2022
Optimization of the BCLC Staging System for Locoregional Therapy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Using Quantitative Tumor Burden Imaging Biomarkers at MRI.
Borde T, Nezami N, Laage Gaupp F, Savic LJ, Taddei T, Jaffe A, Strazzabosco M, Lin M, Duran R, Georgiades C, Hong K, Chapiro J. Optimization of the BCLC Staging System for Locoregional Therapy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Using Quantitative Tumor Burden Imaging Biomarkers at MRI. Radiology 2022, 304: 228-237. PMID: 35412368, PMCID: PMC9270683, DOI: 10.1148/radiol.212426.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedian overall survivalAdvanced-stage hepatocellular carcinomaTransarterial chemoembolizationHepatocellular carcinomaBCLC BBCLC COverall survivalTumor burdenBarcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) staging systemLiver Cancer staging systemCancer (AJCC) staging systemConventional transarterial chemoembolizationDrug-eluting beadsAllocation of patientsContrast-enhanced MRIBackground PatientsSurvival benefitRetrospective studyStaging systemC tumorsTumor volumePatientsHeterogeneous patientsMonthsChemoembolization
2021
Thermal ablation alone vs thermal ablation combined with transarterial chemoembolization for patients with small (<3 cm) hepatocellular carcinoma
Chai NX, Chapiro J, Petukhova A, Gross M, Kucukkaya A, Raju R, Zeevi T, Elbanan M, Lin M, Perez-Lozada JC, Schlachter T, Strazzabosco M, Pollak JS, Madoff DC. Thermal ablation alone vs thermal ablation combined with transarterial chemoembolization for patients with small (<3 cm) hepatocellular carcinoma. Clinical Imaging 2021, 76: 123-129. PMID: 33592550, PMCID: PMC8217099, DOI: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2021.01.043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOverall survivalTransarterial chemoembolizationHepatocellular carcinomaThermal ablationTA groupEarly-stage hepatocellular carcinomaMedian overall survivalTherapy-naïve patientsKaplan-Meier analysisMaximum tumor diameterStage hepatocellular carcinomaLog-rank testDrug-eluting beadsSmall hepatocellular carcinomaTerms of TTPHIPAA-compliant IRBSignificant differencesLipiodol-TACELocoregional therapyBCLC stageComplication rateTreatment cohortsTumor diameterAFP levelsPatient group
2020
Reliable prediction of survival in advanced-stage hepatocellular carcinoma treated with sorafenib: comparing 1D and 3D quantitative tumor response criteria on MRI
Doemel LA, Chapiro J, Laage Gaupp F, Savic LJ, Kucukkaya AS, Petukhova A, Tefera J, Zeevi T, Lin M, Schlachter T, Jaffe A, Strazzabosco M, Patel T, Stein SM. Reliable prediction of survival in advanced-stage hepatocellular carcinoma treated with sorafenib: comparing 1D and 3D quantitative tumor response criteria on MRI. European Radiology 2020, 31: 2737-2746. PMID: 33123796, PMCID: PMC8043967, DOI: 10.1007/s00330-020-07381-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTumor response criteriaOverall survivalAdvanced-stage HCCDisease progressionSorafenib therapyDisease controlResponse criteriaCox proportional hazards regression modelAdvanced-stage hepatocellular carcinomaProportional hazards regression modelsDCE-MRIInitiation of sorafenibTumor response analysisMultivariable Cox regressionIndependent risk factorMethodsThis retrospective analysisIndependent prognostic factorInitiation of treatmentKaplan-Meier analysisKaplan-Meier curvesHazards regression modelsLog-rank testStratification of patientsTotal tumor volumeArterial phase MRI
2019
Clinical outcome indicators in chronic hepatitis B and C: A primer for value‐based medicine in hepatology
