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Materials and methods This study was designed following the framework delineated by the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines [17] with rigorous attention given to registering the study protocol in the International Prospective Register for Systematic Reviews (PROSPERO) (registration code: CRD42023466256)

[DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar] 8.Apovian C.M., Garvey W.T., Ryan D.H

A recent multicenter international phase II RCT (GOLDEN-505) in noncirrhotic biopsy-proven NASH patients showed an insignificant difference in NASH resolution without fibrosis progression between the elafibranor and placebo groups at 52 weeks of treatment

Second, head-to-head comparative trials between GLP-1 RA monotherapy, dual agonists, and triple agonists in MASH populations with histological endpoints are entirely lacking: current selection among agents relies on indirect comparisons across trials with different inclusion criteria and follow-up periods

"It's been great, I'm starting to feel like a human being not a fat-ass anymore," Barkley said, adding that his motivation is to live longer

10 Additionally, GLP1 RA use has notable challenges: frequent gastrointestinal side effects, risk for nutritional deficiencies, muscle and bone loss, high costs and limited accessibility