Hepatology

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April 14th 2025

Pegbelfermin Shows Promise in Addressing Liver Fibrosis in MASH

April 12th 2025

MASLD Associated With 2-Fold Increase of Serious Bacterial Infection

March 27th 2025

GLP-1 RAs May Offer Broad Hepatic Benefits in MASH

March 25th 2025

New Therapies Expanding the MASH Treatment Landscape

March 24th 2025

MASH Clinical Trials Historically Underrepresent Certain Groups

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Lipid metabolite assays could be a potential noninvasive diagnostic alternative for patients with MASH who otherwise may need a liver biopsy | image credit: Vlad - stock.adobe.com
March 13th 2025

Lipid Metabolites Emerge as Noninvasive Diagnostic Tool in MASH

Kyle Munz
The invasive nature of lipid biopsies has lead researchers to dedicate more efforts to unveiling noninvasive diagnostic methods for metabolic dysfunction–associated steatohepatitis (MASH).
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March 2nd 2025

Mortality Declines but Incidence Rates Up for Cirrhosis and Other Chronic Liver Diseases

Laura Joszt, MA
Rising rates of metabolic dysfunction–associated steatohepatitis indicate a need for public health interventions.
Fibroblast growth factor 21 | image credit: Juan Gärtner - stock.adobe.com
February 19th 2025

Promising Potential for FGF21 Analogs in MASH Management

Kyle Munz
Emerging evidence suggests that fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) could play a future part in the treatment of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH).
MASH-related PLC is on the rise in young adult populations, causing concerns about how to best address the metabolic disease epidemic | image credit: https://gencraft.com/generate
February 6th 2025

MASH-Related PLC on the Rise in Young Adults

Kyle Munz
As a growing number of young adults with primary liver cancer (PLC) related to metabolic dysfunction–associated steatohepatitis (MASH) age, developing coherent strategies to combat the metabolic disease epidemic is critical.
The investigators believe their decades-spanning analysis underscores the need to address access barriers to anti-obesity therapeutics | image credit: TAW4 - stock.adobe.com
January 28th 2025

"Alarming Rise" of Global MASH-Related Primary Liver Cancer Incidence Since 2000

Kyle Munz
The investigators believe their decades-spanning analysis underscores the need to address access barriers to anti-obesity therapeutics.
MASH is the inflammatory, progressed form of MASLD | image credit: Rasi - stock.adobe.com
January 20th 2025

A Potential Early Biomarker for MASLD: Oxidized Apolipoproteins

Kyle Munz
Peptidomics offered new diagnostic insights into the underlying processes of metabolic dyfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD).
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December 27th 2024

Top 5 Most-Viewed Liver Cancer Content for 2024

Laura Joszt, MA
Advances in therapy are improving outcomes for patients, but the incidence and mortality rates for hepatocellular carcinoma are increasing in the US.
Doctor with human liver anatomy model | Image credit: Jo Panuwat D - stock.adobe.com
December 1st 2024

Tislelizumab Pushes HCC Field Forward With 2024 NCCN Guideline Category 1 Recommendation

Megan Hollasch
Tislelizumab's inclusion in the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) guidelines for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) as a category 1 recommendation marks an advancement in the treatment landscape for HCC.
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November 26th 2024

Patients With HCC May Avoid Additional Treatment After Complete Response

Laura Joszt, MA
Patients with locally advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) who achieve a complete response after locoregional therapy and immunotherapy may be able to follow a watch-and-wait protocol.
Paper liver with a stethoscope | Image credit: filins - stock.adobe.com
November 24th 2024

Real-World Results of Durvalumab/Tremelimumab in U-HCC Show Promise Despite Line of Therapy

Laura Joszt, MA
Patients experienced similar safety and efficacy if they received first-line or later-line treatment for unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (u-HCC).
Man holding liver illustration - SewcreamStudio - stock.adobe.com
June 12th 2024

Study Highlights Increasing Global Health Burden of Liver Cancer

Rose McNulty
The global burden of liver cancer is rising, and public health efforts for prevention, vaccination, and treatment to address underlying etiologies are needed, according to research presented at ASCO 2024.
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October 11th 2022

ICER to Assess Clinical Effectiveness, Value of 2 NASH Treatments

Laura Joszt, MA
There are no FDA-approved therapies for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), but there are many being developed. Resmetirom and obeticholic acid are both being reviewed by the FDA with decisions expected in 2023.

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