Doward, Lynda C.
Balp, Maria-Magdalena http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8612-7680
Twiss, James
Slota, Christina
Cryer, Donna
Brass, Clifford A.
Anstee, Quentin M.
Sanyal, Arun J.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Novartis Pharma AG
Article History
Accepted: 18 November 2020
First Online: 18 December 2020
Declarations
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: This study and preparation of this publication were funded by Novartis Pharma AG.
: This study was completed under a research contract between RTI Health Solutions and Novartis Pharma AG and was funded by Novartis Pharma AG. LCD, JT, and CS are salaried employees of RTI Health Solutions. MMB and CAB are salaried employees of Novartis. DC is a salaried employee of the Global Liver Institute, which received consulting fees from Novartis in support of this research. AJS has received research grants and consulting fees from Novartis, which funded this study. QMA has received research grants and consulting fees from Novartis and is participating in research collaborations with Novartis, which funded this study.
: To protect participant confidentiality, the data set for this study cannot be shared.
: This study was conducted in accordance with the ethical standards of the Western Institutional Review Board (Puyallup, Washington) and with the 1964 Helsinki declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards.
: All participants interviewed in this study provided informed consent.
: MMB conceived of the study, contributed to the study design, secured funding, interpreted the data, and critically revised the manuscript for important intellectual content. LCD designed the study; acquired, analyzed, and interpreted the data; provided study supervision; and critically revised the manuscript for important intellectual content. JT and CS contributed to the study design; acquired, analyzed, and interpreted the data; and critically revised the manuscript for important intellectual content. DC, CAB, QMA, and AJS provided clinical and other insights on the study design and study concepts, interpreted the data, and critically revised the manuscript for important intellectual content.