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Researchers Grow Liver Tissue from Pluripotent Stem Cells
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- Category: Liver Transplant/Artificial Liver
- Published on Friday, 22 June 2012 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
Japanese researchers have produced liver-like tissue from induced pluripotent stem cells in the laboratory that can process drugs like a human liver, according to a presentation at the 10th annual meeting of the International Society for Stem Cell Research last week in Yokohama.
HBV Genotype Affects Hepatitis B Disease Progression and Outcomes
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- Category: HBV Disease Progression
- Published on Friday, 22 June 2012 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) genotype influences long-term outcomes including viral clearance, according to a Swedish study reported in the May 18, 2012, advance edition of the Journal of Clinical Virology. Genotype C in particular appears to be associated with more aggressive disease.
Statins May Reduce Liver Cancer Risk among People with Hepatitis B
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- Category: Liver Cancer/HCC
- Published on Friday, 10 February 2012 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
Statins, a class of drugs used to manage elevated blood cholesterol, may also play a role in fighting hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) -- a form of primary liver cancer -- among people with chronic hepatitis B, according to a report in the January 23, 2012, advance online edition of the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
Researchers Shed Light on how Hepatitis B Virus Causes Liver Cancer
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- Category: Liver Cancer/HCC
- Published on Wednesday, 20 June 2012 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is more often integrated in liver tumor cells than normal liver tissue cells, and multiple integrations may be linked to more aggressive disease progression and poorer survival, researchers reported in the May 27, 2012 advance online edition of Nature Genetics.
High HBV Viral Load Linked to Greater Risk of Liver Cancer
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- Category: Liver Cancer/HCC
- Published on Tuesday, 17 January 2012 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
Having a high blood level of hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA increases the likelihood of developing hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), a form of primary liver cancer, according to a study described in the January 13, 2012, Journal of Virology.
EASL: Brivanib Did Not Improve Overall Liver Cancer Survival, but Did Show Anti-tumor Activity
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- Category: Liver Cancer/HCC
- Published on Friday, 27 April 2012 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
The experimental cancer drug brivanib did not lengthen overall survival for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma, but it did increase time to progression, demonstrating that it had anti-tumor activity, researchers reported at the 47th International Liver Congress (EASL 2012) last week in Barcelona.
Hepatitis B and C Are Major Causes of Liver Cancer in U.S.
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- Category: Liver Cancer/HCC
- Published on Tuesday, 10 January 2012 00:00
- Written by Press Release
Chronic hepatitis C infection has replaced alcohol-related cirrhosis as a major cause of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC, a form of primary liver cancer) in the U.S., according to a study by researchers at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. A related analysis found that among immigrants from Somalia, hepatitis B and C were both significant causes of liver cancer.
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