*Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco
†Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Stanford Health Care, Palo Alto
‡Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford
§Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Alameda Health System, Highland Hospital, Oakland, CA
R.J.W. is supported by an AASLD Clinical and Translational Research Award in Liver Diseases. R.G.G. has received Grants/Research Support from AbbVie, Benitec Biopharma, Gilead Sciences, and Merck & Co. R.C. has received research grant from Gilead Sciences.
P.Mc.C., R.G.G., and R.C.: analysis and interpretation of data; critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content, has approved the final draft submitted. R.J.W.: study concept and design; acquisition of data; analysis and interpretation of data; critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content; statistical analysis; study supervision, has approved the final draft submitted; had full access to all the data in the study and takes responsibility for the integrity of the data and accuracy of the data analysis.
R.G.G. has performed as a consultant and/or Advisor to AbbVie, Akshaya Pharmaceuticals, AstraZeneca, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Genentech, Gilead Sciences, Hoffman-LaRoche Ltd., Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Janssen, Merck & Co., and Presidio Pharmaceuticals. He has current activity with the scientific or clinical advisory boards of AbbVie, AstraZeneca, Genentech, Gilead Sciences, Janssen, Merck & Co., and Nanogen Biopharmaceutical. He is a member of the Speakers Bureau for AbbVie, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Gilead Sciences, and Merck. He is a minor stock shareholder of Cocrystal Pharma. R.J.W.: Advisory board, consultant, speaker’s bureau, and research grants—Gilead Sciences; research grant—Abbvie; speaker’s bureau—Salix, Bayer. The remaining authors declare that they have nothing to disclose.
Address correspondence to: Robert J. Wong, MD, MS, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Alameda Health System, 1411 East 31st Street, Highland Hospital, Highland Care Pavilion, 5th Floor, Endoscopy Unit, Oakland, CA 94602 (e-mail: [email protected]).
