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Hepatology. 2019 May;69(5):2304-2305. doi: 10.1002/hep.30553.

Abstract

We sincerely thank Dr. Sikarin Upala for his interest in our article and for sharing his experience in the treatment of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). NAFLD is prevalent in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), yet only preliminary evidence are available on the effect of anti-diabetic agents to NAFLD in T2DM patients. According to clinical practice guidelines for NAFLD management (1,2) , no pharmacotherapies are approved for the treatment of NAFLD. There is neither proper therapy for patients with T2DM and NAFLD. So we designed this 26-week comparative trial, aiming to evaluate the efficacy and safety of liraglutide, sitagliptin, and insulin glargine as an add-on treatment to metformin in patients with T2DM and NAFLD. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Body Weight
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2*
  • Humans
  • Insulin Glargine
  • Lipids
  • Liraglutide
  • Metformin*
  • Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease*
  • Sitagliptin Phosphate

Substances

  • Lipids
  • Insulin Glargine
  • Liraglutide
  • Metformin
  • Sitagliptin Phosphate