Research
Hormonal
Incretin-based therapies (e.g., semaglutide, tirzepatide) are advised for the optimal management of comorbidities like type 2 diabetes or obesity in adults with MASLD.
If you have type 2 diabetes or obesity, talk to your doctor about incretin-based therapies like semaglutide or tirzepatide, which can help manage these conditions and may benefit your liver.
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In adults with MASLD, lifestyle modification... as well as optimal management of comorbidities – including use of incretin-based therapies (e.g. semaglutide, tirzepatide) for T2D or obesity, if indicated – is advised.
Why this rating
Based on clinical trials for T2D and obesity.
Source
EASL-EASD-EASO Clinical Practice Guidelines on the Management of Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD)
Frank Tacke et al. · Obesity Facts · 2024
DOI 10.1159/000539371
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Read the paper DOI resolved against Crossref · corpus check 2026-06-10
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