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{"title":"Treatment of liver cirrhosis in the era of steatotic liver disease","authors":"Masahito Shimizu","doi":"10.1111/hepr.14075","DOIUrl":"10.1111/hepr.14075","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":12987,"journal":{"name":"Hepatology Research","volume":"54 8","pages":"727-728"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2024-05-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141160104","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Brief intervention for chronic liver disease patients with alcohol use disorder in a hepatology outpatient unit: Effects and limitations","authors":"Nagisa Hara,&nbsp;Atsushi Hiraoka,&nbsp;Masato Nakai,&nbsp;Makoto Shiraki,&nbsp;Tadashi Namisaki,&nbsp;Hisamitsu Miyaaki,&nbsp;Takuro Hisanaga,&nbsp;Hirokazu Takahashi,&nbsp;Hideko Ohama,&nbsp;Fujimasa Tada,&nbsp;Naoya Sakamoto,&nbsp;Kazuhiko Nakao,&nbsp;Taro Takami,&nbsp;Yuichiro Eguchi,&nbsp;Hitoshi Yoshiji","doi":"10.1111/hepr.14060","DOIUrl":"10.1111/hepr.14060","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Aim</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>It is not uncommon to encounter outpatients in the hepatology department with harmful alcohol habits. When treating such chronic liver disease (CLD) patients, an adequate intervention method for harm reduction of alcohol use, such as brief intervention (BI) or BI and nalmefene, should be considered. This study aimed to elucidate the clinical effectiveness of BI for CLD patients affected by harmful alcohol use.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>From June 2021 to 2023, 123 Japanese CLD outpatients (hepatitis B virus : hepatitis C virus : alcoholic liver disease : others = 32:18:42:31) with an Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) score of ≥8 at the initial interview and a repeat interview with AUDIT 9 months later were enrolled. Clinical features related to patient behavior following the initial AUDIT interview were retrospectively evaluated, and compared between patients without and with BI treatment.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>For the non-BI and BI groups, baseline AUDIT score (median 10 [interquartile range (IQR) 9–13] vs. 12 [IQR 10–17], <i>p</i> = 0.016) and relative change in AUDIT score (median 0 [IQR −3 to 2] vs. −3 [IQR −7 to 0], <i>p</i> &lt; 0.01) showed significant differences, whereas there was no significant difference between the groups for AUDIT score at the time of the second interview (<i>p</i> = 0.156). Following BI, significant improvements were observed for items 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, and 10 of AUDIT (each <i>p</i> &lt; 0.05).</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Patients with an alcohol use disorder as well as those with alcohol dependency who received BI showed a significant decline in AUDIT score, although the score of the follow-up AUDIT indicated continued alcohol use disorder. In addition to BI, medication with nalmefene should be considered, based on individual factors.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":12987,"journal":{"name":"Hepatology Research","volume":"54 11","pages":"1099-1105"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2024-05-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141154265","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Current status and future perspectives of robotic liver surgery","authors":"Akihiko Soyama,&nbsp;Takashi Hamada,&nbsp;Tomohiko Adachi,&nbsp;Susumu Eguchi","doi":"10.1111/hepr.14058","DOIUrl":"10.1111/hepr.14058","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Robotic liver resection has been reported in case series since the early 2000s. The surgical robot is capable of precise operation using articulated forceps with seven degrees of freedom. The robot also eliminates tremors and provides a good surgical field with highly detailed 3D high-definition images. The clinical results demonstrating their usefulness have been increasing year by year. Initially, a shorter hospital stay was observed in comparison with open hepatectomy. Recent reports have also shown lower conversion and complication rates in comparison with laparoscopic hepatectomy. The clamp and crush method with bipolar forceps, sealing devices, ultrasonic shears, and the combined procedure of Cavitron ultrasonic surgical aspirator and robotic forceps as hybrid procedures have been reported as effective methods of parenchymal transection in robotic surgery. Theoretically, the advantages of the robotic platform allow for more complex liver resection around hilar structures and major blood vessels, as well as for vascular reconstruction or biliary reconstruction. The application of robotic liver surgery for hilar cholangiocarcinoma, living donor hepatectomy, and living donor liver transplantation has been reported. Robotic liver surgery is becoming more popular for certain indications; however, it is important to further evaluate its long-term surgical and oncological outcomes and costs in comparison with conventional laparoscopic and open liver surgery, based on accumulated experience.