Safety and Effectiveness of Sulfasalazine in the Treatment of Liver Fibrosis/Cirrhosis.

Summary

This is a controlled, observational clinical study initiated by investigators to investigate the efficacy and safety of sulfasalazine in the treatment of cirrhosis in patients with cirrhosis. Four cohorts were planned: primary biliary cirrhosis, hepatitis B and C cirrhosis, and alcoholic cirrhosis. The four groups were divided into experimental group and control group, and the experimental group: each group of patients was orally treated sulfasalazine for 12 months, taken three times a day, each time taking 0.5g. The control group did not take sulfasalazine. After 12 months, Observe changes in patients' biochemical and imaging indicators, liver stiffness values, fecal microbiota, and metabolites before and after the use of sulfasalazine.

Timeline

Start

2024-02-01

Primary completion

2028-10-10

Completion

2028-10-10

Publications

• Results Gulamhusein AF, Hirschfield GM. Primary biliary cholangitis: pathogenesis and therapeutic opportunities. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2020 Feb;17(2):93-110. doi: 10.1038/s41575-019-0226-7. Epub 2019 Dec 9.
• Results Lv T, Chen S, Li M, Zhang D, Kong Y, Jia J. Regional variation and temporal trend of primary biliary cholangitis epidemiology: A systematic review and meta-analysis. J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2021 Jun;36(6):1423-1434. doi: 10.1111/jgh.15329. Epub 2020 Dec 6.
• Results Lindor KD, Bowlus CL, Boyer J, Levy C, Mayo M. Primary biliary cholangitis: 2021 practice guidance update from the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases. Hepatology. 2022 Apr;75(4):1012-1013. doi: 10.1002/hep.32117. Epub 2021 Dec 20. No abstract available.

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