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Combining sorafenib (Nexavar) with internal radiation therapy or transarterial chemoembolization did not improve overall survival for people with liver cancer, but it did appear to help certain groups of patients, according to research presented ...

The European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) released its latest hepatitis C treatment recommendations at the 2018 International Liver Congress this month in Paris. The guidelines are available online in ...

“Real life” data from across Europe shows that direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) cure hepatitis C in the vast majority of people with HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) co-infection who receive ...

Further research presented at this year’s International Liver Congress confirms that direct-acting antiviral (DAA) treatment leading to the cure of hepatitis C infection does not raise the risk of developing ...

Two experimental drugs that interfere with assembly of the hepatitis B virus (HBV) capsid and prevent production of functional new virus demonstrated good safety and promising antiviral activity in early clinical trials, according ...

Curing hepatitis C infection significantly reduces deaths from liver disease and reduces the incidence of decompensation, two large prospective studies from Italy and Scotland show. The findings were presented on ...

A 12-week course of sofosbuvir/ledipasvir proved highly effective in a sub-Saharan African setting, results of a study carried out in Rwanda show. The findings were presented on Friday at the ...

There has been a steep fall in the number of hepatitis C virus (HCV)-related liver transplants since the introduction of direct-acting antivirals (DAAs), according to European research presented to the ...

Early treatment for hepatitis C is highly cost-effective in Scotland when compared to treatment initiated at the stages of advanced fibrosis or cirrhosis, according to a cost-effectiveness analysis presented on ...

Inviting migrants and their children by post to test for hepatitis B and C in primary care settings results in the identification of a high prevalence of previously undiagnosed infections, ...