</p>","PeriodicalId":12987,"journal":{"name":"Hepatology Research","volume":"54 9","pages":"786-794"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2024-05-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141154281","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Total bile acids levels as a stratification tool for screening portopulmonary hypertension in patients with decompensated cirrhosis","authors":"Kazuaki Tajima,&nbsp;Satoshi Miuma,&nbsp;Hisamitsu Miyaaki,&nbsp;Satoshi Matsuo,&nbsp;Akane Shimakura,&nbsp;Tomotaka Mori,&nbsp;Kosuke Takahashi,&nbsp;Yasuhiko Nakao,&nbsp;Masanori Fukushima,&nbsp;Masafumi Haraguchi,&nbsp;Ryu Sasaki,&nbsp;Eisuke Ozawa,&nbsp;Kazuhiko Nakao","doi":"10.1111/hepr.14059","DOIUrl":"10.1111/hepr.14059","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Aim</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Echocardiography is necessary for portopulmonary hypertension diagnosis, and identifying patients with cirrhosis who require it is challenging. In this study, we aimed to investigate the utility of the total bile acid (TBA) levels as a screening tool for identifying patients with decompensated cirrhosis who should undergo echocardiography for portopulmonary hypertension diagnosis.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>We evaluated 135 patients with decompensated cirrhosis who underwent liver transplantation. Subsequently, factors contributing to tricuspid regurgitation pressure gradient (TRPG) elevation (≥30 mmHg) were analyzed using preoperative data, including the TBA levels.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The median age of patients was 58 years (61 women), and 45 and 90 patients had Child–Turcotte–Pugh grades of B and C, respectively. The median TRPG level was 21 mmHg, and 17 patients (12.6%) showed TRPG elevation. Multiple logistic regression analysis revealed that elevated TBA (odds ratio 4.322; <i>p</i> = 0.013) and main pulmonary artery diameter ≥33 mm (odds ratio 4.333; <i>p</i> = 0.016) were significantly associated with TRPG elevation. The TBA cut-off value (167.7 μmol/L) showed a high diagnostic performance, with 70.6% sensitivity and 64.4% specificity. Ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) administration increased the TBA levels dose-dependently. Analysis stratified by UDCA use revealed that in patients not taking UDCA (<i>n</i> = 59), elevated TBA levels and younger age significantly contributed to TRPG elevation. However, in those taking UDCA (<i>n</i> = 76), this contribution disappeared, suggesting that UDCA consumption reduced TBA levels' efficiency in diagnosing TRPG elevation.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The TBA levels may be a potential screening tool for TRPG elevation; however, caution is warranted when interpreting cases treated with UDCA.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":12987,"journal":{"name":"Hepatology Research","volume":"54 11","pages":"1049-1059"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2024-05-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141081017","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Fulminant hepatitis in a hepatitis B surface antigen-positive patient with adult T-cell leukemia-lymphoma after mogamulizumab monotherapy","authors":"Takahiro Nakashima,&nbsp;Shigeru Kusumoto,&nbsp;Takashi Ishida,&nbsp;Chie Kato,&nbsp;Shinya Hagiwara,&nbsp;Tomoko Narita,&nbsp;Ayako Masaki,&nbsp;Asahi Ito,&nbsp;Masaki Ri,&nbsp;Hirokazu Komatsu,&nbsp;Hiroshi Inagaki,&nbsp;Yasuhito Tanaka,&nbsp;Shinsuke Iida","doi":"10.1111/hepr.14057","DOIUrl":"10.1111/hepr.14057","url":null,"abstract":"<p>We report a case of fulminant hepatitis in a hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg)-positive patient with aggressive adult T-cell leukemia-lymphoma who received monotherapy with an anti-CCR4 monoclonal antibody, mogamulizumab, with decreased hepatitis B virus (HBV)- DNA levels by entecavir prophylaxis. Although HBV reactivation-related hepatitis was considered in the differential diagnosis, the patient did not meet the conventional criteria for HBV reactivation and was finally diagnosed with drug-induced hepatitis. Considering that the immunoenhancing effects of mogamulizumab can lead to HBV reactivation-related hepatitis in HBsAg-positive patients, we should differentiate drug-induced hepatitis from HBV reactivation, especially in patients receiving immunomodulatory drugs, if HBV-DNA levels are reduced by antiviral prophylaxis.