Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) increases the risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD) while effective HCV treatment decreases the incidence of CKD

Haesuk Park, Chao Chen, Wei Wang, Linda Henry, Robert L. Cook, David R. Nelson – 5 September 2017 – We assessed the risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV)‐infected patients and the incidence reduction of CKD after receipt of HCV treatment. We also evaluated the risk of membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (MPGN) and cryoglobulinemia in chronic HCV patients. A retrospective cohort analysis of the Truven Health MarketScan Database (2008‐2015) in the United States was conducted.

Efficacy and safety of glecaprevir/pibrentasvir in Japanese patients with chronic genotype 2 hepatitis C virus infection

Hidenori Toyoda, Kazuaki Chayama, Fumitaka Suzuki, Ken Sato, Tomofumi Atarashi, Tsunamasa Watanabe, Masanori Atsukawa, Atsushi Naganuma, Kazuo Notsumata, Yukio Osaki, Makoto Nakamuta, Koichi Takaguchi, Satoru Saito, Koji Kato, David Pugatch, Margaret Burroughs, Rebecca Redman, Katia Alves, Tami J. Pilot‐Matias, Rajneet K.

Gene‐disease associations identify a connectome with shared molecular pathways in human cholangiopathies

Zhenhua Luo, Anil G. Jegga, Jorge A. Bezerra – 2 September 2017 – Cholangiopathies are a diverse group of progressive diseases whose primary cell targets are cholangiocytes. To identify shared pathogenesis and molecular connectivity among the three main human cholangiopathies (biliary atresia [BA], primary biliary cholangitis [PBC], and primary sclerosing cholangitis [PSC]), we built a comprehensive platform of published data on gene variants, gene expression, and functional studies and applied network‐based analytics in the search for shared molecular circuits.

Recent developments of c‐Met as a therapeutic target in hepatocellular carcinoma

Mohamed Bouattour, Eric Raymond, Shukui Qin, Ann‐Lii Cheng, Uz Stammberger, Giuseppe Locatelli, Sandrine Faivre – 1 September 2017 – Aberrant c‐Met activity has been implicated in the development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), suggesting that c‐Met inhibition may have therapeutic potential. However, clinical trials of nonselective kinase inhibitors with c‐Met activity (tivantinib, cabozantinib, foretinib, and golvatinib) in patients with HCC have failed so far to demonstrate significant efficacy.

Recent developments of c‐Met as a therapeutic target in hepatocellular carcinoma

Mohamed Bouattour, Eric Raymond, Shukui Qin, Ann‐Lii Cheng, Uz Stammberger, Giuseppe Locatelli, Sandrine Faivre – 1 September 2017 – Aberrant c‐Met activity has been implicated in the development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), suggesting that c‐Met inhibition may have therapeutic potential. However, clinical trials of nonselective kinase inhibitors with c‐Met activity (tivantinib, cabozantinib, foretinib, and golvatinib) in patients with HCC have failed so far to demonstrate significant efficacy.

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