The new‐generation pan‐peroxisome proliferator‐activated receptor agonist IVA337 protects the liver from metabolic disorders and fibrosis

Guillaume Wettstein, Jean‐Michel Luccarini, Laurence Poekes, Patrick Faye, Francine Kupkowski, Vanessa Adarbes, Evelyne Defrêne, Céline Estivalet, Xavier Gawronski, Ingrid Jantzen, Alain Philippot, Julien Tessier, Pascale Tuyaa‐Boustugue, Fiona Oakley, Derek A. Mann, Isabelle Leclercq, Sven Francque, Irena Konstantinova, Pierre Broqua, Jean‐Louis Junien – 19 June 2017 – IVA337 is a pan‐peroxisome proliferator‐activated receptor (PPAR) agonist with moderate and well‐balanced activity on the three PPAR isoforms (α, γ, δ).

Increasing burden of liver cancer despite extensive use of antiviral agents in a hepatitis B virus‐endemic population

Jonggi Choi, Seungbong Han, Namkug Kim, Young‐Suk Lim – 19 June 2017 – Most mortalities from liver disease and liver cancer worldwide are attributable to hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus. Despite remarkable advances in the treatment of HBV over past decades, limited population‐level data are available regarding its impact on burden of liver disease and liver cancer. Mortality data from liver disease and liver cancer were obtained from the national death certificate database of Korea, an HBV‐endemic country, between 1999 and 2013, and were analyzed by Joinpoint analysis.

The risk of hepatocellular carcinoma decreases after the first 5 years of entecavir or tenofovir in Caucasians with chronic hepatitis B

George V. Papatheodoridis, Ramazan Idilman, George N. Dalekos, Maria Buti, Heng Chi, Florian van Boemmel, Jose Luis Calleja, Vana Sypsa, John Goulis, Spilios Manolakopoulos, Alessandro Loglio, Spyros Siakavellas, Onur Keskın, Nikolaos Gatselis, Bettina E. Hansen, Maria Lehretz, Juan de la Revilla, Savvoula Savvidou, Anastasia Kourikou, Ioannis Vlachogiannakos, Kostantinos Galanis, Cihan Yurdaydin, Thomas Berg, Massimo Colombo, Rafael Esteban, Harry L.A.

Critical role of CREBH‐mediated induction of transforming growth factor β2 by hepatitis C virus infection in fibrogenic responses in hepatic stellate cells

Takeshi Chida, Masahiko Ito, Kenji Nakashima, Yumi Kanegae, Takuya Aoshima, Shuji Takabayashi, Kazuhito Kawata, Yoshimi Nakagawa, Masahiro Yamamoto, Hitoshi Shimano, Tomokazu Matsuura, Yoshimasa Kobayashi, Takafumi Suda, Tetsuro Suzuki – 16 June 2017 – Mechanisms of hepatic fibrogenesis induced by hepatitis C virus (HCV), one of the leading causes of liver fibrosis, are not fully understood.

Antiplatelet therapy and the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma in chronic hepatitis B patients on antiviral treatment

Minjong Lee, Goh Eun Chung, Jeong‐Hoon Lee, Sohee Oh, Joon Yeul Nam, Young Chang, Hyeki Cho, Hongkeun Ahn, Young Youn Cho, Jeong‐ju Yoo, Yuri Cho, Dong Hyeon Lee, Eun Ju Cho, Su Jong Yu, Dong Ho Lee, Jeong Min Lee, Yoon Jun Kim, Jung‐Hwan Yoon – 15 June 2017 – Antiplatelet therapy has shown protective effects against hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in preclinical studies. However, it is unclear whether antiplatelet therapy lowers the risk of HCC in patients with chronic hepatitis B.

Deciphering the epidemiology of hepatocellular carcinoma through the passage of time: A study of 1,401 patients across 3 decades

George Boon‐Bee Goh, James Weiquan Li, Pik‐Eu Chang, Khuan‐Yew Chow, Chee‐Kiat Tan – 14 June 2017 – Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most common and lethal cancers globally. With advances in therapy for chronic viral hepatitis, changing social circumstances, and increasing practice of HCC surveillance, the epidemiology of HCC is expected to change over time. We explored the temporal trends in HCC in Singapore, a multiethnic Asian country, over the last 3 decades. Patients with HCC were prospectively enrolled and stratified into two cohorts (C1, 1988‐2002; C2, 2003‐2016).

High hepatitis C cure rates among black and nonblack human immunodeficiency virus–infected adults in an urban center

Oluwaseun Falade‐Nwulia, Catherine Sutcliffe, Juhi Moon, Geetanjali Chander, Tanyaporn Wansom, Jeanne Keruly, Jennifer Katzianer, Amy Nathanson, Jillian Marks, Shruti Mehta, David Thomas, Richard Moore, Mark Sulkowski – 13 June 2017 – Hepatitis C virus (HCV) cure rates have been similar in patients with and without human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) coinfection; however, in the ION‐4 study, black patients treated with ledipasvir/sofosbuvir (LDV/SOF) were significantly less likely to achieve cure (90%) compared to nonblack patients (99%).

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