</p>","PeriodicalId":12987,"journal":{"name":"Hepatology Research","volume":"54 12","pages":"1226-1233"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2024-05-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141070090","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A nation-wide medical record database study: Value of hepatitis B surface antigen loss in chronic hepatitis B patients in Japan","authors":"Kinya Okada,&nbsp;Yoshikazu Nakayama,&nbsp;Jennings Xu,&nbsp;Yang Cheng,&nbsp;Junko Tanaka","doi":"10.1111/hepr.14056","DOIUrl":"10.1111/hepr.14056","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Aim</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) seroclearance is considered to be one of the best surrogate endpoints of functional cure for hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. However, evidence regarding the relationship between achieving HBsAg seroclearance or a low baseline HBsAg level, and long-term clinical outcomes in Japanese patients with chronic HBV infection remains to be confirmed in a real-world setting.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>A retrospective observational cohort study was performed with an electronic medical record database, including data from 230 hospitals across Japan. Chronic HBV infection was defined as two consecutive, positive HBsAg laboratory measurements for HBV infection. The date of the second positive was used as a baseline to identify subsequent HBsAg seroclearance and liver disease progression.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>In the database, 2523 patients with chronic HBV infection were identified as the chronic hepatitis B (CHB) cohort. Among the CHB cohort with an average observational period of 5.19 ± 3.87 years, 202 patients (8%) achieved HBsAg seroclearance after baseline. They had a lower risk of developing hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) (adjusted hazard ratio [aHR] 0.206, <i>p</i> &lt; 0.01) and cirrhosis (aHR 0.361, <i>p</i> &lt; 0.01). When the CHB cohort was stratified into two groups based on baseline HBsAg levels (&lt;100 IU/mL and ≥100 IU/mL), patients with a lower baseline level of HBsAg (&lt;100 IU/mL) had a lower risk of developing liver disease (HCC aHR 0.600, <i>p</i> &lt; 0.01; cirrhosis aHR 0.618, <i>p</i> &lt; 0.05).</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>These results confirm the clinical significance of HBsAg seroclearance and low HBsAg level at baseline with respect to long-term outcomes of patients with CHB in the Japanese population.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":12987,"journal":{"name":"Hepatology Research","volume":"54 11","pages":"1004-1015"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2024-05-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/hepr.14056","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140944761","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Early drain removal after hepatectomy based on bile leakage prediction using drainage fluid volume and direct bilirubin level","authors":"Ryo Muranushi,&nbsp;Norifumi Harimoto,&nbsp;Takaomi Seki,&nbsp;Kei Hagiwara,&nbsp;Kouki Hoshino,&nbsp;Norihiro Ishii,&nbsp;Mariko Tsukagoshi,&nbsp;Takamichi Igarashi,&nbsp;Akira Watanabe,&nbsp;Kenichiro Araki,&nbsp;Ken Shirabe","doi":"10.1111/hepr.14055","DOIUrl":"10.1111/hepr.14055","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Aims</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study aimed to determine the value of the drainage fluid volume and direct bilirubin level for predicting significant bile leakage (BL) after hepatectomy and establish novel criteria for early drain removal.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Data from 351 patients who underwent hepatic resection at Gunma University in Japan between October 2018 and March 2022 were retrospectively analyzed. Clinical characteristics and surgical outcomes of patients with and without significant BL were compared. Criteria for early drain removal were determined and verified.