2024
Tumor response assessment in hepatocellular carcinoma treated with immunotherapy: imaging biomarkers for clinical decision-making
Sobirey R, Matuschewski N, Gross M, Lin M, Kao T, Kasolowsky V, Strazzabosco M, Stein S, Savic L, Gebauer B, Jaffe A, Duncan J, Madoff D, Chapiro J. Tumor response assessment in hepatocellular carcinoma treated with immunotherapy: imaging biomarkers for clinical decision-making. European Radiology 2024, 1-11. PMID: 39033181, DOI: 10.1007/s00330-024-10955-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMedian overall survivalTumor response criteriaTumor response assessmentHepatocellular carcinoma patientsHepatocellular carcinomaTumor responseOverall survivalResponse criteriaResponse assessmentNon-respondersPoorer median overall survivalPrediction of tumor responsePredictive valueHepatocellular carcinoma immunotherapyDisease controlPrognostic of survivalClinical baseline parametersLog-rank testKaplan-Meier curvesMultivariate Cox regressionPredicting overall survivalCox regression modelsSurvival benefitStratify patientsMRI pre-Novel updates in the field of HCC
Jaffe A, Strazzabosco M. Novel updates in the field of HCC. Clinical Liver Disease 2024, 23: e0142. PMCID: PMC11078519, DOI: 10.1097/cld.0000000000000142.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchApproach to immunotherapy for HCC in the liver transplant population
Block P, Strazzabosco M, Jaffe A. Approach to immunotherapy for HCC in the liver transplant population. Clinical Liver Disease 2024, 23: e0158. PMID: 38707244, PMCID: PMC11068135, DOI: 10.1097/cld.0000000000000158.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchArtificial intelligence in liver cancer — new tools for research and patient management
Calderaro J, Žigutytė L, Truhn D, Jaffe A, Kather J. Artificial intelligence in liver cancer — new tools for research and patient management. Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology 2024, 21: 585-599. PMID: 38627537, DOI: 10.1038/s41575-024-00919-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLiver cancer managementLiver cancerCancer managementCancer careArtificial intelligenceClinically approved productsInterdisciplinary trainingTumor typesClinical dataClinical trialsPatient managementClinical useCancerPotential of AILiverHidden informationNatural languageIncorporation of AIAI approachesAI systemsPatientsAutomated graded prognostic assessment for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma using machine learning
Gross M, Haider S, Ze’evi T, Huber S, Arora S, Kucukkaya A, Iseke S, Gebauer B, Fleckenstein F, Dewey M, Jaffe A, Strazzabosco M, Chapiro J, Onofrey J. Automated graded prognostic assessment for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma using machine learning. European Radiology 2024, 34: 6940-6952. PMID: 38536464, PMCID: PMC11399284, DOI: 10.1007/s00330-024-10624-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchContrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingClinical staging systemTime of diagnosisHepatocellular carcinomaClinical dataMortality risk predictionOverall survivalStaging systemRadiomic featuresManagement of hepatocellular carcinomaPersonalized follow-up strategiesAssociated with OSMethodsThis retrospective studyHepatocellular carcinoma patientsBaseline magnetic resonance imagingMRI radiomics featuresIndependent validation cohortHarrell's C-indexRisk predictionFollow-up strategiesHigh-risk groupPredictive risk scoreRadiomics feature extractionMedian timeAutomated MRI liver segmentation for anatomical segmentation, liver volumetry, and the extraction of radiomics
Gross M, Huber S, Arora S, Ze’evi T, Haider S, Kucukkaya A, Iseke S, Kuhn T, Gebauer B, Michallek F, Dewey M, Vilgrain V, Sartoris R, Ronot M, Jaffe A, Strazzabosco M, Chapiro J, Onofrey J. Automated MRI liver segmentation for anatomical segmentation, liver volumetry, and the extraction of radiomics. European Radiology 2024, 34: 5056-5065. PMID: 38217704, PMCID: PMC11245591, DOI: 10.1007/s00330-023-10495-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMagnetic resonance imagingRadiomics feature extractionLiver volumetryIntraclass correlation coefficientRadiomic featuresLiver segmentationAutomated liver volumetryHepatocellular carcinoma patientsMann-Whitney U testAutomated liver segmentationManual segmentationQuantitative imaging biomarkersCarcinoma patientsRetrospective studyInstitutional databaseAnatomical localizationClinical relevanceManual volumetryMann-WhitneyU testExternal validationInternal test setImaging biomarkersInclusion criteriaResultsIn total
2023
Community-Level Factors Associated with Hepatocellular Carcinoma Incidence and Mortality: An Observational Registry Study.
Mezzacappa C, Rossi R, Jaffe A, Taddei T, Strazzabosco M. Community-Level Factors Associated with Hepatocellular Carcinoma Incidence and Mortality: An Observational Registry Study. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2023, 33: 270-278. PMID: 38059831, PMCID: PMC10872555, DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-23-0902.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdvancing 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 medicinePatientsAdherence to Tumor Board Recommendations in the Treatment of Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Cao Y, Mezzacappa C, Jaffe A, Strazzabosco M, Taddei T. Adherence to Tumor Board Recommendations in the Treatment of Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Journal Of Multidisciplinary Healthcare 2023, 16: 1531-1540. PMID: 37283950, PMCID: PMC10239642, DOI: 10.2147/jmdh.s407908.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMultidisciplinary liver tumor boardBarcelona Clinic Liver CancerHepatocellular carcinomaBCLC stageLocoregional therapyTreatment-naïve hepatocellular carcinomaTreatment of HCCTumor board recommendationsRetrospective cohort studyTertiary care centerChronic liver diseaseMultivariate Cox regressionKaplan-Meier analysisManagement of patientsTreatment of patientsUnifocal hepatocellular carcinomaCases of discordanceBCLC guidelinesPalliative intentTreatment discordanceUnifocal diseaseChart reviewCohort studyCurative therapyCurative treatmentReply: 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 treatmentMetabolic Syndrome and Liver Cancer
Jaffe A, Strazzabosco M. Metabolic Syndrome and Liver Cancer. 2022, 87-104. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-41683-6_51.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHepatitis B virusNonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseMetabolic syndromeRisk factorsHepatocellular carcinomaLiver diseaseLiver cancerParticular hepatitis B virusIncidence of HCCAdvanced liver diseaseIndependent risk factorFatty liver diseaseType 2 diabetesUnderlying pathogenic mechanismsHepatic manifestationHCC incidenceViral hepatitisAdvanced fibrosisSignificant morbidityDiabetes leadsTime patientsB virusHCC riskHigh prevalenceLower incidenceImmune 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 ResearchMetabolic Syndrome and Liver Cancer
Jaffe A, Strazzabosco M. Metabolic Syndrome and Liver Cancer. 2021, 1-19. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-37482-2_51-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHepatitis B virusNonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseMetabolic syndromeRisk factorsHepatocellular carcinomaLiver diseaseLiver cancerParticular hepatitis B virusIncidence of HCCAdvanced liver diseaseIndependent risk factorFatty liver diseaseType 2 diabetesUnderlying pathogenic mechanismsHepatic manifestationHCC incidenceViral hepatitisAdvanced fibrosisSignificant morbidityDiabetes leadsTime patientsB virusHCC riskHigh prevalenceLower incidence
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 score