(Mountain Standard Time)
6:45 AM - 7:30 AM
Breakfast
7:30 AM - 8:00 AM
The Year in Review
Michael Charlton, MD
SESSION 1: New and Emerging Data from 2025
Moderators: Rohit Loomba, MD and Mary Rinella, MD
8:10 AM - 8:25 AM
Semaglutide and Trizepatide
Rohit Loomba, MD
8:25 AM - 8:40 AM
GLP-1/Glucagon Agonist Combinations: Pemvidutide and Servodutide
Phil Newsome, PhD, FRCPE, FMedSci
8:40 AM - 8:55 AM
Pegozafermin, Efimosfermin and Newer FGF-21 Agonists
Mary Rinella, MD
8:55 AM - 9:10 AM
Resmetirom and other THR-Beta Agonists
Mazen Noureddin, MD
9:10 AM - 9:25 AM
Effruxifermin
Vlad Ratziu, MD, Phd
9:25 AM - 9:40 AM
Panel Discussion
9:40 AM - 10:00 AM
Break - Exhibit Hall / Poster Viewing
SESSION 2: Current Biomakers and Clinical Outcome Predictions in MASH
Moderators: Phil Newsome & Belle Van Rosmalen
10:20 AM - 10:35 AM
Recent Data in Elastography and Impact on Clinical Trials
10:35 AM - 10:50 AM
Elf, Proc3 and Other Biomarkers: Better Than the Sum of Their Parts?
10:50 AM - 11:05 AM
Novel Perspective in PDFF+CT1 and CAP and UDFF
Veeral Ajmera, MD
11:05 AM - 11:20 AM
2 Orals
11:20 AM - 11:35 AM
Regulatory Perspective on Biomarker Development
11:40 AM - 12:00 PM
Panel Discussion
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
CME Symposium
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Meetings and Self-Directed Learning
SESSION 3: Understanding Fibrosis and its Treatment in MASH
Moderators: Taka Takebe & Anna Mae Diehl
4:00 PM - 4:25 PM
State of the Art: Hepatocyte Senescence as a Therapeutic Target
Anna Mae Diehl
4:25 PM - 4:45 PM
Immune Exhaustion and Inflammatory Regulation of Disease Progression
Frank Tacke, MD, PhD, MBHA
4:45 PM - 5:00 PM
Multi-Zonal Liver Organoids and MASH Modeling
Takanori Takebe
5:00 PM - 5:15 PM
Endothelium as a Driver of Progression and Therapeutic Target
5:15 PM - 5:30 PM
WNT-Beta Catenin in Regeneration and Fibrosis Regression
Satadarshan Paul Monga, MD
5:30 PM - 5:50 PM
Q&A or Short Panel
5:50 PM - 5:55 PM
Break
SESSION 4: Promising Pharmacological Approaches for MASH
Moderators: Veeral Ajmera & Naim Alkhouri
5:55 PM - 6:10 PM
Optimizing Oral Combination Therapy: Resmetirom and Other Agents
Meena Bansal
6:10 PM - 6:25 PM
Genetic Targets: (e.g., Sirna Aso, Ciedb, GPR75, INHBE in Obesity and MASLD)
Naim Alkhouri, MD
6:25 PM - 6:35 PM
GLP-GLU Analogs and Triple Agonists
Arun Sanyal, MD
6:35 PM - 6:45 PM
GLP + GIP: To Agonize or Antagonize
6:45 PM - 6:55 PM
Lanifibranor and Dapagliflozin, and Other Insulin Sensitizers
Manal Abdelmalek, MD, MPH, FAC, FACG, FAASLD
6:55 PM - 7:10 PM
Top 5 Basic Science Papers in MASH
Vlad Ratzui MD, PhD
7:10 PM - 7:20 PM
Stephen A. Harrison Award for Excellence in MASH
6:45 AM - 8:00 AM
Breakfast
SESSION 5: Lessons Learned from MASH Trials
Moderators: Manal Abdelmalek
8:00 AM - 8:15 AM
Cirrhosis Trials: Pearls for Optimal Trial Design
Mary Rinella, MD
8:15 AM - 8:30 AM
Efficacy and Considerations for Reducing Malo: Lessons From Recent Trials
Phil Newsome, PhD, FRCPE, FMedSci
8:30 AM - 8:40 AM
Clinical Trial Consideration METALD
Luis Antonio Diaz, MD
8:40 AM - 8:45 AM
Debate: Is Resolution of Steatohepatitis a Necessary Regulatory Endpoint? Yes
Arun Sanyal, MD
8:45 AM - 8:50 AM
Debate: Is Resolution of Steatohepatitis a Necessary Regulatory Endpoint? No
Naga Chalasani, MD
8:50 AM - 9:10 AM
Panel Discussion
9:10 AM - 9:40 AM
Case Based Patient Journey
Meena Bansal, MD
9:40 AM - 10:00 AM
Break - Exhibit Hall / Poster Viewing
SESSION 7: A Deep Dive Into Fibrosis Regression and Reasonably Likely Surrogate Endpoints
Moderators: Meena Bansal, MD & Brent Tetri, MD
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM
Reasonably Likely Surrogate Endpoint Update - And Implications on Trial Endpoints
Rohit Loomba, MD
10:15 AM - 10:30 AM
Update in AI to Facilitate Clinical Trials
Naim Alkhouri, MD
10:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Link Between Fibrosis Improvement and Outcomes - What is the Ground Truth?
Mazen Noureddin, MD
10:45 AM - 11:00 AM
Is Fibrosis Regression the same as Cirrhosis Reversal : Yes/No
Arun Sanyal, MD
11:00 AM - 11:25 AM
Panel Discussion
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
CME Symposium
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Meetings, Poster Viewing, and Self-Directed Learning
SESSION 8: Emerging Science
Moderators: Mazen Noureddin, MD & Juan Pablo Arab, MB
4:00 PM - 4:20 PM
Lecture: Interplay Between Adipose Tissue and GLP1, FGF21 in MASLD and METALD
Matthew Potoff, PhD
4:20 PM - 4:40 PM
Lecture: Sterol Sensing and Cholesterol-Bile Acid Homeostatis in MASLD
Jay Horton, MD
4:40 PM - 5:00 PM
Multiparametric Screening of MASH Clinical Candidates Using Human Liver Spheroids or N-Vitro Pre-Clinical Human Models for MASH
Francisco Verdeguer, PhD
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM
2 or 3 Oral Presentations
5:30 PM - 5:50 PM
Break - Exhibit Hall / Poster Viewing
SESSION 9: (Anticipated) Changes in Regulatory Landscape for MASH
Moderators: Vlad Ratziu, MD, PhD & Mary Rinella, MD
5:50 PM - 6:05 PM
Patient Expectation for Clinical Trials
Mike Betel
6:05 PM - 6:20 PM
Lessons from the Accelerated Approval Program
Arun Sanyal, MD
6:20 PM - 6:35 PM
Approach to Promising Combinations and Regulatory Path
Naim Alkhouri, MD
6:35 PM - 6:50 PM
Reading the Regulatory Tealeaves: A NIT Only Trial?
Arun Sanyal, MD
6:50 PM - 7:05 PM
What is an Ideal Regulatory Pathway for a Successful FDA Approval from a Pharma Viewpoint?
Kitty Yale & Michelle Long, MD, MSc
7:05 PM - 7:25 PM
Panel Discussion
7:25 PM
Wrap-Up
Rohit Loomba, MD
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