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Bile leakage occurred in 27 (7.1%) patients; 8 (2.3%) had grade A leakage and 19 (5.4%) had grade B leakage. The optimal cut-off value for the drainage fluid direct bilirubin level on postoperative day (POD) 2 was 0.16 mg/dL, which had the highest area under the curve and negative predictive value (NPV). Patients with BL had significantly larger drainage volumes on POD 2. The best cut-off value was 125 mL because it had the greatest NPV. Patients in both the primary and validation (<i>n</i> = 90) cohorts with bilirubin levels less than 0.16 mg/dL and drainage volumes less than 125 mL did not experience leakage.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>A drainage fluid volume less than 125 mL and direct bilirubin level less than 0.16 mg/dL on POD 2 are criteria for safe early drain removal after hepatectomy.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":12987,"journal":{"name":"Hepatology Research","volume":"54 11","pages":"1070-1077"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2024-05-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140876316","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Diagnostic performances of Fibrosis-4 index and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease fibrosis score in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease in Asian primary care clinics","authors":"Huiyul Park,&nbsp;Mimi Kim,&nbsp;Hye-Lin Kim,&nbsp;Seon Cho,&nbsp;Eileen L. Yoon,&nbsp;Dae Won Jun","doi":"10.1111/hepr.14054","DOIUrl":"10.1111/hepr.14054","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Aims</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>We aimed to explore the extent to which individuals previously diagnosed with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) meet the criteria fulfilled with the new nomenclature, metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), within an Asian primary clinic cohort. Additionally, we assessed the reliability of the diagnostic performance of FIB-4 and NAFLD fibrosis score (NFS) for MASLD within the primary clinic cohort.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This retrospective cross-sectional study included participants who underwent magnetic resonance elastography and abdominal ultrasonography during their health checkups at nationwide health promotion centers (<i>n</i> = 6740).</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The prevalence rates of NAFLD and MASLD diagnosed based on ultrasonography results were 36.7% and 38.0%, respectively. Notably, 96.8% of patients in the NAFLD cohort fulfilled the new criteria for MASLD. A small proportion of patients with NAFLD (<i>n</i> = 80, 3.2%) did not meet the MASLD criteria. Additionally, 168 patients (6.6%) were newly added to the MASLD group. The areas under the receiver operating characteristic curves for diagnosing advanced hepatic fibrosis for FIB-4 (0.824 in NAFLD vs. 0.818 in MASLD, <i>p</i> = 0.891) and NFS (0.803 in NAFLD vs. 0.781 in MASLD, <i>p</i> = 0.618) were comparable between the MASLD and NAFLD groups. Furthermore, the sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value of FIB-4 and NFS for advanced fibrosis in MASLD were also comparable to those in NAFLD.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Most patients (96.8%) previously diagnosed with NAFLD fulfilled the new criteria for MASLD in an Asian primary clinic cohort. Diagnostic performance of FIB-4 in the MASLD cohort demonstrated satisfactory results.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":12987,"journal":{"name":"Hepatology Research","volume":"54 11","pages":"1027-1034"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2024-05-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140832632","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Nutritional counseling improves mortality and prevents hepatic encephalopathy in patients with alcohol-associated liver disease","authors":"Tatsunori Hanai,&nbsp;Kayoko Nishimura,&nbsp;Shinji Unome,&nbsp;Takao Miwa,&nbsp;Yuki Nakahata,&nbsp;Kenji Imai,&nbsp;Atsushi Suetsugu,&nbsp;Koji Takai,&nbsp;Masahito Shimizu","doi":"10.1111/hepr.14053","DOIUrl":"10.1111/hepr.14053","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Aim</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Nutritional counseling improves malnutrition, which determines the prognosis of patients with chronic liver disease. In this study, we investigated the effects of nutritional counseling on mortality and the risk of overt hepatic encephalopathy (HE) in patients with alcohol-associated liver disease.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>In this retrospective cohort study, we included 211 patients with alcohol-associated liver disease who visited Gifu University Hospital between August 2008 and June 2023. Patients were classified into two groups according to the frequency of nutritional counseling by a registered dietitian. The primary outcomes were all-cause mortality and overt HE. Propensity score matching analysis was performed to adjust for potential confounders.