全球首个用于治疗脂肪肝的减重药来了！司美格鲁肽新适应症获批

Group 1 - GLP-1 drugs are gaining attention for their potential in treating fatty liver disease, with Novo Nordisk's semaglutide (brand name: Wegovy) recently receiving accelerated approval from the FDA for treating metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASH) [1] - Novo Nordisk's research indicates that semaglutide (2.4mg), combined with appropriate diet and exercise, can significantly improve the condition of patients with fatty liver and moderate to severe liver fibrosis compared to placebo [1] - This approval marks semaglutide as the first and only GLP-1 drug officially approved for improving fatty liver, and the second drug approved by the FDA for treating fatty liver, following Madrigal Pharmaceuticals' resmetirom [1] Group 2 - Fatty liver has become the leading chronic liver disease in China, surpassing viral hepatitis, with obesity and metabolic syndrome identified as primary causes of liver function abnormalities [2] - The prevalence of fatty liver is closely linked to obesity and diabetes, both of which are on the rise in China, suggesting an increasing trend in fatty liver cases [2] - A report published in The Lancet highlights that metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MASLD) and MASH are emerging as significant causes of liver cancer, with the proportion of liver cancer cases related to MASH expected to increase from 8% in 2022 to 11% by 2050, a 35% rise [2]