2023
Advancing diagnosis and management of liver disease in adults through exome sequencing
Zheng M, Hakim A, Konkwo C, Deaton A, Ward L, Genetics A, Silveira M, Assis D, Liapakis A, Jaffe A, Jiang Z, Curry M, Lai M, Cho M, Dykas D, Bale A, Mistry P, Vilarinho S. Advancing diagnosis and management of liver disease in adults through exome sequencing. EBioMedicine 2023, 95: 104747. PMID: 37566928, PMCID: PMC10433007, DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2023.104747.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLiver diseaseWhole-exome sequencingUnknown etiologyTertiary referral academic medical centerReferral academic medical centerExome sequencingLiver disease patientsManagement of adultsAcademic health care centerComprehensive clinical evaluationHealth care centersAcademic medical centerGenetic variantsRare genetic variantsAdult patientsLiver centersHepatic steatosisDisease patientsClinical evaluationCare centerFamily historyMedical CenterClinical valueAdult medicinePatientsReply: Novel antidiabetic drugs and the risk for HCC. What else to expect from these “wonderful” drug classes?
Torres M, Jaffe A, Perry R, Marabotto E, Strazzabosco M, Giannini E. Reply: Novel antidiabetic drugs and the risk for HCC. What else to expect from these “wonderful” drug classes? Hepatology 2023, 77: e184-e185. PMID: 36724446, DOI: 10.1097/hep.0000000000000312.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
2022
Alternative HCC prognostic biomarkers and use of artificial intelligence in the management of HCC
Jaffe A, Taddei T, Giannini E, Ilagan‐Ying Y, Colombo M, Strazzabosco M. Alternative HCC prognostic biomarkers and use of artificial intelligence in the management of HCC. Liver International 2022, 43: 258-259. PMID: 36426717, DOI: 10.1111/liv.15482.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDiabetes medications and risk of HCC
Torres M, Jaffe A, Perry R, Marabotto E, Strazzabosco M, Giannini EG. Diabetes medications and risk of HCC. Hepatology 2022, 76: 1880-1897. PMID: 35239194, PMCID: PMC9790535, DOI: 10.1002/hep.32439.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsType 2 diabetes mellitusLiver diseaseRisk of HCCDiabetic medicationsDiabetes mellitusGlucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonistsSodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitorsGlucose cotransporter 2 inhibitorsPeptide-1 receptor agonistsCotransporter 2 inhibitorsAchievement of euglycemiaInsulin-sensitizing activityLiver cancer tumorigenesisDiabetes medicationsDrug armamentariumInsulin resistanceReceptor agonistRisk factorsInsulin secretionCurrent evidenceNew agentsCancer tumorigenesisGlucose absorptionEndocrinology perspectiveHepatic carcinogenesisHolistic management of hepatocellular carcinoma: The hepatologist's comprehensive playbook
Jaffe A, Taddei TH, Giannini EG, Ilagan‐Ying Y, Colombo M, Strazzabosco M. Holistic management of hepatocellular carcinoma: The hepatologist's comprehensive playbook. Liver International 2022, 42: 2607-2619. PMID: 36161463, PMCID: PMC10878125, DOI: 10.1111/liv.15432.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLiver diseaseHepatocellular carcinomaLiver functionRisk factorsRelevant prognostic roleChronic hepatitis BResidual liver functionChronic liver diseaseManagement of patientsCare of patientsCommon risk factorsAppropriate surveillance strategiesSuccessful cancer treatmentC infectionCommon complicationHepatitis BMetabolic syndromePrognostic roleSignificant morbidityLongitudinal careCurrent careCancer recurrenceHCC managementLiver cancerHCC treatmentImmune checkpoint inhibitors in malignancies after liver transplantation: A systematic review and pooled analysis
Kayali S, Pasta A, Torres M, Jaffe A, Strazzabosco M, Marenco S, Giannini EG. Immune checkpoint inhibitors in malignancies after liver transplantation: A systematic review and pooled analysis. Liver International 2022, 43: 8-17. PMID: 36102312, PMCID: PMC10087158, DOI: 10.1111/liv.15419.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImmune checkpoint inhibitorsLiver transplant recipientsGraft rejectionOverall survivalICI therapyCheckpoint inhibitorsICI treatmentPooled analysisSystematic reviewDe novo malignanciesAcute graft rejectionDisease control rateRecurrent hepatocellular carcinomaShorter overall survivalGraft lossNovo malignanciesLiver transplantationLT recipientsTransplant recipientsAdvanced malignanciesProspective studyControl rateCase reportHepatocellular carcinomaPatientsOptimization of the BCLC Staging System for Locoregional Therapy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Using Quantitative Tumor Burden Imaging Biomarkers at MRI.
