Researchers examined whether adding ribavirin to combination therapy with sofosbuvir, velpatasvir, and voxilaprevir would improve HCV retreatment outcomes.
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Using a nationwide and hospital-based cohort, researchers analyzed the effects of acetaminophen treatment in patients with hepatitis A.
Researchers sought to develop and validate an artificial intelligence model to predict patients’ risk for hepatocellular carcinoma.
Researchers compared response rates of hepatitis B virus vaccination schedules for patients with cirrhosis who did not respond to initial doses.
Researchers examined the post-treatment risk for hepatitis C virus reinfection among individuals experiencing homelessness in Boston, Massachusetts.
Researchers evaluated the effectiveness of rifaximin for treating alcohol-associated hepatitis.
Researchers compared hepatitis C virus point-of-care RNA viral load testing with laboratory-based testing to determine the effects on treatment uptake and turnaround times.
Researchers investigated the relationship between coexisting dementia and cirrhosis and the associated diagnosis of hepatic encephalopathy.
Researchers examined the effects of withdrawal from nucleotide analogue therapy as a treatment strategy in patients with chronic hepatitis B virus.
Researchers assessed the association of hepatitis C virus elimination through direct-acting antiviral therapy with the risk for liver and nonliver morbidity and mortality.
The update reflects advances in hepatitis C management, such as antiviral therapy, increased use of hepatitis C kidney grafts, and treatment of glomerular diseases associated with the virus.
Researchers evaluated the efficacy of 12- and 24-week bepirovirsen treatment in participants with chronic hepatitis B virus infection.
The all-oral and combination treatment arms demonstrated statistically significant composite responses of 10.1% and 19.2%, respectively.
The approval was supported by data from a phase 2 trial that included 70 patients aged 12 to less than 18 years with chronic HBV infection.
Researchers estimated the prevalence of occult hepatitis B virus infection globally, regionally, and in high-risk populations.
Researchers assessed whether adjunctive metformin plus entecavir accelerates hepatitis B surface antigen clearance in patients with chronic hepatitis B virus infection.
Researchers compared rates of off-therapy hepatitis B virus (HBV) surface antigen loss, relapse, and retreatment between TDF or ETV discontinuation in patients with HBV.
New findings provide a rationale for reexamining the hepatitis C virus penalty assigned by the Kidney Donor Profile Index, which is used to indicate the quality of deceased-donor kidneys.
Researchers estimated the global, regional, and national prevalence of hepatitis B virus in addition to mortality and disability-adjusted life-years from 1990 to 2019.
Researchers assessed the effect of triple therapy with ribavirin plus sofosbuvir and daclatasvir on sustained virologic response achievement in patients with hepatitis C complicated by cirrhosis.
Adults at risk of hepatitis A and hepatitis B have multi-dose vaccinations available, but complete and timely vaccination adherence rates are low. What can be done to encourage more vaccine adherence?
The findings may help identify predictive biomarkers or pharmacological interventions for glaucoma.
Researchers assessed whether chronic hepatitis B virus infection is associated with an increased risk for fatty liver disease.
Researchers assessed the effectiveness of both sofosbuvir/velpatasvir and gelcaprevir/pibrentasvir among patients infected with hepatitis C genotype 6.
Researchers assessed whether CD4+ T-cell count predicts treatment outcomes in patients with cancer who received direct-acting antivirals for hepatitis C.
In a study, aviremic recipients of HCV-positive and HCV-negative deceased donor kidneys had similar 12-month transplant outcomes.
Researchers assessed the effect of preoperative antiviral treatment for hepatitis C virus on the risk for surgical-related complications in patients who underwent total joint arthroplasty.
Researchers assessed the characteristics and distribution of hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotypes among individuals with confirmed HCV infection who donated blood during a 16-year period.
A team of researchers sought to determine the effects of malnutrition on the risk for infection in patients hospitalized with alcoholic hepatitis.
Researchers assessed whether the rate of treatment initiations for hepatitis C virus infection among patients participating in a methadone treatment program increased after the implementation of a hepatology clinic.