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Among the patients (median age 67 years; 88% men; and median Model for End-Stage Liver Disease score, 9), 86 (39%) were in the high-frequency (≥2) nutritional counseling group. The high-frequency group had a significantly higher survival rate (46% vs. 25%) and a lower incidence of overt HE (16% vs. 27%) at 5 years than the low-frequency group. Nutritional counseling was associated with a reduced risk of mortality (hazard ratio [HR] 0.48; 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.36–0.63) and overt HE (HR 0.64; 95% CI 0.42–0.99), independent of hepatocellular carcinoma and liver function reserve. After propensity score matching, nutritional counseling was still associated with a reduced risk of mortality (HR 0.34; 95% CI 0.19–0.59) and overt HE (HR 0.31; 95% CI 0.11–0.87).</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Nutritional counseling effectively improves mortality and prevents overt HE in patients with alcohol-associated liver disease, thereby proving essential for the management of these patients.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":12987,"journal":{"name":"Hepatology Research","volume":"54 11","pages":"1089-1098"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2024-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140832658","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Kinetics of the hepatitis B core-related antigen and treatment responses in chronic hepatitis B patients treated with tenofovir alafenamide","authors":"Norio Itokawa,&nbsp;Masanori Atsukawa,&nbsp;Akihito Tsubota,&nbsp;Toru Ishikawa,&nbsp;Hidenori Toyoda,&nbsp;Koichi Takaguchi,&nbsp;Tsunamasa Watanabe,&nbsp;Chikara Ogawa,&nbsp;Atsushi Hiraoka,&nbsp;Hironao Okubo,&nbsp;Haruki Uojima,&nbsp;Makoto Chuma,&nbsp;Akito Nozaki,&nbsp;Keizo Kato,&nbsp;Shigeru Mikami,&nbsp;Joji Tani,&nbsp;Asahiro Morishita,&nbsp;Toshifumi Tada,&nbsp;Toru Asano,&nbsp;Tomonori Senoh,&nbsp;Tsunekazu Oikawa,&nbsp;Tomomi Okubo,&nbsp;Takashi Kumada,&nbsp;Katsuhiko Iwakiri","doi":"10.1111/hepr.14052","DOIUrl":"10.1111/hepr.14052","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Aim</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>An association between hepatitis B core-related antigen (HBcrAg) kinetics and hepatocarcinogenesis during nucleoside (t)id analog (NA) treatment has recently been reported. HBcrAg kinetics and factors associated with HBcrAg response during tenofovir alafenamide (TAF) administration remain unclear. In this multicenter retrospective study, we aimed to clarify the efficacy and safety of TAF in treatment-naïve patients with chronic hepatitis B, focusing on the reduction in HBcrAg levels.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Patients were treated with TAF monotherapy for 96 weeks, and the kinetics of HBcrAg during treatment and the factors associated with HBcrAg response (defined as a change in HBcrAg of −1 log IU/mL from baseline) were evaluated.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The study population comprised 241 patients, 36.9% of whom were HBeAg-positive. The median baseline HBcrAg level was 4.7 log IU/mL. The median change in HBcrAg from baseline was −1.1 log IU/mL at 96 weeks after treatment. The HBcrAg response rate at 96 weeks was 56.6% (43/76). Multivariate analysis revealed high alanine transaminase level as an independent baseline factor associated with HBcrAg response at 96 weeks of treatment (<i>p</i> = 4.53 × 10⁻⁶). No correlation was found between the HBcrAg and hepatitis B surface antigen kinetics in patients treated with TAF monotherapy.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>In TAF monotherapy for patients with chronic hepatitis B, HBcrAg levels were significantly decreased and baseline alanine transaminase level is an important factor associated with HBcrAg reduction. As no correlation was found between HBcrAg and reduced hepatitis B surface antigen levels in this study, HBcrAg kinetics in addition to hepatitis B surface antigen may need to be monitored during TAF treatment.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":12987,"journal":{"name":"Hepatology Research","volume":"54 11","pages":"993-1003"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2024-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/hepr.14052","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140832628","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}