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ReviewJournal of clinical and translational hepatology2021

An Update on Efficacy and Safety of Emerging Hepatic Antifibrotic Agents.

Vinka Rupcic Rubin, Kristina Bojanic, Martina Smolic, Jurica Rubin, Ashraf Tabll, Robert Smolic

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Review in Journal of clinical and translational hepatology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
5citing papers in PubMed
2.0field-weighted citation impact, top 14% 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.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Nanomedicines in the Treatment of Liver Fibrosis: A Review.International journal of nanomedicine · 2025
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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

6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Vinka Rupcic RubinDepartment of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Osijek University Hospital Centre, Faculty of Medicine, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0366-8033
Kristina BojanicDepartment of Biophysics and Radiology, Faculty of Dental Medicine and Health Osijek, J. J. Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4473-5706
Martina SmolicDepartment of Pharmacology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Dental Medicine and Health Osijek, J. J. Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6867-826X
Jurica RubinDepartment of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology/Hepatology, University Hospital Osijek, Osijek, Croatia.
Ashraf TabllMicrobial Biotechnology Department, Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Research Division, National Research Centre, Dokki, Egypt.
Robert SmolicDepartment of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology/Hepatology, University Hospital Osijek, Osijek, Croatia.
University of Osijek · HREgypt Center for Research and Regenerative Medicine · EG

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Liver fibrosis represents a response to chronic liver injury. Metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis are the most common chronic liver diseases, both with increasing incidence. Therefore, there is a great impetus for development of agents targeting these conditions. Accumulating data on possible treatment options for liver fibrosis are emerging in the literature. However, despite extensive research and much effort in the field, approved agents for liver fibrosis are still lacking. In this critical review, we have summarized the main data about specific treatment options for liver fibrosis gained from ongoing clinical trials, with an emphasis on efficacy and safety of these agents.

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Antifibrotic agentsClinical trialsEfficacyLiver fibrosisMAFLDMASHSafety

Identifiers

PMID33604256
PMCPMC7868700
OpenAlexW3118952788

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