Boosting Reliability: EMA Backs AI Tool For MASH Trials

An artificial intelligence-based pathology tool for metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis shows promise for a drug development landscape that is said to be “fraught with trials that have shown borderline results or outright failures based on liver histology.”

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An AI tool could help with histologic endpoint assessment in MASH trials (Shutterstock)

The European Medicines Agency is seeking feedback on the use of an artificial intelligence (AI)-based pathology tool that could provide a more reliable assessment of investigational treatments for metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH).

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