Statin Use and the Risk of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Patients With Chronic Hepatitis B

Myung Ji Goh; Dong Hyun Sinn; Seonwoo Kim; Sook Young Woo; Hyun Sung Cho; Wonseok Kang; Geum-Youn Gwak; Yong-Han Paik; Moon Seok Choi; Joon Hyeok Lee

doi:https://doi.org/10.1002/hep.30973

doi.org/10.1002/hep.30973

Statin Use and the Risk of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Patients With Chronic Hepatitis B

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Hepatology13.50

Volume: 71, Issue: 6, Pages: 2023 - 2032

Published: Feb 14, 2020

Abstract

Background and Aims Statins have pleiotropic effects that may include chemoprevention. Several observational studies have suggested that statins may prevent hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), but they have not yet been fully studied in patients with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infections. Approach and Results A hospital‐based retrospective cohort of 7,713 chronic HBV‐infected individuals between January 2008 and December 2012 were analyzed. The...

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Title

Statin Use and the Risk of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Patients With Chronic Hepatitis B

DOI

doi.org/10.1002/hep.30973

Published Date

Feb 14, 2020

Journal

Hepatology

Volume

71

Issue

6

Pages

2023 - 2032

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