Nir I. Nativ, Alvin I. Chen, Gabriel Yarmush, Scot D. Henry, Jay H. Lefkowitch, Kenneth M. Klein, Timothy J. Maguire, Rene Schloss, James V. Guarrera, Francois Berthiaume, Martin L. Yarmush – 29 October 2013 – Large‐droplet macrovesicular steatosis (ld‐MaS) in more than 30% of liver graft hepatocytes is a major risk factor for liver transplantation.

Andrea D. Branch, Burc Barin, Adeeb Rahman, Peter Stock, Thomas D. Schiano – 29 October 2013 – An optimal vitamin D status may benefit liver transplantation (LT) patients. Higher levels of 25‐hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] mitigate steroid‐induced bone loss after LT, correlate with better hepatitis C virus treatment responses, and increase graft survival.

Ulrich Beuers, Andreas E. Kremer, Ruth Bolier, Ronald P.J. Oude Elferink – 29 October 2013 – Pruritus is a common symptom in patients with cholestatic liver diseases such as primary biliary cirrhosis, primary sclerosing cholangitis, intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy, or hereditary pediatric cholestatic disorders and may accompany, although less frequently, many other liver diseases.

Juanjuan Zhao, Zheng Zhang, Yan Luan, Zhengsheng Zou, Yanling Sun, Yonggang Li, Lei Jin, Chunbao Zhou, Junliang Fu, Bin Gao, Yangxin Fu, Fu‐Sheng Wang – 29 October 2013 – It is well established that interleukin (IL)‐22 has hepatoprotective and antifibrotic functions in acute liver injury models; however, its function in patients with liver fibrosis and liver cirrhosis (LC) remains obscure.

Chih‐Chi Wang, Salvador Lopez‐Valdes, Ting‐Lung Lin, Anthony Yap, Chee‐Chien Yong, Wei‐Feng Li, Shih‐Ho Wang, Chih‐Che Lin, Yueh‐Wei Liu, Tsan‐Shiun Lin, Allan M. Concejero, Hock‐Liew Eng, Douglas Henry, Yu‐Fan Cheng, Bruno Jawan, Chao‐Long Chen – 29 October 2013 – The outflow reconstruction of the right anterior sector in a right liver graft (RLG) with cryopreserved vascular grafts (CVGs) is crucial for preventing graft congestion in living donor liver transplantation (LDLT). The impact of the duration of cryopreservation has not been evaluated so far.

Young‐Joo Yang, Ju Hyun Shim, Kang Mo Kim, Young‐Suk Lim, Han Chu Lee – 29 October 2013 – A primary nonresponse to oral drugs against hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a generally accepted criterion for interrupting treatment. We investigated whether the concept of primary nonresponse suggested by current American (AASLD) and European (EASL) guidelines is appropriate for treatment with entecavir (ETV). The study included 1,254 treatment‐naïve patients who had pretreatment HBV DNA levels of >2,000 IU/mL and received ETV 0.5 mg/day for over 6 months.

Ulrich Beuers, Andreas E. Kremer, Ruth Bolier, Ronald P.J. Oude Elferink – 29 October 2013 – Pruritus is a common symptom in patients with cholestatic liver diseases such as primary biliary cirrhosis, primary sclerosing cholangitis, intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy, or hereditary pediatric cholestatic disorders and may accompany, although less frequently, many other liver diseases.

Eric J. Keller, Paul Y. Kwo, Paul R. Helft – 26 October 2013 – The disparity between the demand for and supply of donor livers has continued to grow over the last 2 decades, and this has placed greater weight on the need for efficient and effective liver allocation. Although the use of extended criteria donors has shown great potential, it remains unregulated. A survival benefit–based model was recently proposed to answer calls to increase efficiency and reduce futile transplants.

Laura Lomaglio, John Isaac, Darius Mirza, M. Thamara PR Perera, Paolo Muiesan – 26 October 2013

Alessandro Cucchetti, Alessandro Vitale, Matteo Cescon, Martina Gambato, Lorenzo Maroni, Matteo Ravaioli, Giorgio Ercolani, Patrizia Burra, Umberto Cillo, Antonio D. Pinna – 26 October 2013 – Liver transplantation (LT) represents the only chance of long‐term survival for patients with end‐stage liver disease. When the mortality rate for transplant patients returns to the same level as that for the general population, they can be considered statistically cured. However, cure models in the setting of LT have never been applied.