Evidence map›Paper›PMID 18328931›Full record

ReviewLancet (London, England)2008

Liver cirrhosis.

Detlef Schuppan, Nezam H Afdhal

3 registry-linked trialsOpen access · greenAbstract readReview
In one paragraph

Review in Lancet (London, England), 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 3 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 941 papers, 11 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
941citing papers in PubMed, 11 pooled it
24.7field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT01220492 phase1 / phase2completednot on this mapstarted 2009, after this paper: background citation

Phase 1/2 Study of UC-MSC Treatment for the Evaluation the Efficacy and Safety in Patients With Liver Cirrhosis

TypeinterventionalSponsorBeijing 302 HospitalRan2009 to 2016Enrolled266ConditionsLiver CirrhosisArmsconventional plus MSC treatment, conventional plus placebo treatment
NCT02530567 naterminatednot on this mapstarted 2015, after this paper: background citation

Using MRI for a Non-invasive Evaluation of Portal Pressure

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity Hospital, ToulouseRan2015 to 2019Enrolled100ConditionsChronic Liver DiseaseArmsIntervention
NCT04007419 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2016, after this paper: background citation

Promotoras de Donación: Leveraging Community Health Workers to Increase Donor Registration of Older Hispanics

TypeinterventionalSponsorTemple UniversityRan2016 to 2020Enrolled621ConditionsOrgan Donation, Donor Designation/RegistrationArmsHealth Promoters and Organ Donation
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

941 citing papers in PubMed, 11 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 1,861 citations in OpenAlex.

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  16. Hepatic stellate cells in alcoholic liver cirrhosis: mechanisms of fibrogenesis, plasticity, and fibrosis reversal.Daru : journal of Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences · 2026
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  17. Bioimpedance Analysis to Predict Clinical Outcomes of Liver Cirrhosis in a Prospective Cohort Study.JGH open : an open access journal of gastroenterology and hepatology · 2026
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881 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Detlef SchuppanDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA. dschuppa@bidmc.harvard.edu
Nezam H Afdhal
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center · US

Funding

Viral, T Cell, &Cytokine Determinants of Stellate CellU19AI066313 · NIAID · BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER · PI SCHUPPAN, DETLEF · 2005 to 2009
$2.6M
Clinical Center for Phase I/II trials of Silymarin in Chronic Liver DiseaseU01AT003571 · NCCIH · BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER · PI AFDAHL, NEZAM HASSAN · 2006 to 2010
$1.1M
Identification of Serum Markers of Liver Fibrogenesis/ Fibrolysis by ProteomicsR21DK076873 · NIDDK · BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER · PI SCHUPPAN, DETLEF · 2007 to 2008
$462k
NCCIH NIH HHS U01 AT003571NIAID NIH HHS U19 AI066313NIDDK NIH HHS 1 R21 DK076873-01A1NIDDK NIH HHS R21 DK076873PHS HHS U19 A1 066313
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cirrhosis is defined as the histological development of regenerative nodules surrounded by fibrous bands in response to chronic liver injury, which leads to portal hypertension and end-stage liver disease. Recent advances in the understanding of the natural history and pathophysiology of cirrhosis, and in treatment of its complications, have resulted in improved management, quality of life, and life expectancy of patients. Liver transplantation remains the only curative option for a selected group of patients, but pharmacological treatments that can halt progression to decompensated cirrhosis or even reverse cirrhosis are currently being developed. This Seminar focuses on the diagnosis, complications, and management of cirrhosis, and new clinical and scientific developments.

Indexed as

Carcinoma, HepatocellularLiver CirrhosisLiver NeoplasmsAnimalsContraindicationsFemaleHumansLiverLiver TransplantationMale

Identifiers

PMID18328931
PMCPMC2271178
OpenAlexW4210990778

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Registered trials

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.