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Podcast: Surfing the MASH Tsunami
Episode: S6 - E5.1 - FGF-21s and A Promising Future on Cirrhosis
Description: This conversation is the opening segment of SurfingMASH's April discussion, in memory of Stephen A. Harrison, on drug development. In addition to co-hosts Jörn Schattenberg, Louise Campbell and Roger Green, panelists include hepatologists and key opinion leaders Sven Francque and Naim Alkhouri. This opening discussion focuses on exciting advances in one drug class (FGF-21s) and, more broadly, on exploring ways to treat cirrhosis. As Naim points out in his opening comment, these two issues— cirrhosis as a challenge and FGF-21s as a possible solution path —intersect in clear and exciting ways. He notes that the FG...