Strazzabosco M, Cortesi P, Conti S, Okolicsanyi S, Rota M, Ciaccio A, Cozzolino P, Fornari C, Gemma M, Scalone L, Cesana G, Fabris L, Colledan M, Fagiuoli S, Ideo G, Zavaglia C, Perricone G, Munari L, Mantovani L, Belli L. Clinical outcome indicators in chronic hepatitis B and C: A primer for value‐based medicine in hepatology. Liver International 2019, 40: 60-73. PMID: 31654608, PMCID: PMC10916792, DOI: 10.1111/liv.14285.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAntiviral AgentsCarcinoma, HepatocellularFemaleGastroenterologyHepatitis B, ChronicHepatitis C, ChronicHumansItalyLiver CirrhosisLiver NeoplasmsLongitudinal StudiesMaleMiddle AgedProspective StudiesQuality Indicators, Health CareSurvival AnalysisTreatment OutcomeValue-Based Health InsuranceConceptsClinical outcome indicatorsClinical practiceOutcome indicatorsChronic hepatitis BClinical practice settingMajor health problemCurrent international guidelinesNew effective treatmentsValue of careMETHODS/RESULTSHCV patientsHCV infectionHepatitis BClinical outcomesLiver diseaseMulticentre studyEffective treatmentHealth problemsInternational guidelinesCare deliveryValue-based medicineCostly treatmentPractice settingsHBVPatientsDiagnostic Value of Quantitative Perfusion Computed Tomography Technique in the Assessment of Tumor Response to Sorafenib in Patients With Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Ippolito D, Querques G, Pecorelli A, Franzesi C, Okolicsanyi S, Strazzabosco M, Sironi S. Diagnostic Value of Quantitative Perfusion Computed Tomography Technique in the Assessment of Tumor Response to Sorafenib in Patients With Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Journal Of Computer Assisted Tomography 2019, Publish Ahead of Print: &na;. PMID: 30407241, DOI: 10.1097/rct.0000000000000807.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdvanced hepatocellular carcinomaHepatocellular carcinomaProgressive diseasePartial responseDynamic contrast-enhanced perfusionPerfusion CT valuesHepatic perfusion indexResponse Evaluation CriteriaMultifocal hepatocellular carcinomaIntravenous bolus injectionBlood flow changesContrast-enhanced perfusionRow Computed TomographyPerfusion CT techniquesStandard of referenceNonprogressor groupProgressor groupSorafenib administrationCirrhotic patientsArterial perfusionHepatic perfusionPD patientsTumor responsePerfusion indexTherapeutic response
2017
Animal models of biliary injury and altered bile acid metabolism
Mariotti V, Strazzabosco M, Fabris L, Calvisi DF. Animal models of biliary injury and altered bile acid metabolism. Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis Of Disease 2017, 1864: 1254-1261. PMID: 28709963, PMCID: PMC5764833, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2017.06.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBile acid metabolismBiliary injuryMouse modelAnimal modelsDistinct immune systemCholestatic liver injuryAcid metabolismJesus BanalesMarco MarzioniNicholas LaRussoPeter JansenBiliary repairLiver injuryDuctular reactionLiver repairObstructive cholestasisDisease progressionPeribiliary inflammationMain phenotypic featuresBiliary dysgenesisViral infectionImmune systemLiver homeostasisLiver phenotypeHuman settingDirect‐acting antivirals combination for elderly patients with chronic hepatitis C: A cost‐effectiveness analysis
Ciaccio A, Cortesi PA, Bellelli G, Rota M, Conti S, Okolicsanyi S, Rota M, Cesana G, Mantovani LG, Annoni G, Strazzabosco M. Direct‐acting antivirals combination for elderly patients with chronic hepatitis C: A cost‐effectiveness analysis. Liver International 2017, 37: 982-994. PMID: 27943549, DOI: 10.1111/liv.13339.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overAntiviral AgentsComputer SimulationCost-Benefit AnalysisDecision Support TechniquesDisease ProgressionDrug CostsDrug Therapy, CombinationFemaleFrail ElderlyGeriatric AssessmentHepatitis C, ChronicHumansLiver CirrhosisMaleMarkov ChainsModels, EconomicQuality-Adjusted Life YearsRisk FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioChronic hepatitis CQuality-adjusted life yearsCost-effectiveness ratioElderly patientsCHC patientsHepatitis CFrailty phenotypeFrailty statusFibrosis stageLife yearsElderly CHC patientsMild fibrosis stageInterferon-free treatmentHealthcare system perspectiveLifetime time horizonCost-effectiveness analysisDAA treatmentDAA combinationsAdvanced fibrosisFrail subjectsClinical variablesLiver fibrosisF2 patientsAge 75
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
2010
Liver Match, a prospective observational cohort study on liver transplantation in Italy: Study design and current practice of donor–recipient matching
Angelico M, Cillo U, Fagiuoli S, Gasbarrini A, