Liver Forum 19 — Wednesday, September 10, 2025 — Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
Materials
Introductory Remarks and Program Overview
Welcome, Program Overview, and Acknowledgments
Edyth Dwyer, Forum for Collaborative Research
Opening Remarks
Veronica Miller, Forum for Collaborative Research
Michelle Long, Novo Nordisk
Arun Sanyal, Virginia Commonwealth University
Stephen A. Harrison Fellowship Introduction
Elena Samsonova, Fatty Liver Foundation
Session I: Meaningful Patient Engagement in Drug Development: Leading Through Example — Where We Are, and What’s Next
Overview of Patient Engagement in Drug Development: Leading Through Example
Rosemarie Sellati, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
Michael Betel, Fatty Liver Alliance
Henry Chang*, Fatty Liver Foundation
Panel and Open Discussion
Monica Lizarraga*, Madrigal Pharmaceuticals
Christopher Frates, Madrigal Pharmaceuticals
Session II: Moving Towards Consensus on Pediatric MASH Trial Design
Standardization of Clinical Trial Design for Youth‑Onset MASH
Miriam Vos, Michigan State University
Bryan Rudolph, Boehringer Ingelheim
Open Discussion
All attendees
Session III: Placebo‑Arm Database Updates
MASH Placebo‑Arm Database Project Update – Data Harmonization & Proposed Analyses
Margot Yann*, Forum for Collaborative Research
Open Discussion
All attendees
Session IV: New Developments in Non‑Invasive Testing
The Cholate Challenge Test Predicts Clinical Outcome and Quantifies Changes in Clinical Risk
Gregory Everson, HepQuant
Open Discussion
All attendees
Session V: Moving Towards Consensus on Non‑Invasive Tests
What’s New Since Last Time
Veronica Miller, Forum for Collaborative Research
Overview of the Liver Forum Proposal for a NIT‑based RLSE in MASLD
Quentin Anstee*, Newcastle University
Update on Literature Review
Richard Haubrich, Forum for Collaborative Research
Letter of Intent for LSM by VCTE as Reasonably Likely Surrogate Endpoint – Echosens Update
Céline Fournier, Echosens
Panel and Open Discussion
All attendees
Session VI: Moving Towards Consensus on NIT Statistical Approaches
NIT Outcome Measures for MASH Should Reflect Clinical Significance
Alejandro Schuler*, UC Berkeley
Statistics Panel Discussion
Alejandro Schuler*, UC Berkeley
Nancy Obuchowski*, Cleveland Clinic
Yuanyuan Tang*, Eli Lilly and Company
Luiza Borowska, Boehringer Ingelheim
Open Discussion
All attendees
Session VII: Defining Progression to Cirrhosis
Moving from RLSE to a Validated Surrogate Endpoint for MASH Trials
Arun Sanyal, Virginia Commonwealth University
Developing Surrogate Endpoints – Lessons Learned from FNIH Osteoporosis Project
Tania Kamphaus, Foundation for NIH
Open Discussion
All attendees
What’s Next?
Wrap Up
Veronica Miller, Forum for Collaborative Research
Arun Sanyal, Virginia Commonwealth University
Becky Taub, Madrigal Pharmaceuticals
* Remote Participation
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