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NCT06493253Completed

Digital Pathology and AI for Liver Outcomes in MASLD (DPAILO-2)

Epidemiologic Liver Outcomes Retrospective Study to Confirm The Prognostic Value of the FibroNest Digital Pathology Fibrosis Biomarker (Ph-FCS) in Patients With MASLD (DPAILO-2)

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 21 Aug 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

The aim of this multi-center, retrospective epidemiologic study is to confirm the prognostic performance of the Digital Pathology (DP) FibroNest Phenotypic Fibrosis Composite Score (Ph-FCS), derived from standard digital pathology liver biopsy images, in predicting clinical hepatic decompensation events in patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH).

Status (registry)
Completed
Study type
Observational
Enrollment
1519 (actual)
First submitted
2 Jul 2024
Start date
1 Sept 2025
Primary completion date
15 Mar 2026
Lead sponsor
PharmaNest, Inc
NCT number
NCT06493253

What you commit to

  • Study type: Observational
  • Participants enrolled: 1519
  • From 1 Sept 2025 to the primary completion date, 15 Mar 2026
  • 1 site in 1 country
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who cannot take part

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Prior treatment

  • Biliopancreatic diversion or bariatric surgery

Other illness

  • Clinical or histological evidence of alcoholic liver disease or alcohol consumption during the two years before entry (\> 20g/day for men, \>10g/day women)
  • History of total parenteral nutrition
  • History of gastric or jejunoileal bypass preceding the diagnosis of NAFLD
  • Evidence of advanced liver disease with Child-Pugh-Turcotte score equal to or greater than 10
  • Short bowel syndrome
  • Positive for HIV
  • Evidence of HBV or HCV infection
  • Wilson's disease
  • Known glycogen storage disease, dysbetalipoproteinemia, phenotypic hemochromatosis
  • Polycystic liver disease
  • Other metabolic or congenital liver disease

Other

  • From NCT01030484
  • Suspected or confirmed hepatocellular carcinoma
  • Low alpha-1-antitrypsin level and ZZ phenotype
  • Vascular lesions
  • Iron overload greater than 3+
  • Zones of confluent necrosis, infarction, massive or sub-massive, pan-acinar necrosis
  • Multiple epithelioid granulomas
  • Congenital hepatic fibrosis

Criteria the registry did not label

  • From NCT01030484:
  • Age at least 18 years during the consent process
  • Willingness to be in the study for 1 or more years
  • Ability and willingness to give written, informed consent to be screened for and, if eligible, to be enrolled into the Database 2 study
  • Minimal or no alcohol use history consistent with NAFLD (see exclusion criteria)
  • Collection of a liver biopsy that is obtained within 120 days of enrollment as part of standard of care or for evaluation in FLINT trial
  • Collection of biosamples (serum, plasma, DNA, and, if available, liver tissue) within 90 days prior to enrollment and 0-90 days before or 4-90 days after the standard of care liver biopsy

Age in the registry: 18 years to 90 years · Sex: All

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (1)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
Virginia Commonwealth University
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RichmondUnited StatesUnknown status

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