2023
Enhanced Identification of Hispanic Ethnicity Using Clinical Data
Ochoa-Allemant P, Tate J, Williams E, Gordon K, Marconi V, Bensley K, Rentsch C, Wang K, Taddei T, Justice A, Cohorts F. Enhanced Identification of Hispanic Ethnicity Using Clinical Data. Medical Care 2023, 61: 200-205. PMID: 36893404, PMCID: PMC10114212, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000001824.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBurden of diseaseHispanic patientsCountry of birthClinical dataHispanic ethnicityNon-Hispanic white patientsSex-adjusted prevalenceChronic liver diseaseHuman immunodeficiency virusDemographic characteristicsElectronic health record dataHealth careHealth record dataPrevalence of conditionsUS health care systemMedicare administrative dataHealth care systemWhite patientsLiver diseaseImmunodeficiency virusSelf-reported ethnicityHigh prevalenceGastric cancerHepatocellular carcinomaVeteran population
2021
Trends in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Incidence and Risk Among Persons With HIV in the US and Canada, 1996-2015
Sun J, Althoff KN, Jing Y, Horberg MA, Buchacz K, Gill MJ, Justice AC, Rabkin CS, Goedert JJ, Sigel K, Cachay E, Park L, Lim JK, Kim HN, Re V, Moore R, Sterling T, Peters MG, Achenbach CJ, Silverberg M, Thorne JE, Mayor AM, Crane HM, Kitahata MM, Klein M, Kirk GD. Trends in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Incidence and Risk Among Persons With HIV in the US and Canada, 1996-2015. JAMA Network Open 2021, 4: e2037512. PMID: 33595662, PMCID: PMC7890526, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.37512.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHCC incidence ratesHigher HCC riskHepatitis C virusHepatitis B virusModern cART eraCD4 cell countIncidence rateCART eraHCC riskHepatocellular carcinomaCohort studyTriple infectionNorth American AIDS Cohort CollaborationCell countAvailable CD4 cell countHigher HIV RNA levelsLow CD4 cell countsCombination antiretroviral therapy eraDiagnosis of HCCAnti-HCV seropositivityAntiretroviral therapy eraHBV-HCV coinfectionRecent HIV RNAHIV RNA levelsHBV e antigen
2020
Brief Report: Accuracy of FIB-4 for Cirrhosis in People Living With HIV and Hepatocellular Carcinoma.
Torgersen J, Kallan MJ, Carbonari DM, Park LS, Mehta RL, D'Addeo K, Tate JP, Lim JK, Goetz MB, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Bräu N, Brown ST, Taddei TH, Justice AC, Lo Re V. Brief Report: Accuracy of FIB-4 for Cirrhosis in People Living With HIV and Hepatocellular Carcinoma. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2020, 85: 530-534. PMID: 33185999, PMCID: PMC8353543, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000002510.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSetting of HCCFIB-4Receiver-operating characteristic curveHepatocellular carcinomaHCC diagnosisPredictive valueVeterans Aging Cohort StudyEvidence of cirrhosisSetting of HIVAbsence of cirrhosisFIB-4 scoreFibrosis-4 indexIncident hepatocellular carcinomaMedical record reviewPrevalence of cirrhosisAging Cohort StudyCross-sectional studyCharacteristic curveNegative predictive valuePositive predictive valueCirrhosis statusCohort studyMechanisms of carcinogenesisRecord reviewPlatelet countDifferences in Pathology, Staging, and Treatment between HIV+ and Uninfected Patients with Microscopically Confirmed Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Torgersen J, Taddei TH, Park LS, Carbonari DM, Kallan MJ, Richards K, Zhang X, Jhala D, Bräu N, Homer R, D'Addeo K, Mehta R, Skanderson M, Kidwai-Khan F, Justice AC, Re V. Differences in Pathology, Staging, and Treatment between HIV+ and Uninfected Patients with Microscopically Confirmed Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2020, 29: 71-78. PMID: 31575557, PMCID: PMC6980754, DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-19-0503.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAblation TechniquesCarcinoma, HepatocellularFemaleHepatectomyHIV InfectionsHospitals, VeteransHumansImmunologic SurveillanceKaplan-Meier EstimateLiverLiver CirrhosisLiver NeoplasmsLiver TransplantationMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsBarcelona Clinic Liver Cancer stageHIV statusHepatocellular carcinomaUninfected patientsHIV infectionTumor characteristicsUninfected personsPathology reportsVeterans Aging Cohort StudyLiver tissue samplingCohort of HIVMultivariable Cox regressionAdvanced hepatic fibrosisAging Cohort StudyLiver Cancer stageRisk of deathBackground hepatic parenchymaCohort studyHazard ratioLymphovascular invasionBCLC stageImproved survivalCox regressionHistologic featuresHepatic fibrosis
