The Liver Meeting 2025

Liver outline

A delegation from the Stravitz-Sanyal Institute for Liver Disease and Metabolic Health, led by Institute Director Arun Sanyal, M.D., FAASLD, and Chief Scientific Officer Saul Karpen, M.D., Ph.D., FAASLD, will attend The Liver Meeting 2025, in Washington, D.C., Nov. 7-11.

VCU @ TLM day by day

To see the full list of VCU's presence at The Liver Meeting 2025, select a date below:

Friday, Nov. 7
Name: Time: Location: Type: Title:
Galen Goldscheitter 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Exhibit Hall D & E Poster #1054, Presenter MASLD and PNPLA3I148M Associate with Skeletal Fragility Via Deleterious Liver-Bone Crosstalk
Richard Sterling 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Exhibit Hall D & E Poster #1407, Presenter A Novel Score for Predicting Return for Drinking after Alcoholic Hepatitis
Anas Aljabi 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Exhibit Hall D & E Poster #1441, Presenter FIB-4 Predicts Long-Term Outcomes after SVR in HCV Patients with Cirrhosis: Gone but Not to Be Forgotten
Puneet Puri 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Exhibit Hall D & E Poster #1492, Presenter When PEth Gets an AUDIT-C — Implications on Classification, Misclassification and Outcomes in Steatotic Liver Disease
Grayson Way 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Exhibit Hall D & E Poster #1494, Presenter Metabolic Signatures of Bile Acid and Sphingolipid Dysregulation in Alcohol-Associated Hepatitis and Cirrhosis
Jasmohan Bajaj 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Exhibit Hall D & E Poster #1580, Presenter Fecal Microbiota Transplant from Specific Human Donors Reduce Alcohol Preference and Intake in Conventional Female Mice
Ekaterina Smirnova 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Exhibit Hall D & E Poster #1586, Presenter The Use of Wearable Alcohol Measurement Devices Increases Precision of Alcohol Intake Assessment in Patients with Alcohol-Associated Hepatitis
Presenters
Arun Sanyal 11:10-11:30 a.m. Hall A (General Session), Concourse Level Presenter Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease Effects on the Brain, Heart, Pancreas, and Other Organs
Juan Pablo Arab 2:30-2:45 p.m. Room 209, Level 2 Presenter Early Transplantation for Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease: Bridging Gaps in Access and Equity
Hanna Blaney 2:40-3 p.m. Room 207, Level 2 Moderator The New Definition of Obesity and Pharmacologic Interventions
Jasmohan Bajaj 3:48-3:55 p.m. Site A, Level 3 Presenter Secondary SBP Prophylaxis Worsens Survival Without Affecting Liver Transplant Rates in Veterans with Cirrhosis Followed After their First Decompensation
Juan Pablo Arab 4-5:30 p.m. Room 207, Level 2 Moderator Obesity and Addiction Medicine in Liver Disease: Translating Science into Practice, Part 2—Interventions and Long-Term Management
Jasmohan Bajaj 4:10-4:30 p.m. Hall A (General Session), Concourse Level Presenter Liver Disease as a Contributor to Dementia
Saturday, Nov. 8
Name: Time: Location: Type: Title:
Arun Sanyal 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Exhibit Hall D & E Poster #2075, Presenter SomaSignal Defined MASH Disease Components Are Prognostic of Secondary Cardiovascular Disease – A Post-Hoc Analysis of the Select Trial
Vinay Jahagirdar 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Exhibit Hall D & E Poster #2114, Presenter Changes in the Fibrosis-4 (FIB-4) Score Accurately Reflects the Disease Trajectory of Metabolic Dysfunction Associated Steatotic Liver Disease
Jasmohan Bajaj 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Exhibit Hall D & E Poster #2324, Presenter A Machine Learning Model to Reduce Unnecessary Paracentesis for SBP Exclusion Has Excellent Performance in a Recent Nationwide Cirrhosis Cohort
Jasmohan Bajaj 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Exhibit Hall D & E Poster #2426, Presenter Olfactory and Gustatory Impairment in Cirrhosis Correlates with Renal Insufficiency and Cognitive Impairment and Negatively Impacts Perceived Ability to Eat
Jasmohan Bajaj 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Exhibit Hall D & E Poster #2347, Presenter Rifaximin Monotherapy Is Superior to Lactulose Monotherapy in Reducing the Risk of Hepatic Encephalopathy Recurrence: Insights from a Subgroup Analysis by Baseline Characteristics
