Table 2.

Summary of Cases of Selective Androgen Receptor Modulator (SARM)-Associated Hepatotoxicity

StudySARMPresenting SymptomsDuration of SARM UseInitial / Peak Bilirubin, mg/dLTime to Peak Bilirubin After SARM CessationInitial ALT / AST / ALP, IU/LInitial Platelet Count, × 109/LINRLiver HistologyManagement
Flores et al, 20209LigandrolJaundice, anorexia, nausea, lethargy, weight loss9 weeks6.78/6.785 weeks273/111/2893871SARM cessation, supportive care
Barbara et al, 202010LigandrolJaundice, fatigue, pruritus, weight loss2 weeks35/38.2229/91/881.1Cholestatic hepatitis with mild portal, periportal, and perisinusoidal fibrosisSARM cessation, supportive care
Bedi et al, 202112EnobosarmJaundice, anorexia, weight loss, lethargy, diarrhea2 months19.9/43.0112/69/2683131.3Moderate to severe cholestasis, very mild ductal damageSARM cessation, supportive care
Flores et al, 20209RAD-140Jaundice, pruritus4 weeks and intermittent use thereafter17/20.244/61/2863471.2Moderate cholestasis, ductopenia, minimal fibrosis and inflammationSARM cessation, supportive care
Barbara et al, 2020,11RAD-140 / LigandrolJaundice, right upper quadrant pain, pruritus, diarrhea7 weeks34.5/34.546/36/5291.0Diffuse canalicular cholestasis, ductal reaction, mild lobular inflammation with rare non-necrotizing epithelioid granuloma and mild portal and periportal fibrosisSARM cessation, supportive care
Present case, 2022RAD-140Jaundice, abdominal pain, scleral icterus, pruritus5 weeks1.2/38.55 weeks, 6 days313/182/1031800.8Moderate intracytoplasmic and canalicular cholestasis, minimal portal inflammationSARM cessation, supportive care
  • ALP, alkaline phosphatase; ALT, alanine transaminase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; INR, international normalized ratio.