2019
HIV RNA, CD4+ Percentage, and Risk of Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Cirrhosis Status
Torgersen J, Kallan MJ, Carbonari DM, Park LS, Mehta RL, D’Addeo K, Tate JP, Lim JK, Goetz MB, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Gibert CL, Bräu N, Brown ST, Roy JA, Taddei TH, Justice AC, Re V. HIV RNA, CD4+ Percentage, and Risk of Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Cirrhosis Status. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2019, 112: 747-755. PMID: 31687755, PMCID: PMC7357318, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djz214.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of HCCHigher HIV RNAHCC risk factorsHIV RNAHIV viremiaHepatocellular carcinomaBaseline cirrhosisCirrhosis statusCohort studyRisk factorsCell percentageVeterans Aging Cohort StudyDevelopment of HCCCurrent HIV RNADetectable HIV viremiaHepatitis C coinfectionAging Cohort StudyDiagnosis of cirrhosisLonger durationDetectable HIVLow CD4C coinfectionCurrent CD4Hazard ratioCancer Registry
2011
FIB-4 Index Is Associated with Hepatocellular Carcinoma Risk in HIV-Infected Patients
Park LS, Tate JP, Justice AC, Re V, Lim JK, Bräu N, Brown ST, Butt AA, Gibert C, Goetz MB, Rimland D, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Dubrow R. FIB-4 Index Is Associated with Hepatocellular Carcinoma Risk in HIV-Infected Patients. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2011, 20: 2512-2517. PMID: 22028407, PMCID: PMC3237927, DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-11-0582.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh FIB-4C virus infectionFIB-4Hepatocellular carcinomaVirus infectionRisk factorsHigh riskVeterans Affairs Central Cancer RegistryAlcohol abuse/dependencyHIV-1 RNA levelsHepatitis B virus infectionHepatitis C virus infectionVeterans Aging Cohort StudyDevelopment of HCCLow FIB-4Multivariate-adjusted HRNoninvasive laboratory testsAntiretroviral therapy useFIB-4 indexB virus infectionIndependent risk factorHCC risk factorsAging Cohort StudyIncident HCC casesCentral Cancer RegistryCancer Screening in Patients Infected with HIV
Sigel K, Dubrow R, Silverberg M, Crothers K, Braithwaite S, Justice A. Cancer Screening in Patients Infected with HIV. Current HIV/AIDS Reports 2011, 8: 142-152. PMID: 21695529, PMCID: PMC3307131, DOI: 10.1007/s11904-011-0085-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCancer screening interventionsCancer screeningScreening interventionsGeneral populationHIV clinical practiceAnal cancerHodgkin's lymphomaLung cancerHepatocellular carcinomaHIVClinical practicePatientsEnhanced riskScreening testHealth maintenanceSpecific cancersCancerHealth concernLife expectancyGood evidenceParticular cancerLymphomaRiskScreeningIntervention
2006
Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma: The Roles of HIV, Hepatitis C Infection, and Alcohol Abuse
McGinnis KA, Fultz SL, Skanderson M, Conigliaro J, Bryant K, Justice AC. Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma: The Roles of HIV, Hepatitis C Infection, and Alcohol Abuse. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2006, 24: 5005-5009. PMID: 17075119, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2006.05.7984.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol abuse/dependenceHIV-negative veteransAbuse/dependenceHIV-positive veteransIncident rate ratiosHepatocellular carcinomaGreater riskVeterans Affairs Healthcare SystemFirst HIV diagnosisHepatitis C infectionPresence of HCVRole of HIVNinth Revision codesNon-Hodgkin lymphomaRelationship of HIVHeavy alcohol useHigher relative incidencePoisson regression modelsC infectionHCV infectionHepatitis CHIV diagnosisHIV statusHodgkin's lymphomaRevision codes