Hepatitis B
May Is Hepatitis Awareness Month
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- Category: Hepatitis B
- Published on Wednesday, 02 May 2012 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
May is designated as Hepatitis Awareness Month in the U.S., an opportunity to promote better understanding of and encourage testing and care for viral hepatitis.
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.
EASL International Liver Congress Starts This Week in Barcelona
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- Category: HBV Treatment
- Published on Tuesday, 17 April 2012 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
The 47th Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL 2012) takes place this week, April 18-22, in Barcelona. HIVandHepatitis.com will be on site to provide breaking news and analysis.
Complete Coverage of the 2012 International Liver Congress
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- Category: HBV Treatment
- Published on Wednesday, 25 April 2012 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
HIVandHepatitis.com coverage of the 2012 International Liver Congress -- 47th Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL), April 18-22.
Conference highlights include experimental hepatitis C therapies, interferon-free regimens, boceprevir (Victrelis) and telaprevir (Incivek/Incivo) in real-world practice, difficult-to-treat patients, HIV/HCV coinfection, hepatitis B research, and liver cancer research.
HIVandHepatitis.com EASL 2012 conference section
Androgens Promote Hepatitis B Virus Replication, Helping Explain Sex Differences
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- Category: HBV Basic Science
- Published on Tuesday, 21 February 2012 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
The hepatitis B virus (HBV) carries receptors for androgens -- male hormones such as testosterone -- which may help explain why men are more likely than women to develop chronic hepatitis B and experience more aggressive liver disease, according to study findings reported in the February 2012 Journal of Virology.
EASL: Entecavir (Baraclude) Prevents Hepatitis B Recurrence after Liver Transplant
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- Category: HBV Treatment
- Published on Tuesday, 24 April 2012 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
No patients treated with entecavir (Baraclude) after receiving liver transplants due to complications of chronic hepatitis B experienced virological recurrence, according to a study described at the 47th International Liver Congress (EASL 2012) last week in Barcelona.
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.
EASL: Entecavir plus Tenofovir for Hepatitis B Patients with Prior Treatment Failure
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- Category: HBV Treatment
- Published on Friday, 20 April 2012 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
A combination of entecavir (Baraclude) plus tenofovir (Viread) resulted in hepatitis B virus (HBV) suppression in a majority of patients who previously experienced treatment failure, according to a study presented at the 47th Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL 2012) this week in Barcelona.
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.
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