Jasmohan Bajaj 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Exhibit Hall D & E Poster #2355, Presenter Pre-Admission Rifaximin Use Is Not Associated with Infection with Drug Resistant Organisms in a Global Cohort of Inpatients with Cirrhosis
Lourianne Cavalcante 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Exhibit Hall D & E Poster #2378, Presenter Liver Stiffness as a Predictor of Myopenia and Functional Muscle Decline in Advanced Liver Disease: A Call for Refined Diagnostic Cutoffs
Vinay Jahagirdar 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Exhibit Hall D & E Poster #2381, Presenter It Is Cost-Effective to Screen and Treat Patients with Dementia for Undiagnosed Hepatic Encephalopathy
Lourianne Cavalcante 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Exhibit Hall D & E Poster #2424, Presenter Vibration-Controlled Transient Elastography as a Non-Invasive Predictor of Sarcopenia in Cirrhosis: Establishing a Threshold for Risk Stratification
Vinay Jahagirdar 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Exhibit Hall D & E Poster #2425, Presenter Using FIB-4 to Uncover Undiagnosed Cirrhosis in Patients with Dementia: A Quality Improvement Initiative
Presenters
Richard Sterling 8:15-8:30 a.m. Room 146B, Level 1 Presenter Noninvasive Tests to Assess Hepatic Fibrosis in Chronic Hepatitis B: Elastography, FIB-4, APRI, and ELF Score
Juan Pablo Arab 9-9:15 a.m. Ballroom A, Level 3 Presenter Natural History and Disease Progression of MetALD
Vinay Jahagirdar 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Room 146C, Level 1 Panelist Best of the Liver Fellow Network
John Grady 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Room 146C, Level 1 Panelist Best of the Liver Fellow Network
Jasmohan Bajaj 11:30-11:45 a.m. Room 146A, Level 1 Presenter Debate: Is It Time to Rethink Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis Prophylaxis? (PRO)
Juan Pablo Arab 2-3:30 p.m. Convention Center: Ballroom A‚ Level 3 Moderator Steatotic Liver Disease: What You Need to Know, Part 2. Dual Threats—Advancing Research and Care in Steatotic Liver Disease
Chris Green 2:15-2:30 p.m. Room 146B, Level 1 Presenter Sphingosine kinase 2 in sexual dimorphism of hepatocellular carcinoma
Jasmohan Bajaj 3:15-3:30 p.m. Ballroom B, Level 3 Presenter Emerging Therapeutics for Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure
Vinay Jahagirdar 3:45-4:45 p.m. Room 201, Level 2 Panelist The Liver Fellow Network Presents: Ask Me Anything about Transplant Hepatology Training and Early Career
Sunday, Nov. 9
Name: Time: Location: Type: Title:
Puneet Puri 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Exhibit Hall D & E Poster #3052, Presenter Metabolic Dysfunction Associated Steatotic Liver Disease: A Precision Digital Therapeutics Pilot Feasibility Randomized
Jawaid Shaw 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Exhibit Hall D & E Poster #3068, Presenter Appropriate Interventions Help to Reduce 30-Day Hospital Readmissions for Cirrhosis: A Scoping Review
Sai Patel 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Exhibit Hall D & E Poster #3077, Presenter Optimizing Transitions of Care for Liver Cirrhosis Patients: A Retrospective Analysis of Inpatient Encounter Data on 30-Day Readmissions
Prabhat Kumar 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Exhibit Hall D & E Poster #3142, Presenter Hormone-Replacement Therapy Reduces Risk of Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Slows Chronic Liver Disease Progression in Post-Menopausal Women: A Propensity-Match TriNetX Analysis
Michael Eiswerth 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Exhibit Hall D & E Poster #3395, Presenter Does IQR/median of liver stiffness measurement impact the accuracy of predicting of advanced fibrosis in MASLD?
Richard Sterling 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Exhibit Hall D & E Poster #3522, Presenter The Natural History of Spur Cell Anemia after Liver Transplantation and its Impact on Survival
Alexis Kim 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Exhibit Hall D & E Poster #3597, Presenter Defining Weight Trajectory after Liver Transplantation Using Generative Artificial Intelligence
Nicole Lulkin 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Exhibit Hall D & E Poster #3611, Presenter Application of New Steatotic Liver Disease Nomenclature to Liver Transplant Recipients
Presenters
Juan Pablo Arab 8:30-8:50 a.m. Ballroom A, Level 3 Presenter Endpoints in patients with compensated cirrhosis or compensated advanced chronic liver disease (cACLD)
