Vera C. Mazurak, Puneeta Tandon, Aldo J. Montano‐Loza – 26 October 2017 – Cirrhosis is the most common indication for liver transplantation (LT) worldwide. Malnutrition is present in at least two‐thirds of patients with cirrhosis awaiting LT. It negatively impacts survival, quality of life, and the ability to respond to stressors, such as infection and surgery. Muscle wasting or sarcopenia is the most objective feature of chronic protein malnutrition in cirrhosis, and this condition is associated with increased morbidity and mortality before and after LT.

Masaaki Mino, Keishi Kanno, Kousuke Okimoto, Akiko Sugiyama, Nobusuke Kishikawa, Tomoki Kobayashi, Junya Ono, Kenji Izuhara, Tsuyoshi Kobayashi, Toshikazu Ohigashi, Hideki Ohdan, Susumu Tazuma – 25 October 2017 – Periostin, a secreted matricellular protein, has been reported to induce epithelial‐mesenchymal transition (EMT), which increases motility and invasiveness in various epithelial cancer cells.

Federico Piñero, Marcelo Silva – 25 October 2017

This newly added session is designed to complement the highly-regarded, Hepatitis and Clinical Hepatology Debriefs, and will review key highlights from the meeting.Michael W. Fried Kymberly Watt

This session will provide a summary of the clinical highlights from The Liver Meeting®.Michael W. Fried Kris V. Kowdley

As HCV therapies now achieve high rates of SVR across a broad spectrum of individuals in patient care, there is a need to consider those HCV-infected persons who are not or may have difficulty accessing care or engaging in HCV therapy. Additionally, aspects related to prevention of reinfection are relevant in these difficult to reach populations.

This session provides a synthesis of new data on the treatment of viral hepatitis presented at The Liver Meeting®.Michael W. Fried Insook Kim Insook Kim, PhD is a clinical pharmacology team leader for gastroenterology and hepatology products in the Office of Clinical Pharmacology at FDA. Since she joined FDA as a clinical pharmacology reviewer in 2007, she has been involved in numerous IND and NDA review and has provided regulatory and scientific guidance for product development in the areas of gastroenterology, hepatology, and inborn errors of metabolism.

Evaggelia Liaskou, Gideon M. Hirschfield – 24 October 2017

This session will highlight recent key studies in the field of cholestatic and autoimmune liver diseases. Speakers will review data on new therapies for the treatment of PBC and discuss the role of risk stratification in the management of this disease. Additionally, recent studies evaluating new biomarkers and surveillance strategies in PSC will be reviewed to determine their usefulness and applicability. Finally, the session will evaluate the evidence underlying the use of specific second line therapies in autoimmune hepatitis and a treatment algorithm will be proposed.Christopher L.

Drug-induced liver injury (DILI) remains the leading cause of acute liver failure in the U.S. This session will review methods that are used by clinical and regulatory scientists to gather information about the hepatotoxicity of a drug or biological agent, during each phase of its life cycle.  The session will highlight the diverse clinical signatures and mechanisms that underlie DILI and discuss critical challenges when analyzing drug-related risk for serious liver toxicity.James L. Boyer James L.