀
@AASLDtweets
@MadrigalPharma
#livertwitter
We've partnered with
@VCU_Liver
to advance scientific research. Combining our metabolomic expertise with their renowned work, we're set to make significant strides in healthcare.
🔗 Dive into the details in our press release:
Tuvimos la fortuna de contar con el Dr
@ArunJSanyalVCU
de
@VCU_Liver
en
#NASHWeek2024
quien participó en varios paneles de discusión y casos clínicos.
Además nos dio una plática magistral sobre tratamientos actuales y futuros en
#MASLD
y fibrosis.
@incmnszmx
🔬The EASL
#SLDSummit
presentations will explore every facet of Steatotic Liver Disease. From emerging therapies to diagnostic innovations, this summit promises to deepen your knowledge and drive progress in the field!
Be a part of it! Standard registration closes on 20
The pan-PPAR agonist lanifibranor improves cardiometabolic health in patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis | Nature Communications
Safety and efficacy of once-daily HU6 versus placebo in people with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and high BMI: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 2a trial -
@LancetGastroHep
#NAFLD
#livertwitter
A r randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of Aldafermin in patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis and compensated cirrhosis:
@Hep_Journal
#ICYMI
❗❗
👉🏻At week 2️⃣4️⃣,
#LPCN1148
significantly improved the Skeletal Muscle Index at L3 vs. placebo.
👉🏻This improvement was maintained through 5️⃣2️⃣ weeks of treatment.
#EASLCongress
🔽🔽
Pleased to hear the news about
@VCU
, my home for the past 4 decades, in
@usnews
latest rankings. The university's reputation for
#innovation
and impactful
#research
to address global problems is growing rapidly.
#LiverTwitter
A study presented by
@DrLoomba
at
#EASLCongress
found Tirzepatide was effective in MASH resolution and improving fibrosis.
“These are convincing results in terms of MASH resolution, showing a strong response and dose-dependence,”
@FrancqueSven
commented.
A great analogy by
@ArunJSanyalVCU
from the United Nations General Assembly side event speaking about how MASLD and MASH are so interrelated with all the metabolic disorders. We can no longer see the liver in isolation.
“You know, having talked to colleagues from the obesity
🔑Are all proteins🟰 for ammoniagenesis? No!
🔑Can one meal change affect ⬇️
#ammonia
in
#cirrhosis
? Yes!
✅our
#RCT
where 1⃣ meal change from 🥩to 🌱/🌿-based was enough to⬇️
#ammonia
!
🔑Impt because replacing full diets⛔️
🔑metabolomic changes
@ACG_CTG
⤵️
Led by Margery Connelly of
@LABCORP
, we report in
@HepCommJournal
that the clinical performance of NIS2+™ supports the use of this blood-based test to diagnose at-risk
#NASH
in older adults.
@AASLDtweets
Among veterans with a diagnosis of dementia, a high Fibrosis-4 score suggestive of advanced liver fibrosis to cirrhosis was observed in 5-10% of the patients who previously did not have a diagnosis of cirrhosis.
@jasmohanbajaj
@VeteransHealth
At an
@FDA
workshop yesterday, I was privileged to provide an update on the
@FNIH_Org
NIMBLE project and noninvasive tests for
#NAFLD
. I would like to thank the many patients who allowed us to study them, without whom none of this work would be possible. Thank you.
#LiverTwitter
A great honor to host
@DavidKleiner12
here at
@VCU_Liver
. Thanks for joining us, and thanks to those who joined us for an enlightening presentation on a Friday afternoon.
Thrilled to host
@DavidKleiner12
, reference pathologist for the
@NIDDKgov
sponsored DILIN, on Friday. Dr. Kleiner spoke on “The Pathology of Steatotic Liver Disease – Lessons from the
#NASH
CRN.” He participates in 2 multicenter clinical networks focused on
#NAFLD
.
#LiverTwitter
Thrilled to host
@jrcolca
for in-depth discussions on
#NASH
and metabolic health, and brainstorm future collaborations with Cirius Therapeutics. Jerry toured our biorepository lab, where we've stored the nearly 8,000 samples donated by Cirius last fall.
#livertwitter
#diabetes
Finally something (androgen agonism in men) for the advanced phenotype of cirrhosis - improved sarcopenia and multiple clinically relevant metrics - good proof to further advance
Deepest thanks to
@jrcolca
and Cirius Therapeutics for this major boost toward establishing our biorepository as an international resource for liver research, to uncover life-changing therapeutic breakthroughs & get them to patients sooner.
#livertwitter
Our
@ObiAseemMDPhD
recently was awarded a grant from
@PSCPartners
to further his research on whether RUNX1 directly makes bile duct cells produce more inflammatory substances and how these substances attract immune cells. ➡️ new treatments?
Pleased for the opportunity to work with
@NIAAAnews
Laboratory of Neurogenetics on "A patient-based iPSC-derived hepatocyte model of alcohol-associated
#cirrhosis
reveals bioenergetic insights into disease pathogenesis," now in
@NatureComms
.
#livertwitter
Our
@radiology_rsna
NIMBLE study defines expected US elastography measurement variability to guide clinical interpretation, enable diagnostic enrichment in clinical trials, and support FDA biomarker validation for
#MASLD
.
@UWRadiology
@MGHImaging
@MGH_RI
@EliLillyandCo
says the tirzepatide study met its primary endpoint where up to 74% of participants achieved an absence of
#MASH
with no worsening of fibrosis at 52 weeks, compared to nearly 13% of participants on placebo.
Colleagues, TLM registration for AASLD members opens tomorrow! Renew your membership to stay connected with hepatology leaders around the world, and best-in-class member benefits.
Today, we've announced
@NEJM
published the primary results of our pivotal Phase 3 MAESTRO-NASH trial. We hope the publication will serve as a catalyst for
#NASH
research and help advance care for patients with this serious
#LiverDisease
.
"(T)he clinical trial landscape for chronic diseases must also evolve to allow treatments to be tested for more than one disease at a time, in unique development programs aiming to evaluate multi-organ benefits for regulatory approval purposes based on appropriate endpoints."
@FaiezZANNAD
& colleagues call for inclusion of patients with
#MASLD
and measurement of liver outcomes in cardio-kidney-metabolic trials, when data suggest benefits and safety — and discuss issues around trial design & regulatory approval.
@ArunJSanyalVCU