Jasmohan Bajaj 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Room 146B, Level 1 Panelist American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and Asian Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver Joint Symposium (AASLD/APASL): Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure—Contrasting Perspectives from the East and West
Juan Pablo Arab 2-3:30 p.m. Room 146A, Level 1 Moderator Academic Advancement, Promotion, and Tenure for Under-Represented Groups in Hepatology
Arun Sanyal 2:30-2:45 p.m. Hall A (General Session), Concourse Level Abstract Parallel #0149, Presenter Safety and Efficacy of Cotadutide, A Dual GLP-1 and Glucagon Receptor Agonist in Adults with Non-Cirrhotic Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatohepatitis with Fibrosis: Final Results: From A Phase 2b Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Proof-of Concept Study
Arun Sanyal 5:15-5:30 p.m. Ballroom A, Level 3 Abstract Parallel #0166, Presenter GLP-1 Receptor Agonists Are Superior to Bariatric Surgery for Prevention of All Cause Mortality and Major Adverse Liver Outcomes in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Obesity in Real World Clinical Practice
Monday, Nov. 10
Name: Time: Location: Type: Title:
Sahaj Rathi 8-8:15 a.m. Room 202, Level 2 Abstract #0063, Abstract Parallel Presenter Outcomes of Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Shunt Modulation for Recurrent Hepatic Encephalopathy: Pushing Boundaries of Endohepatology
Vinay Jahagirdar 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Exhibit Hall D & E Poster #4052, Presenter Resmetirom Improves Mortality, Liver and Cardio-Renal-Metabolic (CRM) Outcomes in Individuals with Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease in Routine Clinical Practice
Vinay Jahagirdar 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Exhibit Hall D & E Poster #4069, Presenter Prescribing Patterns and Clinical Characteristics of Resmetirom Recipients: Real-World Insights
Jasmohan Bajaj 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Exhibit Hall D & E Poster #4125, Presenter Secondary SBP Prophylaxis Worsens Survival Without Affecting Liver Transplant Rates in Veterans with Cirrhosis Followed After their First Decompensation
Kavin Parmar 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Exhibit Hall D & E Poster #4136, Presenter Establishing A Rank-Ordered Hierarchy of ACLF Related Mortality Risk Associated with Organ Support in Real World Clinical Practice
Vasily Yakovlev 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Exhibit Hall D & E Poster #4261, Presenter Exosome-dependent mechanism of Liver Regeneration After Partial Hepatectomy
Jasmohan Bajaj 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Exhibit Hall D & E Poster #4318, Presenter A gut metagenomic profile distinguishes compensated cirrhosis from healthy controls across multiple country cohorts
Jasmohan Bajaj 8:30-8:45 a.m. Room 146A, Level 1 Abstract #0237, Abstract Parallel Presenter Salivary microbiome and serum metabolomics add to clinical biomarkers to predict 6-month hospitalizations in a multi-center cirrhosis outpatient cohort
S. "Obi" Aseem 8-8:15 a.m. Exhibit Hall D & E Abstract #4191 Presenter Cholangiocyte RUNX1 Orchestrates Fibrogenic and Inflammatory Signaling to Drive Biliary Fibrosis
Presenters
Arun Sanyal 9:45-10:45 a.m. Ballroom A, Level 3 Panelist Breaking News in MASH: FDA's Pathway for NIT-Driven Endpoints
Jasmohan Bajaj 11:10-11:20 a.m. Room 207, Level 2 Presenter Finding Your Research Niche, Purpose, and Community
Arun Sanyal 12:30-2 p.m. Room 150, Level 1 Panelist Getting to Grip with Non-Invasive Tests to Assess Liver Fibrosis & Patient Eligibility for Novel MASH Therapies
Jasmohan Bajaj 2:30-2:45 p.m. Room 202, Level 2 Abstract #0143, Abstract Parallel Frailty, Cognitive Impairment and Comorbid Conditions add to Cirrhosis Severity in Prediction of 12-month Hospitalizations in a Multi-center Outpatient Cirrhosis Cohort
Richard Sterling 3:45-4:45 p.m. Room 146C, Level 1 Moderator Early Career Investigator Essentials: Adapting and Excelling in Challenging Times
Hannah Lee 6:15-6:30 p.m. Room 146A, Level 1 Abstract #0140, Abstract Parallel Health literacy is an important determinant of health outcomes: Identifying risk factors for poor health literacy in chronic liver disease
Abstracts by VCU authors and co-authors

