Search results for "Hepatitis"
CDC updates guidance on responding to health care exposures to HCV
The CDC called for hepatitis C virus (HCV) testing of both the patient and exposed personnel as soon as possible after an exposure incident, preferably within 48 hours.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2020/08/28/2.htm
28 Aug 2020
Treatment algorithm updated for chronic HBV
The recommendations address use of newer therapies and are intended to offer guidance on treating chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection while additional antiviral agents are in development.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2021/08/27/1.htm
27 Aug 2021
Spotlight on HCV and organ transplants
Over the past month, multiple studies found that kidney and liver transplantation using organs from deceased donors with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection may be effective in HCV-negative recipients treated with a direct-acting antiviral regimen.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2020/09/25/5.htm
25 Sep 2020
MKSAP Quiz: New-onset ascites
This month's quiz asks readers to determine appropriate management for a 55-year-old man with hepatitis C-related cirrhosis who is hospitalized for new-onset ascites.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2018/11/27/4.htm
27 Nov 2018
Spotlight on HBV infection
In the past month, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force published a draft recommendation statement on screening for hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, and two systematic reviews and meta-analyses looked at treatments and a novel immunoassay to quantify HBV DNA.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2020/05/22/5.htm
22 May 2020
First immunotherapy approved for initial treatment of gastric cancer
Nivolumab (Opdivo) is approved in combination with certain types of chemotherapy for the initial treatment of patients with advanced or metastatic gastric cancer, gastroesophageal junction cancer, or esophageal adenocarcinoma.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2021/04/23/9.htm
23 Apr 2021
Spotlight on hepatocellular cancer
One recent study assessed occurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with hepatitis C-associated cirrhosis, while another looked at the effect of hepatobiliary cancer surveillance on outcomes in patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2018/04/27/6.htm
27 Apr 2018
HCV drug approved as 8-week regimen
The combination drug is indicated to treat all treatment-naive adults and some children who have chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotypes 1 through 6 infection, either without cirrhosis or with compensated cirrhosis.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2019/10/25/7.htm
25 Oct 2019
Spotlight on HCV screening
New guidance from the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the Infectious Diseases Society of America recommended universal hepatitis C virus (HCV) screening for all adults, and two recent studies reported on interventions that improved HCV screening and care in baby boomers.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2019/12/27/5.htm
27 Dec 2019
Spotlight on HCV guidance
Recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, the Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) work group, and the Choosing Wisely campaign all focused on hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2019/09/27/5.htm
27 Sep 2019