Latest treatment news and information for patient advocates and people working in hepatitis in Europe. Find out more about infohep > NAM working with the World Hepatitis Alliance and the European Liver Patients Association www.nam.org.uk www.worldhepatitisalliance.org www.elpa-info.org The EASL hepatitis C treatment guidelines panel at The International Liver Congress, 2018. Photo by Liz Highleyman.EASL 2018: New treatment guidelinesNew EASL hepatitis C recommendations emphasise simplicity. Chiara Mazzarelli, one of the study researchers, at The International Liver Congress, 2018. Photo by Liz Highleyman.DAAs and liver transplantsDirect-acting antivirals bring fewer HCV-related liver transplants, better survival after transplantation, in Europe. Liver cancer treatment guidelinesEASL updates liver cancer guidelines at International Liver Congress. News from The International Liver CongressVisit our conference webpages. Hepatitis bulletinSign up for our free monthly hepatitis news bulletin. New to hepatitis?Read our introductory information on viral hepatitis > infohep news Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) Ramucirumab targeted therapy extends liver cancer survival Liz Highleyman / 09 July 2018 Ramucirumab (Cyramza), a type of targeted therapy that slows tumour growth by blocking blood vessel formation, led to improved overall survival and delayed disease progression in people with hepatocellular carcinoma ... Diagnosis and monitoring New simplified scoring system identifies people with hepatitis B in need of treatment in Africa Keith Alcorn / 02 July 2018 Liver enzyme and hepatitis B 'e' antigen test results are sufficient to determine which people with hepatitis B need antiviral treatment for the infection in sub-Saharan Africa, a study carried ... NAFLD Mixed results for experimental therapies for NASH Liz Highleyman / 22 June 2018 The recent International Liver Congress in Paris featured several presentations on investigational therapies for fatty liver disease. Drugs with a range of different mechanisms – including the thyroid hormone receptor agonist MGL-3196, ... Treatment outcomes Over 300,000 people waiting for hepatitis C treatment in the United States Keith Alcorn / 20 June 2018 At least 300,000 people were awaiting treatment for hepatitis C by the end of 2016 in the United States, with the lowest rates of treatment observed in the Upper Midwest, ... Treatment outcomes Fatty liver improves rapidly after hepatitis C cure Michael Carter / 18 June 2018 Liver stiffness and liver fat (steatosis) in people with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection both improve significantly after treatment with direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) resulting in sustained virological response (SVR), ... View all infohep news Editors' picks from other sources France: people who inject drugs often given cheaper, less effective, hepatitis C medication Manual Items / 17 July 2018 Hepatitis C vaccine could dramatically reduce transmission in people who inject drugs Manual Items / 12 July 2018 Curbing hepatitis B in the United States will save lives and money, according to a new study Stanford Medicine / 11 July 2018 Failure to provide naloxone at the point of release for most prisoners is putting lives at risk Drink & Drug News / 11 July 2018 Eight EU countries report Hepatitis A cases with Moroccan link Food Safety News / 11 July 2018 Using hepatitis C-infected donor kidneys could reduce time on dialysis for transplant patients with HCV Manual Items / 10 July 2018 State Prisons Fail To Offer Cure To 144000 Inmates With Deadly Hepatitis C Kaiser Health News / 09 July 2018 DAA HCV Therapy Possible in Successfully Treated Hepatocellular Carcinoma Infectious Disease Advisor / 09 July 2018 How Big Pharma Was Captured by the One Percent New Republic / 02 July 2018 Cost-effective universal screening for hepatitis C in France EurekAlert (press release) / 02 July 2018 View all news from other sources Latest library resources Safer heroin injecting TypeWeb page Published2013 AuthorJon Derricott A systematic review of hepatitis C virus epidemiology in Europe, Canada and Israel [2012] TypeWeb page CountryRussian Federation, Turkey, Western and Central Europe Published2013 AuthorLiver International Management of Adult Patients with Ascites Due to Cirrhosis: Update 2012 TypeWeb page CountryUnited States PublishedApril 2013 AuthorAmerican Association for the Study of Liver Diseases View all resources Looking for country specific news, resources and services?Visit our country information pages > Keep up to date with the latest hepatitis newsSign up for our free monthly email bulletin >