A recent article by Prodromos and Neil, as part of a miniseries on liver pathology edited by Christine. The paper summarizes the experience accumulated in the past 18 years in the field of regression of cirrhosis. As we all know, Ian's pioneering article in year 2000 practically inaugurated this field and introduced the modern way of thinking in pathology of chronic liver diseases. The great contribultions of that article are emphasized in this review - Prodromos ("Mike") H .