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Weight loss significantly explained heterogeneity in treatment effects on fibrosis improvement and MASH resolution.
Weight management should be emphasized in treatment plans for MASH to enhance treatment efficacy.
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Meta‐regression using data from 16 interventions... showed that weight loss significantly explained heterogeneity in treatment effects on fibrosis improvement (R2 = 54.26%) and MASH resolution (R2 = 78.16%).
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Based on a meta-analysis of multiple interventions.
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Histological efficacy of anti‐diabetic agents in <scp>MASH</scp> and the mediating role of weight loss: A network meta‐analysis
Mainak Banerjee et al. · Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism · 2025
DOI 10.1111/dom.70187
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