Nicole J. Kim, Meredith Pearson, Philip Vutien, Feng Su, Andrew M. Moon, Kristin Berry, Pamela K. Green, Emily C. Williams, George N. Ioannou – 2 January 2020 – Outcomes related to alcohol use after hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatment are unknown in the direct‐acting antiviral (DAA) era. We assessed levels of alcohol use before and after HCV treatment and their association with long‐term outcomes in a cohort of U.S. veterans. In this retrospective cohort analysis, 29,037 patients who initiated DAA regimens between 2013 and 2015 were followed for a mean of 3.04 years.

Yurika Kotoh, Yutaka Suehiro, Issei Saeki, Tomomi Hoshida, Masaki Maeda, Takuya Iwamoto, Toshihiko Matsumoto, Isao Hidaka, Tsuyoshi Ishikawa, Taro Takami, Shingo Higaki, Ikuei Fujii, Chieko Suzuki, Yoshitaro Shindo, Yukio Tokumitsu, Hiroaki Nagano, Isao Sakaida, Takahiro Yamasaki – 2 January 2020 – Liquid biopsies are not used in practice for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Epi proColon is the first commercial blood‐based test for colorectal cancer screening based on methylated DNA testing of the septin 9 gene (SEPT9).

Shivali S. Joshi, Carla S. Coffin – 2 January 2020 – The hepatitis B virus (HBV) is an important human pathogen. Unvaccinated infants infected through mother‐to‐child transmission (MTCT) are at >95% risk of developing serum hepatitis B surface antigen‐positive chronic hepatitis B (CHB).

2 January 2020

Alessandro Loglio, Pietro Lampertico – 2 January 2020

Shivali S. Joshi, Carla S. Coffin – 2 January 2020 – The hepatitis B virus (HBV) is an important human pathogen. Unvaccinated infants infected through mother‐to‐child transmission (MTCT) are at >95% risk of developing serum hepatitis B surface antigen‐positive chronic hepatitis B (CHB).

Adrian Hendrickse, Cara Crouch, Tetsuro Sakai, William D. Stoll, Monica McNulty, Evan Pivalizza, Srikanth Sridhar, Geraldine Diaz, Patricia Sheiner, Moises I. Nevah Rubin, Ali Al‐Khafaji, James Pomposelli, M. Susan Mandell – 28 December 2019 – There are disparities in liver transplant anesthesia team (LTAT) care across the United States. However, no policies address essential resources for liver transplant anesthesia services similar to other specialists. In response, the Society for the Advancement of Transplant Anesthesia appointed a task force to develop national recommendations.

Kenneth J. Dery, Kojiro Nakamura, Kentaro Kadono, Hirofumi Hirao, Shoichi Kageyama, Takahiro Ito, Hidenobu Kojima, Fady M. Kaldas, Ronald W. Busuttil, Jerzy W. Kupiec‐Weglinski – 27 December 2019

Mimi Wong, Frances Hills, Katrina Vogler, Ibrahim Zardawi, Nirjhar Nandi – 27 December 2019

Mimi Wong, Frances Hills, Katrina Vogler, Ibrahim Zardawi, Nirjhar Nandi – 27 December 2019