Liver/Biliary Disorders News

A model using both clinical and imaging data predicted the absence of high-risk varices in patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma and may help avoid unnecessary upper endoscopy in low-risk patients, research showed.

Gilead’s Livdelzi, a selective peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor delta agonist, has received accelerated FDA approval for the treatment of primary biliary cholangitis, according to a company release.

A hepatitis C elimination program in Georgia reduced the estimated annual incidence of new infections by 61% since its launch in April 2015, which may accelerate efforts to reach the global 2030 elimination goal.

With the FDA label for Rezdiffra excluding the need for liver biopsy, experts proposed recommendations to “fill the gap” on how to leverage noninvasive tests to assess treatment response in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis.

Researchers estimated that nearly 15.6 million Americans consumed at least one potentially hepatotoxic botanical product in the past 30 days, similar to usage reports for simvastatin and NSAIDS.

Patients who underwent liver transplantation vs. alternative therapy for unresectable colorectal liver metastasis had higher progression-free and overall survival, as well as lower rates of recurrence, researchers reported in JAMA Surgery.

Pemvidutide, a glucagon-like peptide-1/glucagon dual receptor agonist, lowered liver fat content, markers of inflammation and body weight in patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease and obesity, research showed.

A prediction model could be a “starting point” to identify patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease at high risk for hepatocellular carcinoma who may require intervention or surveillance, researchers wrote.

Transgender adults had “more than double” the prevalence of cirrhosis vs. cisgender adults, as well as higher rates of comorbidities linked to liver disease progression, researchers reported in The American Journal of Gastroenterology.

Up to 13% of patients with dementia have lab values that suggest undiagnosed cirrhosis and possible hepatic encephalopathy, an “easily treatable” cause of cognitive impairment, according to a study in The American Journal of Medicine.