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Fewer Than 1 in 4 Patients With HCV-Related HCC Get DAAs

Early uncertainty about the safety of noninterferon antivirals in patients with liver cancer may have contributed to the slow acceptance of direct-acting antiviral agents in this population. ....

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Cost Burden of Alcohol-Related Liver Disease to Skyrocket

The annual cost of alcohol-related liver disease in the United States is projected to more than double, from $31 billion in 2022 to $66 billion in 2040, a new analysis has found. ....

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Use of Obeticholic Acid (OCA) in PBC

Steven Flamm, MD, FAASLD, FACG, reviews the option of using OCA to manage PBC in patients who cannot tolerate UDCA. ....

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Stopping Drinking Improves Even High-Risk Liver Disease

Patients with alcohol-related liver disease, including those who have high-risk portal hypertension, can benefit from alcohol abstinence, suggests a study that also underlines a need for patient counseling. ....

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Living-Donor Liver Transplant Tied to Substantial Survival Benefit

The benefit was even significant at Model for End-Stage Liver Disease-Sodium scores as low as 11. ....

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