30 July 2015

Taiichi Wakiya, Yukihiro Sanada, Taizen Urahashi, Yoshiyuki Ihara, Naoya Yamada, Noriki Okada, Yuta Hirata, Kenichi Hakamada, Yoshikazu Yasuda, Koichi Mizuta – 29 July 2015 – The serum ferritin (SF) concentration is a widely available and objective laboratory parameter. SF is also widely recognized as an acute‐phase reactant. The purpose of the present study was to identify the chronological changes in the recipient's SF concentration during liver transplantation (LT) and to clarify factors having an effect on the recipient's intraoperative SF level.

Patrizia Burra, Alberto Zanetto, Kryssia Isabel Rodriguez‐Castro – 29 July 2015

Peter Bannas, Harald Kramer, Diego Hernando, Rashmi Agni, Ashley M. Cunningham, Rakesh Mandal, Utaroh Motosugi, Samir D. Sharma, Alejandro Munoz del Rio, Luis Fernandez, Scott B. Reeder – 29 July 2015 – Emerging magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) biomarkers of hepatic steatosis have demonstrated tremendous promise for accurate quantification of hepatic triglyceride concentration. These methods quantify the proton density fat‐fraction (PDFF), which reflects the concentration of triglycerides in tissue.

Eloi R. Verrier, Che C. Colpitts, Charlotte Bach, Laura Heydmann, Amélie Weiss, Mickaël Renaud, Sarah C. Durand, François Habersetzer, David Durantel, Georges Abou‐Jaoudé, Maria M. López Ledesma, Daniel J. Felmlee, Magali Soumillon, Tom Croonenborghs, Nathalie Pochet, Michael Nassal, Catherine Schuster, Laurent Brino, Camille Sureau, Mirjam B. Zeisel, Thomas F. Baumert – 29 July 2015 – Chronic hepatitis B and D infections are major causes of liver disease and hepatocellular carcinoma worldwide. Efficient therapeutic approaches for cure are absent.

Eloi R. Verrier, Che C. Colpitts, Charlotte Bach, Laura Heydmann, Amélie Weiss, Mickaël Renaud, Sarah C. Durand, François Habersetzer, David Durantel, Georges Abou‐Jaoudé, Maria M. López Ledesma, Daniel J. Felmlee, Magali Soumillon, Tom Croonenborghs, Nathalie Pochet, Michael Nassal, Catherine Schuster, Laurent Brino, Camille Sureau, Mirjam B. Zeisel, Thomas F. Baumert – 29 July 2015 – Chronic hepatitis B and D infections are major causes of liver disease and hepatocellular carcinoma worldwide. Efficient therapeutic approaches for cure are absent.

Saul J. Karpen – 29 July 2015

Daniel H. Leung, Mahjabeen Khan, Charles G. Minard, Danielle Guffey, Louise E. Ramm, Andrew D. Clouston, Gregory Miller, Peter J. Lewindon, Ross W. Shepherd, Grant A. Ramm – 29 July 2015 – Up to 10% of cystic fibrosis (CF) children develop cirrhosis by the first decade. We evaluated the utility of two simple biomarkers, aspartate aminotransferase to platelet ratio index (APRI) and FIB‐4, in predicting degree of fibrosis in pediatric CF liver disease (CFLD) validated by liver biopsy.

Marco Carbone, Stephen J. Sharp, Steve Flack, Dimitrios Paximadas, Kelly Spiess, Carolyn Adgey, Laura Griffiths, Reyna Lim, Paul Trembling, Kate Williamson, Nick J. Wareham, Mark Aldersley, Andrew Bathgate, Andrew K. Burroughs, Michael A. Heneghan, James M. Neuberger, Douglas Thorburn, Gideon M. Hirschfield, Heather J. Cordell, Graeme J. Alexander, David E.J. Jones, Richard N. Sandford, George F.

Maureen M. Jonas, Mei‐Hwei Chang, Etienne Sokal, Kathleen B. Schwarz, Deirdre Kelly, Kyung Mo Kim, Simon C. Ling, Philip Rosenthal, Dumitru Oraseanu, Laurie Reynolds, Alexandra Thiry, Peter Ackerman – 29 July 2015 – This ongoing, randomized phase III study assesses the safety and efficacy of entecavir versus placebo in nucleos(t)ide‐naïve children (2 to <18 years) with hepatitis B envelope antigen (HBeAg)‐positive chronic hepatitis B (CHB). Blinded treatment was administered for a minimum of 48 weeks.