The following abstracts from VCU authors and co-authors are included in this year’s abstract supplement:

0005 | Long-Term Data of Elafibranor in Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis: Interim Safety and Efficacy Data from the Ongoing Openlabel Extension of the Elmwood Phase II Trial
Velimir Luketic

0007 | Efruxifermin Was Associated with Improvements in Multiple Non-Invasive Tests Indicative of Fibrosis Regression in Participants with Compensated Cirrhosis Due to MASH (Symmetry)
Arun Sanyal

0010 | Weight-Dependent and Independent Effects of Semaglutide in Participants with MASH: Secondary Analysis of the Phase 3 Essence Trial
Arun Sanyal

0023 | Hepatic Dysfunction and Hepatic Failure Cutoffs in Cirrhosis Patients with ACLF
Jasmohan Bajaj

0041 | Incretin-based Therapies and Post-Bariatric Alcohol Use Disorder: A Propensity-Matched Cohort Study
Boutros Fakhoury

0044 | Validation of Noninvasive Clinical Pathways to Identify Advanced Fibrosis in MetALD and ALD
Arun Sanyal, Richard Sterling, Juan Pablo Arab

0086 | A RWE-Based Characterization of Patients Admitted in U.S. Hospital for an Event of Acute Decompensation Highlights Differences in the Management of Inpatients
Arun Sanyal

0090 | A Multi-omic Blood-based Model Accurately Predicts Liver Related Events in Patients with Cirrhosis after Hepatitis C Virus Cur with Direct Acting Antivirals
Jasmohan Bajaj

0102 | Getting to Implementation: A Stepped Wedge Cluster Randomized Trial of a Hospital-level Intervention to Improve Hepatocellular Carcinoma Surveillance
Jasmohan Bajaj

0110 | The Impact of Cannabinoids on the Risk of Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease
Boutros Fakhoury

0147 | Improvements in Non-Invasive Biomarkers and Biopsy Responses with the Glucagon Receptor/Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Dual Agonist Survodutide: Concordance Analysis from a Phase 2 Trial in People with Metabolic Dysfunction–Associated Steatohepatitis and Fibrosis
Arun Sanyal

0148 | A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Phase 2 Study of the Safety and Efficacy of Combination Treatment with Semaglutide, Cilofexor and Firsocostat in Patients with Compensated Cirrhosis Due to Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatohepatitis (Wayfind)
Arun Sanyal

0149 | Safety and Efficacy of Cotadutide, A Dual GLP-1 and Glucagon Receptor Agonist in Adults with Non-Cirrhotic Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatohepatitis with Fibrosis: Final Results: From A Phase 2b Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Proof-of Concept Study
Arun Sanyal

