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. 2026 Mar 25;22(7):3544–3563. doi: 10.7150/ijbs.128644

Table 2.

Clinical trials of drugs targeting amino acid metabolism

Drug Name Target Amino Acid Development Phase Outcomes Clinical Trial ID
Arginine hydrochloride Arginine PHASE3 Treatment of Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma NCT03950518
S-adenosyl-L-methionine (SAMe) Methionine PHASE3 Treatment of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease NCT01754714
Branch Chain Amino Acid Branched-chain Amino Acids (Leucine, Isoleucine, Valine) PHASE2 Supplementation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma NCT03908255
Arginine hydrochloride Arginine PHASE3 Treatment of Intermediate-stage Hepatocellular Carcinoma NCT03274427
DRP-104 Glutamine PHASE1|PHASE2 Treatment of Advanced Stage Fibrolamellar Carcinoma NCT06027086
Siliphos-Selenium-Methionine-Alpha Lipoic Acid Methionine PHASE4 Treatment of Fatty Liver and Non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis NCT01650181
S-adenosylmethionine Methionine PHASE3 Therapy for Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis NCT00108589