Epidemiology of hepatocellular carcinoma

KA McGlynn, JL Petrick, HB El‐Serag - Hepatology, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Liver cancer is a major contributor to the worldwide cancer burden. Incidence rates of this
disease have increased in many countries in recent decades. As the principal histologic type …

Burden and cost of gastrointestinal, liver, and pancreatic diseases in the United States: update 2018

AF Peery, SD Crockett, CC Murphy, JL Lund, ES Dellon… - Gastroenterology, 2019 - Elsevier
Background & Aims Estimates of disease burden can inform national health priorities for
research, clinical care, and policy. We aimed to estimate health care use and spending …

NASH leading cause of liver transplant in women: updated analysis of indications for liver transplant and ethnic and gender variances

M Noureddin, A Vipani, C Bresee, T Todo… - Official journal of the …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVES: Chronic infection with hepatitis C virus (HCV) was previously the leading
indication for liver transplant (LT) in the United States. However, since 2014 the use of direct …

Epidemiology of hepatocellular carcinoma and intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma

NN Massarweh, HB El-Serag - Cancer control, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) are the most
frequently occurring types of primary liver cancer and together are among the most common …

[HTML][HTML] Global epidemiology of hepatitis C virus infection: An up-date of the distribution and circulation of hepatitis C virus genotypes

A Petruzziello, S Marigliano, G Loquercio… - World journal of …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
METHODS We conducted a systematic study which represents one of the most
comprehensive effort to quantify global HCV epidemiology, using the best available …

Epidemiology of hepatocellular carcinoma: target population for surveillance and diagnosis

A Tang, O Hallouch, V Chernyak, A Kamaya… - Abdominal …, 2018 - Springer
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the sixth most common cancer and the second leading
cause of cancer mortality worldwide. Incidence rates of liver cancer vary widely between …

Sofosbuvir and velpatasvir for HCV genotype 1, 2, 4, 5, and 6 infection

JJ Feld, IM Jacobson, C Hézode… - … England Journal of …, 2015 - Mass Medical Soc
Background A simple treatment regimen that is effective in a broad range of patients who are
chronically infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV) remains an unmet medical need …

Sofosbuvir and velpatasvir for HCV in patients with decompensated cirrhosis

MP Curry, JG O'Leary, N Bzowej, AJ Muir… - … England Journal of …, 2015 - Mass Medical Soc
Background As the population that is infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV) ages, the
number of patients with decompensated cirrhosis is expected to increase. Methods We …

[PDF][PDF] Lipiodol transarterial chemoembolization for hepatocellular carcinoma: a systematic review of efficacy and safety data

R Lencioni, T de Baere, MC Soulen, WS Rilling… - …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) using lipiodol‐based regimens, including the
administration of an anticancer‐in‐oil emulsion followed by embolic agents, is widely used …

[HTML][HTML] Global epidemiology and genotype distribution of the hepatitis C virus infection

E Gower, C Estes, S Blach, K Razavi-Shearer… - Journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
The treatment of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection has the potential to change
significantly over the next few years as therapeutic regimens are rapidly evolving. However …