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NAFLD screening a cost-effective approach among T2DM patients in SG

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) screening strategies, particularly vibration-controlled transient elastography (VCTE) and fibrosis-4 (FIB-4), are a cost-effective approach to reduce disease burden among type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients in Singapore, according to a study.

Corticosteroid poses no excess mortality risk in drug-induced liver injury

Treatment with corticosteroid in patients with drug-induced liver injury (DILI) does not appear to contribute to increased risk of death but rather helps normalize liver enzymes, as shown in a study.

Albumin confers survival benefit in select patients with cirrhosis

Treatment with albumin appears to cut the risk of death in cirrhotic patients with spontaneous bacterial peritonitis or hepatic encephalopathy, with long-term treatment potentially lowering the risk of cirrhosis complications and need for paracentesis, according to the results of a meta-analysis.

TACE + apatinib: A potential new strategy for intermediate/advanced HCC?

ALXN1840 generates rapid, sustained copper mobilization in Wilson disease

In individuals with Wilson disease (WD), a rare disease of copper metabolism, ALXN1840 led to significantly greater copper mobilization compared with standard of care (SoC), findings from a rater-blinded phase III study have shown.

Maralixibat improves pruritus across all PFIC types

Treatment with maralixibat significantly reduced the severity of pruritus in children with progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis (PFIC) in the MARCH-PFIC* study presented at The Liver Meeting 2022.