0160 | One-Year Changes in ALT and LSM, But Not in CAP, Predict Long-Term Liver Outcomes in Patients with MASLD
Arun Sanyal

0166 | GLP-1 Receptor Agonists Are Superior to Bariatric Surgery for Prevention of All Cause Mortality and Major Adverse Liver Outcomes in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Obesity in Real World Clinical Practice
Ana Oliveira, Kavin Parmar, Vinay Jahagirdar, Arun Sanyal

0171 | The Impact of Metabolic Risks and Alcohol Use on Disease Severity in Patients with Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD)
Juan Pablo Arab

0178 | HSD17B13 RS72613567 Variant Is Associated with Histological Progression and Regression in MASLD and It Also Significantly Modifies the Effect of BMI Change on Liver Histology
Arun Sanyal

0204 | Fractures in Patients with Alagille Syndrome: Data from the Gala Study Group
Saul Karpen

0237 | Salivary Microbiome and Serum Metabolomics Add to Clinical Biomarkers to Predict 6-Month Hospitalizations in a Multi-Center Cirrhosis Outpatient Cohort
Jasmohan Bajaj, Jawaid Shaw, Leroy Thacker

1054 | MASLD and PNPLA3I148M Associate with Skeletal Fragility Via Deleterious Liver-Bone Crosstalk
Galen Goldscheitter, Mulugeta Seneshaw, Faridoddin Mirshahi, Ronnie Li, Henry Donahue, Arun Sanyal

1070 | Western Diet Exacerbates c–Myc–Induced Hepatocarcinogenesis in Diamond Mice
Yun-Ling Tai, Nan Wu, Derrick Zhao, Grayson Way, Meiyi Song, Hui Li, Sareh Bayatpour, Lianyong Su, Xuan Wang, Emily Gurley, Phillip Hylemon, Arun Sanyal, Huiping Zhou

1407 | A Novel Score for Predicting Return to Drinking After Alcoholic Hepatitis
Arun Sanyal, Richard Sterling

1441 | FIB-4 Predicts Long-Term Outcomes after SVR in HCV Patients with Cirrhosis: Gone but Not to Be Forgotten
Anas Aljabi, Husam Mikati, Reena Cherian, Shawn Lewis, Leah Blatzer, Richard Sterling

1444 | Hepatocyte Aging Signature from RNA-seq Is Significantly Associated with Histologic Severity in Human MASLD, Independent of Chronologic Age
Arun Sanyal

1492 | When PEth Gets an AUDIT-C — Implications on Classification, Misclassification and Outcomes in Steatotic Liver Disease
Puneet Puri

1494 | Metabolic Signatures of Bile Acid and Sphingolipid Dysregulation in Alcohol-Associated Hepatitis and Cirrhosis
Grayson Way, Lianyong Su, Derrick Zhao, Yun-Ling Tai, Nan Wu, Arun Sanyal, Phillip Hylemon, Hongkun Lu, Huiping Zhou

1508 | Non-Absorbable Antibiotics Worsen Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease in Gastric Acid-Suppressed Mice
Jasmohan Bajaj

1564 | Disruption of HuR Aggravates Alcohol-Induced Liver Inflammation through Altered Bile Acid Signaling and H19 Upregulation
Nan Wu, Yun-Ling Tai, Derrick Zhao, Hui Li, Grayson Way, Meiyi Song, Sareh Bayatpour, Lianyong Su, Xuan Wang, Emily Gurley, Phillip Hylemon, Arun Sanyal, Huiping Zhou

1575 | Accelerated Progression to Cirrhosis and Hepatic Decompensation in MetALD and ALD Compared to MASLD: A Global Study
Richard Sterling, Arun Sanyal, Juan Pablo Arab

1580 | Fecal Microbiota Transplant from Specific Human Donors Reduce Alcohol Preference and Intake in Conventional Female Mice
Jasmohan Bajaj

1586 | The Use of Wearable Alcohol Measurement Devices Increases Precision of Alcohol Intake Assessment in Patients with Alcohol-Associated Hepatitis
Ekaterina Smirnova, Albert Arias, Juan Pablo Arab Verdugo, Amon Asgharpour, Sara O'Connor, Frederick Moeller, Arun Sanyal

