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Increased Distance Reduces Likelihood of Liver Transplant

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Living and receiving health care further away from a transplant center was associated with lower chances of being wait-listed for or receiving a liver transplant, according to a study of U.S. veterans described in the March 26 edition of JAMA.

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Human Stem Cells Used to Create Functional Liver Cells in Mice

Researchers have discovered a way to generate functional hepatocytes (liver cells) from human stem cells, which worked as expected and increased survival when transplanted into mice with acute liver injury, researchers reported in the July 9, 2013, advance online edition of Stem Cells and Development.

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Hepatitis B Patients with HBeAg Seroconversion on Treatment May Not Have Durable Response

People with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) who achieve hepatitis B "e" antigen (HBeAg) seroconversion when treated with nucleoside/nucleotide analogs are more likely to experience HBeAg seroreversion and HBV reactivation than those with natural clearance, according to a study described in the November 15, 2012, Journal of Infectious Diseases.alt

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Everolimus (Zortress) Approved to Prevent Liver Transplant Rejection

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) this month approved the immunosuppressant drug everolimus (brand name Zortress) for preventing organ rejection in people who undergo liver transplantation. A recent large study found that everolimus was easier on the kidneys when used in combination with low-dose tacrolimus (Prograf).

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Entecavir (Baraclude) Label Adds Data on Black Patients and Liver Transplant Recipients with HBV

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration this week approved revised product information for entecavir (Baraclude) for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, adding new data from studies of African-American patients -- showing no differences in pharmacokinetics or safety -- and of people who received liver transplants. alt

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