Catherine Mezzacappa, MD, MPH
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2024
Screening for Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Survival in Patients With Cirrhosis After Hepatitis C Virus Cure
Mezzacappa C, Kim N, Vutien P, Kaplan D, Ioannou G, Taddei T. Screening for Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Survival in Patients With Cirrhosis After Hepatitis C Virus Cure. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2420963. PMID: 38985470, PMCID: PMC11238019, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.20963.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatitis C virus cureHepatitis C virusAssociated with improved overall survivalHepatocellular carcinoma diagnosisEarly-stage hepatocellular carcinomaImproved overall survivalOverall survivalHepatocellular carcinomaFollow-upHCC screeningCurative treatmentCumulative incidence of hepatocellular carcinomaDirect-acting antiviral (DAA) therapyCohort studyVeterans Affairs health care systemIncidence of hepatocellular carcinomaRisk of hepatocellular carcinomaCohort study of personsHepatitis C virus cirrhosisDiagnosis of hepatocellular carcinomaLikelihood of curative treatmentYears of follow-upHealth care systemHepatocellular carcinoma screeningHCV-related cirrhosisSevere Acute Liver Injury After Hepatotoxic Medication Initiation in Real-World Data
Torgersen J, Mezochow A, Newcomb C, Carbonari D, Hennessy S, Rentsch C, Park L, Tate J, Bräu N, Bhattacharya D, Lim J, Mezzacappa C, Njei B, Roy J, Taddei T, Justice A, Re V. Severe Acute Liver Injury After Hepatotoxic Medication Initiation in Real-World Data. JAMA Internal Medicine 2024, 184 PMID: 38913369, PMCID: PMC11197444, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2024.1836.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIncidence rateUS Department of Veterans AffairsMedication initiationDepartment of Veterans AffairsInitiation of medicationVeterans AffairsMain OutcomesPotential of medicationsOutpatient settingDischarge diagnosisCohort studyDay of admissionCase reportReal World DataReport countsMedicationMedical cohortSevere acute liver injuryUS DepartmentFollow-upAcute liver injuryHospitalCohortHepatotoxic medicationsIncidenceReview of the cost-effectiveness of surveillance for hereditary pancreatic cancer
Wang L, Levinson R, Mezzacappa C, Katona B. Review of the cost-effectiveness of surveillance for hereditary pancreatic cancer. Familial Cancer 2024, 1-10. PMID: 38795221, DOI: 10.1007/s10689-024-00392-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHigh-risk individualsHereditary pancreatic cancerSusceptibility to pancreatic cancerPancreatic cancer riskFamily history of PCSurveillance strategiesPancreatic cancerCost-effectiveness of surveillanceHistory of PCCost-effectiveness studiesCost-effectiveCancer riskCost-effectiveness analysisPancreatic surveillanceHigh-risk groupOptimal surveillance strategyFamily historyNew-onset diabetesRisk individualsSporadic PCHealth benefitsPotential health benefitsPC diagnosisSub-groupsSurveillanceTu1420 THE ASSOCIATION OF HEPATITIS C VIRUS ON THE RISK OF PANCREATIC CANCER
Levinson R, Larki N, Tate J, Skanderson M, Mezzacappa C, Park L, Hauser R, Brandt C, Schuster K, Ketwaroo G, Yang Y, Justice A, Wang L. Tu1420 THE ASSOCIATION OF HEPATITIS C VIRUS ON THE RISK OF PANCREATIC CANCER. Gastroenterology 2024, 166: s-1333. DOI: 10.1016/s0016-5085(24)03510-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGastro Digest: Co-occurring MASLD and diabetes is associated with increased incidence of cardiovascular events and mortality
Mezzacappa C. Gastro Digest: Co-occurring MASLD and diabetes is associated with increased incidence of cardiovascular events and mortality. Gastroenterology 2024 PMID: 38670284, DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2024.04.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDetection of hepatocellular carcinoma methylation markers in salivary DNA
Mezzacappa C, Wang Z, Lu L, Risch H, Taddei T, Yu H. Detection of hepatocellular carcinoma methylation markers in salivary DNA. Bioscience Reports 2024, 44: bsr20232063. PMID: 38457142, PMCID: PMC10958141, DOI: 10.1042/bsr20232063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHepatocellular carcinoma screeningCase patientsHepatocellular carcinomaControl subjectsDiagnosis of hepatocellular carcinomaAssociated with hepatocellular carcinomaScreening testSalivary DNASaliva-based testCpG sitesStudy of risk factorsSalivary DNA methylationDNA methylationViral hepatitisCirculating DNAAlterations to DNA methylationRisk factorsMethylation markersPatientsRegulation of cell cycle progressionBlood samplesCell cycle progressionAffected individualsAlternative to blood samplingMultiple comparisonsDevelopment and Validation of Case-Finding Algorithms to Identify Pancreatic Cancer in the Veterans Health Administration
Mezzacappa C, Larki N, Skanderson M, Park L, Brandt C, Hauser R, Justice A, Yang Y, Wang L. Development and Validation of Case-Finding Algorithms to Identify Pancreatic Cancer in the Veterans Health Administration. Digestive Diseases And Sciences 2024, 69: 1507-1513. PMID: 38453743, DOI: 10.1007/s10620-024-08324-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchElectronic health recordsVeterans Health AdministrationHealth AdministrationElectronic health records data elementsElectronic health record dataDiagnosis of exocrine pancreatic cancerNational Cancer RegistryCancer RegistryHealth recordsExocrine pancreatic cancerOncology settingOutpatient encountersInpatient encountersData elementsExpert adjudicationPancreatic ductal adenocarcinomaEpidemiological studiesRandom sampleInterquartile rangeIdentification of patientsRange of patientsPancreatic cancerVeteransLate diagnosisExcellent PPV
2023
HCC is associated with diabetes and longitudinal blood glucose control in a national cohort with cirrhosis
Mezzacappa C, Mahmud N, Serper M, John B, Taddei T, Kaplan D. HCC is associated with diabetes and longitudinal blood glucose control in a national cohort with cirrhosis. Hepatology Communications 2023, 7: e0344. PMID: 38055642, PMCID: PMC10984661, DOI: 10.1097/hc9.0000000000000344.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRate of HCCBlood glucose controlBG controlIncident HCCGlucose controlCox proportional hazards regressionEtiology of cirrhosisProportional hazards regressionUnited States veteransHemoglobin A1c measurementsCirrhosis careHgb A1cHCC ratesHazards regressionNational cohortHCC riskA1c measurementStates veteransCirrhosisHigh riskDiabetesSustained controlHCCControl stateCohortCommunity-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 ResearchS3865 A Protein Paradox: A Case of Spontaneous Portosystemic Shunt Encephalopathy and Protein-Losing Enteropathy
Maxwell M, Mezzacappa C, Hussain N, Protiva P, Cornman-Homonoff J, DiDomenico P, Ketwaroo G, Taddei T. S3865 A Protein Paradox: A Case of Spontaneous Portosystemic Shunt Encephalopathy and Protein-Losing Enteropathy. The American Journal Of Gastroenterology 2023, 118: s2470-s2471. DOI: 10.14309/01.ajg.0000965100.38497.c8.Peer-Reviewed Original Research