1. Bariatric-metabolic surgery versus lifestyle intervention plus best medical care in non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (BRAVES): a multicentre, open-label, randomised trial.
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Verrastro O, Panunzi S, Castagneto-Gissey L, De Gaetano A, Lembo E, Capristo E, Guidone C, Angelini G, Pennestrì F, Sessa L, Vecchio FM, Riccardi L, Zocco MA, Boskoski I, Casella-Mariolo JR, Marini P, Pompili M, Casella G, Fiori E, Rubino F, Bornstein SR, Raffaelli M, and Mingrone G
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- Humans, Life Style, Gastrectomy adverse effects, Gastrectomy methods, Treatment Outcome, Obesity, Morbid surgery, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 complications, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 therapy, Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease therapy, Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease complications, Gastric Bypass adverse effects, Bariatric Surgery, Laparoscopy
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Background: Observational studies suggest that bariatric-metabolic surgery might greatly improve non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). However, the efficacy of surgery on NASH has not yet been compared with the effects of lifestyle interventions and medical therapy in a randomised trial., Methods: We did a multicentre, open-label, randomised trial at three major hospitals in Rome, Italy. We included participants aged 25-70 years with obesity (BMI 30-55 kg/m
2 ), with or without type 2 diabetes, with histologically confirmed NASH. We randomly assigned (1:1:1) participants to lifestyle modification plus best medical care, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, or sleeve gastrectomy. The primary endpoint of the study was histological resolution of NASH without worsening of fibrosis at 1-year follow-up. This study is registered at ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT03524365., Findings: Between April 15, 2019, and June 21, 2021, we biopsy screened 431 participants; of these, 103 (24%) did not have histological NASH and 40 (9%) declined to participate. We randomly assigned 288 (67%) participants with biopsy-proven NASH to lifestyle modification plus best medical care (n=96 [33%]), Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (n=96 [33%]), or sleeve gastrectomy (n=96 [33%]). In the intention-to-treat analysis, the percentage of participants who met the primary endpoint was significantly higher in the Roux-en-Y gastric bypass group (54 [56%]) and sleeve gastrectomy group (55 [57%]) compared with lifestyle modification (15 [16%]; p<0·0001). The calculated probability of NASH resolution was 3·60 times greater (95% CI 2·19-5·92; p<0·0001) in the Roux-en-Y gastric bypass group and 3·67 times greater (2·23-6·02; p<0·0001) in the sleeve gastrectomy group compared with in the lifestyle modification group. In the per protocol analysis (236 [82%] participants who completed the trial), the primary endpoint was met in 54 (70%) of 77 participants in the Roux-en-Y gastric bypass group and 55 (70%) of 79 participants in the sleeve gastrectomy group, compared with 15 (19%) of 80 in the lifestyle modification group (p<0·0001). No deaths or life-threatening complications were reported in this study. Severe adverse events occurred in ten (6%) participants who had bariatric-metabolic surgery, but these participants did not require re-operations and severe adverse events were resolved with medical or endoscopic management., Interpretation: Bariatric-metabolic surgery is more effective than lifestyle interventions and optimised medical therapy in the treatment of NASH., Funding: Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A Gemelli, Policlinico Universitario Umberto I and S Camillo Hospital, Rome, Italy., Competing Interests: Declaration of interests GM reports consulting fees from Novo Nordisk, Fractyl, and Recor. She is also scientific adviser for Metadeq, Keyron, GHP Scientific, and Jemyll, these all being unpaid positions. FR reports receiving research grants from Ethicon and Medtronic; receiving consulting fees from Novo Nordisk, Ethicon, and Medtronic; serving on the scientific advisory board of and receiving consultancy fees from GI Dynamics; and is a former director and current scientific advisor of Metadeq, Keyron, and GHP Scientific, these all being unpaid positions. All other authors declare no competing interests., (Copyright © 2023 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an Open Access article under the CC BY 4.0 license. Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.)- Published
- 2023
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