2018
Impact of DAAs on liver transplantation: Major effects on the evolution of indications and results. An ELITA study based on the ELTR registry
Belli LS, Perricone G, Adam R, Cortesi PA, Strazzabosco M, Facchetti R, Karam V, Salizzoni M, Andujar RL, Fondevila C, De Simone P, Morelli C, Fabregat-Prous J, Samuel D, Agarwaal K, Gonzales EM, Charco R, Zieniewicz K, De Carlis L, Duvoux C, Association A. Impact of DAAs on liver transplantation: Major effects on the evolution of indications and results. An ELITA study based on the ELTR registry. Journal Of Hepatology 2018, 69: 810-817. PMID: 29940268, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2018.06.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatitis C virusNon-alcoholic steatohepatitisHepatitis B virusEuropean Liver Transplant RegistryLiver transplantationSurvival of recipientsDAA eraLiver diseaseHepatocellular carcinomaEvolution of indicationsVirus infectionNumber of LTsHepatitis B virus infectionHepatitis C virus infectionAdult liver transplantationAdvent of DAAsImpact of DAAsLiver Transplant RegistrySecond-generation DAAsC virus infectionLiver transplant recipientsOutcomes of patientsB virus infectionThree-year survivalDAA treatment
2014
A Bayesian methodology to improve prediction of early graft loss after liver transplantation derived from the Liver Match study
Angelico M, Nardi A, Romagnoli R, Marianelli T, Corradini SG, Tandoi F, Gavrila C, Salizzoni M, Pinna AD, Cillo U, Gridelli B, De Carlis LG, Colledan M, Gerunda GE, Costa AN, Strazzabosco M, Investigators L, Committee: L, Angelico M, Cillo U, Fagiuoli S, Strazzabosco M, Board: A, Caraceni P, Toniutto P, Board: C, Costa A, Investigators: P, Salizzoni T, Romagnoli R, Bertolotti G, Patrono D, De Carlis L, Slim A, Mangoni J, Rossi G, Caccamo L, Antonelli B, Mazzaferro V, Regalia E, Sposito C, Colledan M, Corno V, Tagliabue F, Marin S, Cillo U, Vitale A, Gringeri E, Donataccio M, Donataccio D, Baccarani U, Lorenzin D, Bitetto D, Valente U, Gelli M, Cupo P, Gerunda G, Rompianesi G, Pinna A, Grazi G, Cucchetti A, Zanfi C, Risaliti A, Faraci M, Tisone G, Anselmo A, Lenci I, Sforza D, Agnes S, Di Mugno M, Avolio A, Ettorre G, Miglioresi L, Vennarecci G, Berloco P, Rossi M, Corradini S, Molinaro A, Calise F, Scuderi V, Cuomo O, Migliaccio C, Lupo L, Notarnicola G, Gridelli B, Volpes R, Petri S, Zamboni F, Carbotta G, Dedola S, Collection and Verification and Biostatistics: D, Nardi A, Marianelli T, Gavrila C, Ricci A, Vespasiano F. A Bayesian methodology to improve prediction of early graft loss after liver transplantation derived from the Liver Match study. Digestive And Liver Disease 2014, 46: 340-347. PMID: 24411484, DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2013.11.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge FactorsAgedBayes TheoremBody Mass IndexCohort StudiesCold IschemiaDelayed Graft FunctionEnd Stage Liver DiseaseFemaleGraft RejectionGraft SurvivalHumansItalyLiver TransplantationMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisPrimary Graft DysfunctionProportional Hazards ModelsProspective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTissue DonorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsEarly graft lossGraft lossUnited NetworkLiver transplantationPrior upper abdominal surgeryDonor body mass indexProspective European cohortsUpper abdominal surgeryOrgan Sharing registryPrimary liver transplantCold ischaemia timeBody mass indexRisk indexRecipient creatinineBayesian Cox modelsLiver transplantPortal thrombosisAbdominal surgeryCardiac deathIschaemia timeMass indexDonor ageEuropean cohortOrgan SharingCox model
2012
Hepatitis B-core antibody positive donors in liver transplantation and their impact on graft survival: Evidence from the Liver Match cohort study
Angelico M, Nardi A, Marianelli T, Caccamo L, Romagnoli R, Tisone G, Pinna AD, Avolio AW, Fagiuoli S, Burra P, Strazzabosco M, Costa AN, Investigators F. Hepatitis B-core antibody positive donors in liver transplantation and their impact on graft survival: Evidence from the Liver Match cohort study. Journal Of Hepatology 2012, 58: 715-723. PMID: 23201239, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2012.11.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHBsAg-negative recipientsHBcAb-positive graftsGraft survivalGraft lossNegative recipientsHBcAb positivityLiver transplantationPositive graftsPositive donorsHepatitis B core antibody-positive donorsDe novo HBV hepatitisAntibody-positive donorsHBcAb-positive donorsHBsAg-positive recipientsPositive donor graftsMatched-cohort studyPortal vein thrombosisDeceased heartHBsAg positivityNegative graftsHBV hepatitisDonor graftsFirst transplantHazard ratioPositive recipients
2010
Prediction of progression‐free survival in patients presenting with hepatocellular carcinoma within the Milan criteria
De Giorgio M, Vezzoli S, Cohen E, Armellini E, Lucà MG, Verga G, Pinelli D, Nani R, Valsecchi MG, Antolini L, Colledan M, Fagiuoli S, Strazzabosco M. Prediction of progression‐free survival in patients presenting with hepatocellular carcinoma within the Milan criteria. Liver Transplantation 2010, 16: 503-512. PMID: 20373461, DOI: 10.1002/lt.22039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMilan criteriaProgression rateHepatocellular carcinomaRisk factorsObserved progression rateT2 patientsBarcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) algorithmEnd-Stage Liver Disease exceptionOrgan allocationTumor persistence/recurrenceStage T2 patientsT2 hepatocellular carcinomaConsecutive HCC patientsProgression-free survivalChronic liver diseasePersistence/recurrenceDistinct natural historyTreatment of choiceBCLC guidelinesMELD scoreMELD exceptionsLocal therapyTransarterial chemoembolizationLiver diseaseTumor diameter