2018
Dynamic contrast enhanced perfusion CT imaging: A diagnostic biomarker tool for survival prediction of tumour response to antiangiogenetic treatment in patients with advanced HCC lesions
Ippolito D, Querques G, Okolicsanyi S, Franzesi C, Pecorelli A, Lombardi S, Orsini E, Strazzabosco M, Sironi S. Dynamic contrast enhanced perfusion CT imaging: A diagnostic biomarker tool for survival prediction of tumour response to antiangiogenetic treatment in patients with advanced HCC lesions. European Journal Of Radiology 2018, 106: 62-68. PMID: 30150052, DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2018.07.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdvanced hepatocellular carcinomaAnti-angiogenic therapyPerfusion CT imagingHepatocellular carcinomaPerfusion parametersProgressor groupSurvival rateNon-progressor groupOverall survival rateKaplan-Meier analysisAssessment of responseAntiangiogenetic treatmentCirrhotic patientsSorafenib administrationPrognostic indicatorTumor responseTarget lesionsHCC lesionsIndividualized treatmentTumor neoangiogenesisPatientsOverall populationHigher survival rateCT imagingSurvival prediction
2016
Liver-allocation policies for patients affected by HCC in Europe
De Carlis L, Di Sandro S, Centonze L, Lauterio A, Buscemi V, De Carlis R, Ferla F, Sguinzi R, Okolicsanyi S, Belli L, Strazzabosco M. Liver-allocation policies for patients affected by HCC in Europe. Current Transplantation Reports 2016, 3: 313-318. PMID: 28473952, PMCID: PMC5410888, DOI: 10.1007/s40472-016-0117-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLiver allocation policyWaiting listCentro Nazionale TrapiantiOrgan SharingDeceased donor liver transplantLong-term survival ratesTransplant waiting listOrgan allocation systemOrgan allocation policyEtablissement français des GreffesLiver graftsLiver transplantLiver diseaseUnited NetworkNHS BloodSurvival rateDisease changesPatients