Frank G. Schaap, Peter L.M. Jansen, Steven W.M. Olde Damink – 2 September 2017

Zhenhua Luo, Anil G. Jegga, Jorge A. Bezerra – 2 September 2017 – Cholangiopathies are a diverse group of progressive diseases whose primary cell targets are cholangiocytes. To identify shared pathogenesis and molecular connectivity among the three main human cholangiopathies (biliary atresia [BA], primary biliary cholangitis [PBC], and primary sclerosing cholangitis [PSC]), we built a comprehensive platform of published data on gene variants, gene expression, and functional studies and applied network‐based analytics in the search for shared molecular circuits.

Mohamed Bouattour, Eric Raymond, Shukui Qin, Ann‐Lii Cheng, Uz Stammberger, Giuseppe Locatelli, Sandrine Faivre – 1 September 2017 – Aberrant c‐Met activity has been implicated in the development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), suggesting that c‐Met inhibition may have therapeutic potential. However, clinical trials of nonselective kinase inhibitors with c‐Met activity (tivantinib, cabozantinib, foretinib, and golvatinib) in patients with HCC have failed so far to demonstrate significant efficacy.

Mohamed Bouattour, Eric Raymond, Shukui Qin, Ann‐Lii Cheng, Uz Stammberger, Giuseppe Locatelli, Sandrine Faivre – 1 September 2017 – Aberrant c‐Met activity has been implicated in the development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), suggesting that c‐Met inhibition may have therapeutic potential. However, clinical trials of nonselective kinase inhibitors with c‐Met activity (tivantinib, cabozantinib, foretinib, and golvatinib) in patients with HCC have failed so far to demonstrate significant efficacy.

Muhammad Amir, Mark J. Czaja – 1 September 2017

Frailty is a critical determinant of outcomes in patients with cirrhosis. In this webinar we will present practical methods to assess and quantify frailty in both the outpatient and inpatient clinical settings. We will also provide recommendations on specific interventions once frailty is identified.Jody Olson (Moderator) Dr.

George V. Papatheodoridis, Spilios Manolakopoulos, Tung‐Hung Su, Spyros Siakavellas, Chun‐Jen Liu, Anastasia Kourikou, Hung‐Chih Yang, Jia‐Horng Kao – 31 August 2017 – Relapses are observed in most hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg)‐negative chronic hepatitis B patients who discontinue treatment with nucleos(t)ide analogues (NAs); however, the rates of relapse vary widely among studies, and whether all patients with relapse need retreatment is unclear.

Filipe S. Cardoso, Michelle Gottfried, Shannan Tujios, Jody C. Olson, Constantine J. Karvellas, For the US Acute Liver Failure Study Group – 31 August 2017 – Hyperammonemia has been associated with intracranial hypertension and mortality in patients with acute liver failure (ALF). We evaluated the effect of renal replacement therapy (RRT) on serum ammonia level and outcomes in ALF. This was a multicenter cohort study of consecutive ALF patients from the United States ALF Study Group registry between January 1998 and December 2016.

Laura Kulik, Julie K. Heimbach, Feras Zaiem, Jehad Almasri, Larry J Prokop, Zhen Wang, M. Hassan Murad, Khaled Mohammed – 31 August 2017 – Patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) who are listed for liver transplantation (LT) are often treated while on the waiting list with locoregional therapy (LRT), which is aimed at either preventing progression of HCC or reducing the measurable disease burden of HCC in order to receive increased allocation priority. We aimed to synthesize evidence regarding the effectiveness of LRT in the management of patients with HCC who were on the LT waitlist.

Patricia C. Valery, Mathieu Laversanne, Paul J. Clark, Jessica L. Petrick, Katherine A. McGlynn, Freddie Bray – 31 August 2017 – Primary liver cancer (PLC) is the sixth most common cancer worldwide and the second most common cause of cancer death. Future predictions can inform health planners and raise awareness of the need for cancer control action. We predicted the future burden of PLC in 30 countries around 2030. Incident cases of PLC (International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, C22) were obtained from 30 countries for 1993‐2007.