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Has anyone dealt with liver enzymes normal for the first time in a decade?

gary_naperville Sat, Feb 1, 2025 at 3:04 AM 31 replies 2,289 viewsPage 1 of 7
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gary_naperville
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Feb 1, 2025 at 3:04 AM#1

Fatty liver on an incidental scan two years ago and nobody followed it up. Now that I am losing weight I would like to know what to re-measure.

With resmetirom now available for MASH, combination approaches are being explored, so the standard of care in this area is moving faster than most threads assume.

The bit I cannot resolve on my own is whether normalised enzymes tell you anything about fibrosis, and what the right follow-up measurement is.

I would rather have one careful answer than five confident ones.

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BenResearch_OR
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Feb 1, 2025 at 3:16 AM#2
gary_naperville said:
Fatty liver on an incidental scan two years ago and nobody followed it up.

NASH/MAFLD therapeutic landscape and liver and MASH: GLP-1 agonists are emerging as potential first-line NASH therapy. The Phase 2b data for semaglutide showed 59% NASH resolution (vs 17% placebo) with 43% achieving fibrosis improvement[1].

Mechanism: GLP-1R activation reduces hepatic lipogenesis, increases fatty acid oxidation, reduces hepatic inflammation, and may directly reduce hepatic stellate cell activation (fibrosis pathway).

With resmetirom (thyroid hormone receptor agonist) recently approved for NASH, the field is evolving rapidly. Combination approaches (GLP-1 + resmetirom) are being explored.

References:
[1] Newsome PN, et al. N Engl J Med. 2021;384(12):1113-1124.
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Feb 1, 2025 at 3:28 AM#3
BenResearch_OR said:
NASH/MAFLD therapeutic landscape and liver and MASH: GLP-1 agonists are emerging as potential first-line NASH therapy.

Liver imaging follow-up for liver and MASH: FibroScan at baseline showed CAP score 333 dB/m (moderate steatosis) and stiffness 8.8 kPa (possible fibrosis). Diagnosed with NAFLD.

After 13 months: CAP dropped to 226 dB/m (minimal steatosis) and stiffness normalized to 5.3999999999999995 kPa. Hepatologist says the liver is essentially healing itself as the metabolic stress resolves.

GLP-1 agonists may become first-line NASH therapy. The Phase 3 data on semaglutide for NASH is very promising.

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Feb 1, 2025 at 3:40 AM#4
gary_naperville said:
Fatty liver on an incidental scan two years ago and nobody followed it up.

This matches mine closely enough to be worth saying so out loud. Nothing to add that would improve it.

Last edited: Feb 1, 2025 at 7:40 AM
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Feb 1, 2025 at 4:44 AM#5

Clinical perspective, offered as context rather than as advice.

ATTAIN trial (survodutide) context for liver and MASH: survodutide, a GLP-1/glucagon dual agonist, showed -18.7% body weight at 46 weeks in the Phase 3 ATTAIN trial. NASH resolution was achieved in ~60% of patients[1].

This is relevant to liver and MASH because survodutide's glucagon agonism specifically targets hepatic lipid metabolism — making it potentially the best-in-class agent for NASH/MAFLD comorbid with obesity.

References:
[1] Sanyal AJ, et al. N Engl J Med. 2024.
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