For patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) use prior to liver transplant (LT) does not worsen outcomes, according to research published online July 10 in the Journal of Hepatology.
Aug 19, 2024
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Colorectal cancer often spreads to the liver, and for some patients, surgical removal of their liver tumors is not an option. A new study led by researchers at the Wilmot Cancer Institute and University of Rochester Medical ...
Jul 30, 2024
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A new study brings researchers closer to better understanding the pathology of the fatty liver disease MASH, which stands for metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis.
Jul 25, 2024
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A new, healthy liver offers the best survival for patients with early-stage liver cancer. But a new study, led by Katie Ross-Driscoll, Ph.D., MPH, of Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University School of Medicine Department ...
Jun 10, 2024
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An experimental 'supercharged' form of popular GLP-1 weight-loss meds could help ease fatty liver disease, a new trial suggests.
Jun 10, 2024
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Liver disease, due to viral infections, alcohol abuse, obesity, or cancer, accounts for one in every 25 deaths worldwide. A liver transplant can be life saving for people with end-stage liver disease. However, the procedure ...
May 9, 2024
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When Mass General transplant hepatologist Wei Zhang says he wants his colleagues to think before they speak, he has the tragedy of a recent patient in mind.
May 1, 2024
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Children with liver transplants must take immunosuppressant medications for life. To maintain tolerance of the transplanted liver, doctors treat transplant rejection and conduct ongoing maintenance immunosuppression by increasing ...
Apr 17, 2024
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A Houston hospital has halted its liver and kidney transplant programs after it says a doctor manipulated a database for liver transplant patients, making them ineligible to receive a new organ.
Apr 12, 2024
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Argininosuccinate lyase deficiency (ASLD), also known as argininosuccinic aciduria, is a severe metabolic disease where the body does not process proteins normally, instead resulting in a very dangerous accumulation of argininosuccinic ...
Apr 4, 2024
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