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Microvascular invasion and/or satellitosis (mVI/S) is independently associated with aggressive recurrence and mortality in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients treated with liver resection (LR), a recent study has shown.

Even modest alcohol consumption is associated with a higher risk of liver fibrosis in patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), according to a study.

Patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) are at greater risk of developing incident hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) when factors such as smoking, alcohol use, obesity, diabetes, and hypertension are present, according to a study. However, use of statin, metformin, or aspirin may modify disease progression.

The oral fatty acid synthase (FASN) inhibitor denifanstat appears to produce meaningful improvements in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) and stage 2–3 fibrosis, as shown in the results of a phase IIb trial.

Treatment with survodutide, which has previously shown its efficacy in reducing body weight and glycaemia in people with obesity or type 2 diabetes, is well tolerated by patients with compensated or decompensated cirrhosis, reports a study.

Patients with cirrhosis with iron deficiency anemia after variceal bleed (VB) can rely on the efficacy and safety of intravenous (IV) iron replacement, reports a study.