In patients with polycystic liver, lanreotide reduced liver volume whereas placebo increased it.
In plain wordsIn patients with polycystic liver, liver volume decreased with lanreotide and increased with placebo.
- Peptide
- Lanreotide
- Outcome
- DecreaseLiver volume versus placebo
- Study
n = 54
- Comparator
- Placebo
- Analysis
- Primary
- Outcome group
- Liver fat and liver function · Liver
- Studied dose
- 120 mg every 28 days · 24 weeksAs given in this study (human).
Measurements
- Liver volume change
- −2.9%
- lanreotide
- Liver volume change
- 1.6%
- placebo
- Baseline liver volume
- 4606 mL
- lanreotide
- Final liver volume
- 4471 mL
- lanreotide
- Baseline liver volume 95% CI
- 547 to 8665 mL
- lanreotide
- Final liver volume 95% CI
- 542 to 8401 mL
- lanreotide
- Baseline liver volume
- 4689 mL
- placebo
- Final liver volume
- 4895 mL
- placebo
3 more measurements in the study.
Source sentences
The mean liver volume decreased 2.9%, from 4606 mL (95% confidence interval (CI): 547-8665) to 4471 mL (95% CI: 542-8401 mL), in patients given lanreotide.
2 context sentences(design, population, supporting numbers)
In the placebo group, the mean liver volume increased 1.6%, from 4689 mL (95% CI: 613-8765 mL) to 4895 mL (95% CI: 739-9053 mL) (P < .01).
Patients with polycystic liver (n = 54) were randomly assigned to groups given lanreotide (120 mg) or placebo, administered every 28 days for 24 weeks.