Designing Clinical Trials in Pediatric Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis: Tips for Patient Selection and Appropriate Endpoints

Naim Alkhouri, Rohit Kohli, Ariel E. Feldstein – 8 November 2019 – Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is common in children and may progress to nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), advanced fibrosis, and even cirrhosis in childhood or early adulthood, indicating the need for pharmacologic treatment in this age group. Multiple trials are evaluating different therapeutic targets for NASH with fibrosis in adults, and the U.S.

Stathmin 1 Induces Murine Hepatocyte Proliferation and Increased Liver Mass

Enpeng Zhao, Yang Shen, Muhammad Amir, Alton B. Farris, Mark J. Czaja – 7 November 2019 – The endogenous cellular signals that initiate the transition of hepatocytes from quiescence to proliferation remain unclear. The protein stathmin 1 (STMN1) is highly expressed in dividing cells, including hepatocytes, and functions to promote cell mitosis through physical interactions with tubulin and microtubules that regulate mitotic spindle formation.

Prediction of Survival Among Patients Receiving Transarterial Chemoembolization for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Response‐Based Approach

Guohong Han, Sarah Berhane, Hidenori Toyoda, Dominik Bettinger, Omar Elshaarawy, Anthony W. H. Chan, Martha Kirstein, Cristina Mosconi, Florian Hucke, Daniel Palmer, David J. Pinato, Rohini Sharma, Diego Ottaviani, Jeong W. Jang, Tim A. Labeur, Otto M. Delden, Mario Pirisi, Nick Stern, Bruno Sangro, Tim Meyer, Waleed Fateen, Marta García‐Fiñana, Asmaa Gomaa, Imam Waked, Eman Rewisha, Guru P. Aithal, Simon Travis, Masatoshi Kudo, Alessandro Cucchetti, Markus Peck‐Radosavljevic, R.B. Takkenberg, Stephen L. Chan, Arndt Vogel, Philip J. Johnson – 7 November 2019

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