2019 | Comparison of Digital Images Versus Glass Slides for the Histopathological Evaluation of Liver Biopsy Samples According to the NASH-CRN Scoring System for MASH: A Validation Performed as Part of the NATiV3 Study
Arun Sanyal

2020 | Zone-Specific Fibrosis Reductions Induced by Pegozafermin over 24 Weeks Are Similar in Non-Cirrhotic (F2/F3) and Cirrhotic (F4) MASH
Arun Sanyal

2022 | Single Circulating Biomarkers sVCAN-, and TSP2 Achieved Effective Prognostic Performances for the Detection of Fibrosis Progression to Cirrhosis
Arun Sanyal

2030 | Circular RNA Profiling Reveals IGF2BP-linked Regulatory Networks in Human Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatohepatitis
Sareh Bayatpour, Hui Li, Grayson Way, Nan Wu, Yunling Tai, Derrick Zhao, Meiyi Song, Lianyong Su, Emily Gurley, Xuan Wang, Phillip Hylemon, Arun Sanyal, Huiping Zhou

2034 | Hepatocellular Carcinoma Risk Stratification in Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease
Arun Sanyal

2041 | Performance of FIB-4 Varies Greatly According to Age Groups in Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD): Data from Global MASLD Project
Juan Pablo Arab

2050 | Combining sVCAM-1 Or TSP2 with FIB-4 for an Improved Detection of Patients with Cirrhosis
Arun Sanyal

2075 | SomaSignal Defined MASH Disease Components Are Prognostic of Secondary Cardiovascular Disease – A Post-Hoc Analysis of the Select Trial
Arun Sanyal

2086 | Second Harmonic Generated Imaging with qFibrosis Provides Quantitative Information on Fibrosis Severity and Predicts the Future Course of Fibrosis in Metabolic Dysfunction Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD)
Ekaterina Smirnova, Shailaja Reddy, Faridoddin Mirshahi, Arun Sanyal

2114 | Changes in the Fibrosis-4 (FIB-4) Score Accurately Reflects the Disease Trajectory of Metabolic Dysfunction Associated Steatotic Liver Disease
Vinay Jahagirdar, Philip Newsome, Arun Sanyal

2119 | Meta-Analysis of the Performance of the Enhanced Liver Fibrosis (ELF) Test to Identify Significant Fibrosis, Advanced Fibrosis and Cirrhosis in Patients with MASLD
Arun Sanyal

2324 | A Machine Learning Model to Reduce Unnecessary Paracentesis for SBP Exclusion Has Excellent Performance in a Recent Nationwide Cirrhosis Cohort
Jasmohan Bajaj

2325 | Impact of Bacterial Infection on Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Acute Decompensation: Real-World Evidence Insights
Jasmohan Bajaj, Arun Sanyal

2326 | Olfactory and Gustatory Impairment in Cirrhosis Correlates with Renal Insufficiency and Cognitive Impairment and Negatively Impacts Perceived Ability to Eat
Jasmohan Bajaj, Michael Fuchs, Brian Davis, Puneet Puri

2347 | Rifaximin Monotherapy is Superior to Lactulose Monotherapy in Reducing the Risk of Hepatic Encephalopathy Recurrence
Jasmohan Bajaj

2355 | Pre-admission Rifaximin Use Is Not Associated with Infection with Drug Resistant Organisms in a Global Cohort of Inpatients with Cirrhosis
Jasmohan Bajaj, Jawaid Shaw, Somaya Albhaisi, Leroy Thacker, Brian Bush

2378 | Liver Stiffness as a Predictor of Myopenia and Functional Muscle Decline in Advanced Liver Disease: A Call for Refined Diagnostic Cutoffs
Lourianne Nascimento Cavalcante

2382 | It Is Cost-Effective to Screen and Treat Patients with Dementia for Undiagnosed Hepatic Encephalopathy
Vinay Jahagirdar, Leroy Thacker, Michael Weissberger, Jasmohan Bajaj

