2022
Impact of NAFLD on clinical outcomes in hepatocellular carcinoma treated with sorafenib: an international cohort study
Howell J, Samani A, Mannan B, Hajiev S, Aval L, Abdelmalak R, Tam VC, Bettinger D, Thimme R, Taddei TH, Kaplan DE, Seidensticker M, Sharma R. Impact of NAFLD on clinical outcomes in hepatocellular carcinoma treated with sorafenib: an international cohort study. Therapeutic Advances In Gastroenterology 2022, 15: 17562848221100106. PMID: 36199289, PMCID: PMC9527996, DOI: 10.1177/17562848221100106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseImpact of NAFLDBody mass indexOverall survivalHepatocellular carcinomaLiver diseasePresence of NAFLDMultivariable Cox proportional hazardsMedian body mass indexAdvanced-stage hepatocellular carcinomaGrade 2 hypertensionLower starting doseInternational cohort studySimilar clinical benefitsFatty liver diseaseStage hepatocellular carcinomaCox proportional hazardsLogistic regression modellingStarting doseAdverse eventsCohort studyPrognostic factorsClinical outcomesMass indexClinical benefit
2021
Ursodeoxycholic Acid Response Is Associated With Reduced Mortality in Primary Biliary Cholangitis With Compensated Cirrhosis
John BV, Khakoo NS, Schwartz KB, Aitchenson G, Levy C, Dahman B, Deng Y, Goldberg DS, Martin P, Kaplan DE, Taddei TH. Ursodeoxycholic Acid Response Is Associated With Reduced Mortality in Primary Biliary Cholangitis With Compensated Cirrhosis. The American Journal Of Gastroenterology 2021, 116: 1913-1923. PMID: 33989225, PMCID: PMC8410631, DOI: 10.14309/ajg.0000000000001280.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLiver-related deathPrimary biliary cholangitisUDCA responseHepatic decompensationHepatocellular carcinomaUrsodeoxycholic acidUDCA respondersPortal hypertensionPartial respondersBiliary cholangitisTime-updated Cox proportional hazards modelsCox proportional hazards modelUrsodeoxycholic acid responseLiver-related mortalityRetrospective cohort studyProportional hazards modelPBC cirrhosisCompensated cirrhosisCohort studyMale patientsClinical benefitUnadjusted ratesCirrhosisReduced mortalityDecompensation