2023
Exercise Does Not Independently Improve Histological Outcomes in Biopsy-Proven Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Chen G, Banini B, Do A, Gunderson C, Zaman S, Lim J. Exercise Does Not Independently Improve Histological Outcomes in Biopsy-Proven Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Genes 2023, 14: 1811. PMID: 37761951, PMCID: PMC10531443, DOI: 10.3390/genes14091811.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-alcoholic fatty liver diseaseBiopsy-proven non-alcoholic fatty liver diseaseEffects of exerciseFatty liver diseaseHistological outcomesLiver histologyLiver diseaseClinical trialsHistological endpointsSystematic reviewSignificant histopathological improvementNAFLD activity scoreImpact of exerciseIndependent effectsRandom-effects modelSystematic literature searchHistopathological improvementExercise interventionActivity scoreClinical endpointsPooled estimatesMeta-AnalysisTotal participantsLiterature searchComparison groupAppendiceal adenocarcinoma is associated with better prognosis than cecal adenocarcinoma: a population-based comparative survival study
Chen G, Chen K, Sahyoun L, Zaman S, Protiva P. Appendiceal adenocarcinoma is associated with better prognosis than cecal adenocarcinoma: a population-based comparative survival study. BMJ Open Gastroenterology 2023, 10: e001045. PMID: 36822658, PMCID: PMC9950880, DOI: 10.1136/bmjgast-2022-001045.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCecal adenocarcinomaAppendiceal adenocarcinomaCox regression analysisAppendiceal cancerMantel-Haenszel log-rank testColorectal cancer screening ratesMultivariable Cox regression analysisCounty-level socioeconomic factorsCancer screening ratesEnd Results (SEER) databaseKaplan-Meier methodRare gastrointestinal malignancyLog-rank testNon-mucinous histologySingle marital statusNon-Hispanic ethnicityYears of ageComparative survival analysisComparative survival studyRegression analysisSAS V.9.4Gastrointestinal malignanciesOverall survivalBetter prognosisChemotherapy protocols
2022
The Independent Effect of Exercise on Biopsy-Proven Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Systematic Review
Chen G, Banini B, Do A, Lim J. The Independent Effect of Exercise on Biopsy-Proven Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Systematic Review. Clinical And Molecular Hepatology 2022, 29: s319-s332. PMID: 36517000, PMCID: PMC10029942, DOI: 10.3350/cmh.2022.0366.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-alcoholic fatty liver diseaseBiopsy-proven non-alcoholic fatty liver diseaseNon-invasive testsFatty liver diseaseHepatic steatosisLiver fibrosisLiver diseaseHistological endpointsIndependent effectsSystematic reviewNon-randomized interventional studyMagnetic resonance imaging-based techniquesAdditional large RCTsChronic liver diseaseSignificant histological improvementEffects of exerciseClinical outcome endpointsSystematic literature searchHistological improvementExercise interventionHepatocyte ballooningOriginal research studiesLarge RCTsOutcome endpointsInterventional study