2397 | Enhanced Rifaximin Drug Release Across Gastrointestinal Tract pH Conditions with Soluble Solid Dispersion (SSD) Immediate-Release (IR) Tablets: A Comparative In Vitro Study Versus Rifaximin 550 Mg Tablet Formulation
Jasmohan Bajaj, Arun Sanyal

2424 | Vibration-Controlled Transient Elastography as a Non-Invasive Predictor of Sarcopenia in Cirrhosis: Establishing a Threshold for Risk Stratification
Lourianne Nascimento Cavalcante

2425 | Using FIB-4 to Uncover Undiagnosed Cirrhosis in Patients with Dementia: A Quality Improvement Initiative
Vinay Jahagirdar, Michael Weissberger, Jawaid Shaw, Dan Park, Peter Boling, Jasmohan Bajaj

2439 | Finerenone in the Management of Portal Hypertension
Boutros Fakhoury

2470 | Patients with Decompensated Cirrhosis Have Reduced Fat and Muscle Volumes Compared to Compensated Cirrhosis: A Whole-Body MRI Study
Danielle Kirkman, Amon Asgharpour, Vaishali Patel, Geneva Roache, Arun Sanyal

2487 | Effect of Hypertension on Long-Term Adverse Clinical Outcomes and Liver Fibrosis Progression in Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease
Arun Sanyal, Amon Asgharpour

2556 | Any Amount of Alcohol Intake Increases the Risk of Significant Fibrosis and Fibrotic MASH in Patients with Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD) - Insights from 7189 Patients from Indian Consortium on MASLD (ICOM-D)
Arun Sanyal

2562 | Genetic Risk of Steatotic Liver Disease and its Severity among People Living with HIV
Richard Sterling

2565 | Global Prevalence and Risk of High-Risk Genetic Polymorphisms in Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD): A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Kaanthi Rama, Vinay Jahagirdar, Ronnie Li, Anas Aljabi, Ambuja Banerjee, John Cyrus, Stephen Hoang, Juan Pablo Arab

2618 | Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Patients with Presumed MASLD Who Meet MetALD Criteria in the Target-Nash Cohort
Arun Sanyal

3052 | Metabolic Dysfunction Associated Steatotic Liver Disease: A Precision Digital Therapeutics Pilot Feasibility Randomized
Puneet Puri

3068 | Appropriate Interventions Help to Reduce 30-Day Hospital Readmissions for Cirrhosis: A Scoping Review
Jawaid Shaw, John Cyrus, Richard Sterling

3077 | Optimizing Transitions of Care for Liver Cirrhosis Patients: A Retrospective Analysis of Inpatient Encounter Data on 30-Day Readmissions
Sai Patel, Ayush Kaushish, Michael Moseley, Alexis Kim, Allison Ladetto, Hannah Lee, Carolyn Marcelo

3087 | FIB-4 Risk Stratification Model Can Predict Liver-Related Outcomes of MASLD Patients Receiving Care in Non-Specialty/Primary Care Settings
Arun Sanyal

3142 | Hormone-Replacement Therapy Reduces Risk of Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Slows Chronic Liver Disease Progression in Post-Menopausal Women: A Propensity-Match TriNetX Analysis
Prabhat Kumar, Archana Kharel, Michael Eiswerth, Vinay Jahagirdar, Hasan Alroobi, Gowthami Kanagalingam, Scott Matherly

3179 | Hepatocellular Adenoma (HCA): Growth and Outcomes in Pregnancy
Gowthami Kanagalingam

3342 | Continuous Digital Pathology Scoring Reveals Fibrosis Reversal and Treatment Benefit of Lanifibranor: Insights from A Preclinical Rodent Model
Arun Sanyal

3347 | Combining Digital Pathology and Biomarkers Offer a Translational Framework to Quantify Fibrosis and Lanifibranor Treatment Response in a TAA-Induced Cirrhosis Model
Arun Sanyal