Borde T, Nezami N, Laage Gaupp F, Savic LJ, Taddei T, Jaffe A, Strazzabosco M, Lin M, Duran R, Georgiades C, Hong K, Chapiro J. Optimization of the BCLC Staging System for Locoregional Therapy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Using Quantitative Tumor Burden Imaging Biomarkers at MRI. Radiology 2022, 304: 228-237. PMID: 35412368, PMCID: PMC9270683, DOI: 10.1148/radiol.212426.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedian overall survivalAdvanced-stage hepatocellular carcinomaTransarterial chemoembolizationHepatocellular carcinomaBCLC BBCLC COverall survivalTumor burdenBarcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) staging systemLiver Cancer staging systemCancer (AJCC) staging systemConventional transarterial chemoembolizationDrug-eluting beadsAllocation of patientsContrast-enhanced MRIBackground PatientsSurvival benefitRetrospective studyStaging systemC tumorsTumor volumePatientsHeterogeneous patientsMonthsChemoembolization
2021
Improved performance and consistency of deep learning 3D liver segmentation with heterogeneous cancer stages in magnetic resonance imaging
Gross M, Spektor M, Jaffe A, Kucukkaya AS, Iseke S, Haider SP, Strazzabosco M, Chapiro J, Onofrey JA. Improved performance and consistency of deep learning 3D liver segmentation with heterogeneous cancer stages in magnetic resonance imaging. PLOS ONE 2021, 16: e0260630. PMID: 34852007, PMCID: PMC8635384, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0260630.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Reliable prediction of survival in advanced-stage hepatocellular carcinoma treated with sorafenib: comparing 1D and 3D quantitative tumor response criteria on MRI
Doemel LA, Chapiro J, Laage Gaupp F, Savic LJ, Kucukkaya AS, Petukhova A, Tefera J, Zeevi T, Lin M, Schlachter T, Jaffe A, Strazzabosco M, Patel T, Stein SM. Reliable prediction of survival in advanced-stage hepatocellular carcinoma treated with sorafenib: comparing 1D and 3D quantitative tumor response criteria on MRI. European Radiology 2020, 31: 2737-2746. PMID: 33123796, PMCID: PMC8043967, DOI: 10.1007/s00330-020-07381-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTumor response criteriaOverall survivalAdvanced-stage HCCDisease progressionSorafenib therapyDisease controlResponse criteriaCox proportional hazards regression modelAdvanced-stage hepatocellular carcinomaProportional hazards regression modelsDCE-MRIInitiation of sorafenibTumor response analysisMultivariable Cox regressionIndependent risk factorMethodsThis retrospective analysisIndependent prognostic factorInitiation of treatmentKaplan-Meier analysisKaplan-Meier curvesHazards regression modelsLog-rank testStratification of patientsTotal tumor volumeArterial phase MRIHealth related quality of life in chronic liver diseases
Cortesi PA, Conti S, Scalone L, Jaffe A, Ciaccio A, Okolicsanyi S, Rota M, Fabris L, Colledan M, Fagiuoli S, Belli LS, Cesana G, Strazzabosco M, Mantovani LG. Health related quality of life in chronic liver diseases. Liver International 2020, 40: 2630-2642. PMID: 32851764, DOI: 10.1111/liv.14647.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic liver diseaseLiver diseaseGeneral populationImpact of CLDLower EQ-5D VAS scoresMajor chronic liver diseaseEQ-5D VAS scoreChronic hepatitis stageHRQoL of patientsNAFLD/NASHUtility index scoresHealth-related qualityGeneral Italian populationDifferent QOL domainsAnxiety/depressionQuality of lifeVAS scoresHRQoL dataHepatitis stagePossible confoundersEQ-5DHigh riskItalian patientsHRQoLIndex scorePathophysiology of Hepatic Encephalopathy
Jaffe A, Lim JK, Jakab SS. Pathophysiology of Hepatic Encephalopathy. Clinics In Liver Disease 2020, 24: 175-188. PMID: 32245525, DOI: 10.1016/j.cld.2020.01.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care resource utilizationUse of cannabinoidsImpact of diabetesCentral inflammationMultiorgan processClinical decompensationHepatic encephalopathyPathophysiologic mechanismsTreatment strategiesGut microbiomeComprehensive managementCirrhosisDecompensationDiabetesInflammationEncephalopathyPathophysiologyFuture rolePathogenesisNeurotoxicityCliniciansExcretionNeurotransmittersCannabinoids
2019
Bile‐Derived Organoids From Patients With Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis Recapitulate Their Inflammatory Immune Profile
Soroka CJ, Assis DN, Alrabadi LS, Roberts S, Cusack L, Jaffe AB, Boyer JL. Bile‐Derived Organoids From Patients With Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis Recapitulate Their Inflammatory Immune Profile. Hepatology 2019, 70: 871-882. PMID: 30561836, DOI: 10.1002/hep.30470.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBileCholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic RetrogradeCholangitis, SclerosingCytokinesFemaleFluorescent Antibody TechniqueGene Expression RegulationGenome-Wide Association StudyHumansImaging, Three-DimensionalMaleMiddle AgedOrganoidsRegistriesSensitivity and SpecificitySignal TransductionStem CellsTissue Culture TechniquesConceptsPSC patientsTumor necrosis factor alphaEpithelial cellular adhesion moleculePrimary sclerosing cholangitisChemokine ligand 20End-stage diseaseEndoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatographyHuman leukocyte antigenT cell chemoattractantNecrosis factor alphaCellular adhesion moleculesGamma-glutamyl transferaseImmune-related genesSclerosing cholangitisClinical courseImmune profileInterleukin-17AProinflammatory mediatorsRetrograde cholangiopancreatographyLeukocyte antigenAnion exchanger 2Factor alphaInflammatory stimuliEffective treatmentBiliary-like cells