Public Release Type:
Journal
Publication Year: 2011
Authors:
Cheng J,
Joyce A,
Sanyal AJ
Studies:
Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis Clinical Research Network
,
Pioglitazone vs Vitamin E vs Placebo for Treatment of Non-Diabetic Patients With Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis
Vitamin E has recently been shown to improve NASH in 43% of subjects. Currently a liver biopsy is the only way to assess response. There is thus a need to identify biomarkers of response and biomarkers predictive of response to treatment with vitamin E.