#EASL 2020

Optimal treatment for fatty liver disease may involve combining drugs with different mechanisms of action.

The best-performing combo, firsocostat and cilofexor, showed benefits despite missing the main study endpoint.

Readily available clinical parameters can identify those at greatest risk for hepatocellular carcinoma.

People with advanced liver cirrhosis are at greater risk for severe COVID-19 illness and death.

Only three states are expected to meet the 2030 goal.

Rates of liver complications were similar, but HIV-positive people had more non-liver cancers and non-liver-related deaths.

Researchers reported significant changes in liver, cardiovascular and diabetes markers.

Stivarga also improved survival in those with recurrent HCC after a liver transplant.

People who switched showed improvement in markers of kidney and bone health but also rise in lipid levels.

Liver complications, heart disease and non-liver cancers also account for most deaths among people with hepatitis B or C.

Nearly half of patients treated with the combination saw their tumors shrink in an early study.

Homeless people, incarcerated individuals and people with mental health conditions achieved a high cure rate.