APASL 2023 | Prof. Rao Huiying: Eliminating HCV, Key Issues That Still Need Attention

APASL 2023 | Prof. Rao Huiying: Eliminating HCV, Key Issues That Still Need Attention

2024.01.07
Chronic HCV infection is a global public health issue. With the widespread use of direct-acting antiviral agents (DAAs), chronic hepatitis C (CHC) has become a curable disease. However, after successful HCV clearance and achieving sustained virological response (SVR), do CHC patients still face risks of liver-related events? Currently, there is a significant gap in reaching the World Health Organization's goal of eliminating viral hepatitis as a major public health threat by 2030. How can we achieve near-elimination of HCV? At the 32nd annual meeting of the Asia-Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver (APASL), Professor Rao Huiying from Peking University People's Hospital, China, was invited as our special correspondent to bring four significant research findings in this field to our readers, providing insightful interpretations and summaries.
AASLD Interview | Professor Wai-Kay Seto’s Team: Presentation of Five Achievements in Predicting Clinical Cure of Hepatitis B and Post-operative Recurrence of Liver Cancer, and Commentary on Liver Disease Research Trends

AASLD Interview | Professor Wai-Kay Seto’s Team: Presentation of Five Achievements in Predicting Clinical Cure of Hepatitis B and Post-operative Recurrence of Liver Cancer, and Commentary on Liver Disease Research Trends

2023.12.20
The 74th Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD 2023) has just concluded in Boston, USA. The team led by Professor Wai-Kay Seto from the University of Hong Kong focused on five research outcomes in the areas of mother-to-child transmission blockage and clinical cure of Hepatitis B, clearance of Hepatitis C, post-operative recurrence of liver cancer, and post-liver transplant management. These outcomes were presented at the meeting, with two of them being shared in the form of oral presentations. Professor Seto's team has been committed to the clinical management and scientific research of chronic liver diseases, achieving fruitful results. Hepatology Digest invited the team's principal researchers to interpret the findings and comment on the trends in liver disease research and share their experiences at the conference. The interview video is shared below.
Professor Lili Liu and Associate Researcher Xuejing Zou’s Team: Targeting Macrophages May Offer New Treatment Strategies for IInhibiting MASH Progres

Professor Lili Liu and Associate Researcher Xuejing Zou’s Team: Targeting Macrophages May Offer New Treatment Strategies for IInhibiting MASH Progres

2023.12.20
The AASLD 2023 Annual Meeting, hosted by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, recently concluded in Boston, USA. A team led by Professor Lili Liu and Associate Researcher Xuejing Zou from Southern Medical University's Nanfang Hospital in China, including Physician Ziyong Zhang, presented their research in the field of Metabolism-Associated Steatohepatitis (MASH) during the conference's oral presentations (Oral 38). Their study suggests that targeting macrophages may offer a new strategy to inhibit the progression of MASH to liver fibrosis. Dr. Ziyong Zhang was invited to introduce their research at the conference and share his experiences and insights.