Risk of incident extrahepatic cancers among Medicare patients with NASH
Risk of incident extrahepatic cancers among Medicare patients with non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH)
- NASH, also referred to as metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH), is a severe form of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) or metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) [1].
- NAFLD is associated with increased risk of extrahepatic malignancies which have high patient burden; however, evidence is lacking for NASH specifically and for progression to more advanced liver disease including compensated cirrhosis (CC), decompensated cirrhosis (DCC), hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), and liver transplant (LT) [2,3].
- This study aimed to characterize the risk of incident extrahepatic cancers among Medicare patients with NASH up to 5 years following diagnosis.