Search results for "Hepatocellular carcinoma"
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
MKSAP Quiz: Management of HBV infection
This month's quiz asks readers to determine the most appropriate next step in management of a 29-year-old woman with hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and normal liver enzyme levels.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2021/04/23/4.htm
23 Apr 2021
Antibiotic may prevent hepatic encephalopathy after TIPS in patients with cirrhosis
A French trial found that 34% of patients who received rifaximin before and after placement of a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) had hepatic encephalopathy versus 53% of those who received placebo, with no differences in adverse events or transplant-free survival.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2021/02/26/7.htm
26 Feb 2021
Practice guidance addresses vascular liver disorders, portal vein thrombosis, procedural bleeding
Among other statements, the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases said that modifiable risk factors for bleeding, such as use of antithrombotic drugs, should be identified and corrected before procedures in patients with cirrhosis.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2020/12/18/2.htm
18 Dec 2020
Spotlight on The Liver Meeting
Highlights from the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases' annual meeting, held virtually this past weekend, included insights on COVID-19 and the liver and a conversation with the winners of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2020, who discovered hepatitis C virus.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2020/11/20/5.htm
20 Nov 2020
Liver cancer diagnosis delayed in almost half of veterans with cirrhosis
Failure to follow guidelines, diagnostic imaging without alpha-fetoprotein measurement, and diagnosis from an incidental finding were all associated with a delay of more than 60 days between a red flag for hepatocellular carcinoma and a diagnosis, a retrospective study found.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2020/07/24/2.htm
24 Jul 2020
USPSTF recommends screening adults 18 to 79 years for hepatitis C virus infection with moderate certainty
An essential requirement of expanded screening is the availability of effective treatment, but randomized controlled trials to date have not shown clinical benefit of direct-acting antiviral therapy beyond sustained virologic response, an ACP Journal Club commentary noted.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2020/07/24/7.htm
24 Jul 2020
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
MKSAP Quiz: Follow-up evaluation after HCV treatment
This month's quiz asks readers to determine the most appropriate course of management for a 62-year-old woman with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and well-compensated cirrhosis.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2019/12/27/4.htm
27 Dec 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