3348 | High-Resolution Digital Pathology Demonstrates Antifibrotic and Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Lanifibranor in Therapeutic Interventions Using TAA-Induced Cirrhotic Rodent Models
Arun Sanyal

3395 | Does IQR/Median of Liver Stiffness Measurement Impact the Accuracy of Predicting of Advanced Fibrosis in MASLD?
Michael Eiswerth, Arun Sanyal, Richard Sterling

3434 | Risk Stratification for Waitlist Dropout in HCC Patients beyond UCSF Criteria: A Competing-Risks Analysis
Boutros Fakhoury

3522 | The Natural History of Spur Cell Anemia after Liver Transplantation and its Impact on Survival
Hasan Alroobi, Kevin Houston, Richard Stravitz, Amon Asgharpour, Scott Matherly, Joel Wedd, Hannah Lee, Vaishali Patel, Sayed Aseem, David Bruno, Richard Sterling

3597 | Defining Weight Trajectory after Liver Transplantation Using Generative Artificial Intelligence
Alexis Kim, Linxi Lee, Reem Hamraz, Madison Nguyen, Rehan Razzaq, Vaishali Patel, Amon Asgharpour, Idris Yakubu, Lesslee Garland, Kavin Parmar, Samarth Patel, Anh Bui

3611 | Application of New Steatotic Liver Disease Nomenclature to Liver Transplant Recipients
Nicole Lulkin, Madison Nguyen, Alexis Kim, Vaishali Patel, Amon Asgharpour, Idris Yakubu, Anh Bui

4015 | Vitamin E Dosing Study (VEDS) in Patients with Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease: A Randomized-Placebo Controlled Trial
Arun Sanyal

4033 | MRI-PDFF ≥ 70% Reduction Was Associated with Fibrosis Improvement with Tirzepatide: Post-Hoc Analysis of the Synergy-NASH Phase 2b Trial
Arun Sanyal

4039 | Survodutide Improved Liver Histology in People with MASH and Moderate-To-Severe Fibrosis Regardless of Age, Sex, Ethnicity, or Type 2 Diabetes: Subgroup Analysis of a Randomized Phase 2 Trial
Arun Sanyal

4042 | Efficacy Response in Subgroups of Participants in Essence Demonstrate that Semaglutide Is Effective in Improving Liver Fibrosis across A Diverse Population
Arun Sanyal

4052 | Resmetirom Improves Mortality, Liver and Cardio-Renal-Metabolic (CRM) Outcomes in Individuals with Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease in Routine Clinical Practice
Vinay Jahagirdar, Kavin Parmar, Neha Shah, Amon Asgharpour, Velimir Luketic, Ekaterina Smirnova, Juan Pablo Arab, Arun Sanyal

4069 | Prescribing Patterns and Clinical Characteristics of Resmetirom Recipients: Real-World Insights
Vinay Jahagirdar, Kaanthi Rama, Amon Asgharpour, Richard Sterling, Arun Sanyal, Juan Pablo Arab

4127 | Systemic Challenges in Managing Acute-On-Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF) in the U.S.: Diagnostic Delays, Referral Barriers, and Fragmented Post-Discharge Care
Jasmohan Bajaj, Arun Sanyal

4136 | Establishing A Rank-Ordered Hierarchy of ACLF Related Mortality Risk Associated with Organ Support in Real World Clinical Practice
Kavin Parmar, Ana Oliveira, Vinay Jahagirdar, Ekaterina Smirnova, Juan Pablo Arab, Jasmohan Bajaj, Arun Sanyal

4184 | Liver-Specific S1PR2 Deletion Reduces Hepatic Injury and Fibrosis in a Mouse Model of Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
Meiyi Song, Derrick Zhao, Hui Li, Sayed Obaidullah Aseem, Grayson Way, Nan Wu, Yunling Tai, Sareh Bayatpour, Lianyong Su, Xuan Wang, Emily Gurley, Phillip Hylemon, Arun Sanyal, Huiping Zhou

4190 | The H19–cirCAFF3–HuR Axis: A Novel Regulatory Circuit in Cholestatic Liver Fibrosis
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