Risk factors and prevention of hepatocellular carcinoma in the era of precision medicine

N Fujiwara, SL Friedman, N Goossens, Y Hoshida - Journal of hepatology, 2018 - Elsevier
Patients who develop chronic fibrotic liver disease, caused by viral or metabolic aetiologies,
are at a high risk of developing hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Even after complete HCC …

Addressing liver disease in the UK: a blueprint for attaining excellence in health care and reducing premature mortality from lifestyle issues of excess consumption of …

R Williams, R Aspinall, M Bellis, G Camps-Walsh… - The Lancet, 2014 - thelancet.com
Executive summary Liver disease in the UK stands out as the one glaring exception to the
vast improvements made during the past 30 years in health and life expectancy for chronic …

The evolving epidemiology of hepatocellular carcinoma: a global perspective

MC Wallace, D Preen, GP Jeffrey… - Expert review of …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Primary liver cancer, the majority of which are hepatocellular carcinomas, is now the second
leading cause of cancer death worldwide. Hepatocellular carcinoma is a unique cancer that …

[PDF][PDF] 17‐beta hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase 13 is a hepatic retinol dehydrogenase associated with histological features of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

Y Ma, OV Belyaeva, PM Brown, K Fujita, K Valles… - …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a common cause of chronic liver disease. A
single‐nucleotide polymorphism (SNP), rs6834314, was associated with serum liver …

The short‐term incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma is not increased after hepatitis C treatment with direct‐acting antivirals: An ERCHIVES study

DK Li, Y Ren, DS Fierer, S Rutledge, OS Shaikh… - Hepatology, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Abstract β‐Catenin, the downstream effector of the Wnt signaling, plays important roles in
hepatic development, regeneration, and tumorigenesis. However, its role at hepatocyte …

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease burden: Australia, 2019–2030

LA Adams, SK Roberts, SI Strasser… - Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background and Aim Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and nonalcoholic
steatohepatitis (NASH) account for a large and growing proportion of liver disease burden …

[HTML][HTML] Prioritization of HCV treatment in the direct-acting antiviral era: an economic evaluation

NK Martin, P Vickerman, GJ Dore, J Grebely… - Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background & Aims We determined the optimal HCV treatment prioritization strategy for
interferon-free (IFN-free) HCV direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) by disease stage and risk …

[HTML][HTML] Hepatitis C-related hepatocellular carcinoma in the era of new generation antivirals

TF Baumert, F Jühling, A Ono, Y Hoshida - BMC medicine, 2017 - Springer
Hepatitis C virus infection is a major cause of hepatocellular carcinoma worldwide.
Interferon has been the major antiviral treatment, yielding viral clearance in approximately …

[HTML][HTML] Model projections on the impact of HCV treatment in the prevention of HCV transmission among people who inject drugs in Europe

H Fraser, NK Martin, H Brummer-Korvenkontio… - Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background & Aims Prevention of hepatitis C virus (HCV) transmission among people who
inject drugs (PWID) is critical for eliminating HCV in Europe. We estimated the impact of …

[HTML][HTML] Australia could miss the WHO hepatitis C virus elimination targets due to declining treatment uptake and ongoing burden of advanced liver disease …

JA Kwon, GJ Dore, B Hajarizadeh, M Alavi, H Valerio… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Australia was one of the first countries to introduce government-funded unrestricted access
to direct-acting antiviral (DAA) therapy, with 88,790 treated since March 2016. However …