Preliminary results of dulaglutide treatment in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (DEMOS study)

Abstract

65 patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) were included in open-label observative prospective cohort study. Mean age was 54.8 ± 10.5 y. o. All patients were treated with metformin before and during the study. All patients were treated by GLP-1 receptor agonist dulaglutide subcutaneously weekly 26 weeks. Patients of group with type 2 diabetes were treated with dulaglutide 0.75 mg weekly 2 weeks, than 1.5 weekly 24 weeks. Patients of group without diabetes were treated by dulaglutide 0.75 mg weekly 4 weeks, than 1.5 weekly 22 weeks. Both groups of patients were demonstrated significant reduce of body weight, BMI, waist circumference, glucose, HbA1c, insulin resistance indexes, transaminases and gamma-glutamyltranspeptidase activity. Fatty liver index and liver stiff ness also decreased after treatment. We can conclude that dulaglutide treatment in NAFLD patients decreases body wieight, improves glucose and lipid metabolism and decreases inflammatory activity of steatohepatitis.