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May 17th 2024
HCV testing was accepted by more than 80% of patients undergoing mammography and resulted in prompt linkage to care.
More Socially Vulnerable Areas in the US Associated With Higher Liver-Related Mortality
Counties with high liver transplantation registration rates and high liver-related mortality rates had comparable data on social vulnerability index, while travel distance was relatively shorter.
Glecaprevir and Pibrentasvir Results in High Sustained Virologic Response in Older Patients With HCV
The SVR rates remained consistently high after the investigators conducted a subgroup analysis stratified by genotype, treatment duration, fibrosis stage, and concomitant medications.
Bidirectional Montreal Classification Better Captures Crohn’s Disease Complications
Using the bidirectional Montreal classification system, which accounts for disease regression, showed that 90% of patients exhibited inflammatory disease behavior at 5 years, compared to 58% if the hierarchical, unidirectional Montreal classification system was implemented.
New Study Explores Racial Disparity in HBV Treatment Initiation
The cumulative probabilities of treatment initiation after meeting the criteria was not significantly different between the different racial groups and the incidence of major adverse liver outcomes was 0.1 per 100 person-years and did not differ by race.
Investigators Identify Several New Predictors for Hepatitis B Vaccine Response in IBD Patients
Individuals that did not respond had a lower percentage of naïve T cells compared to responders, while responders had a lower percentage of Th2 and CD4 central memory subsets before vaccination.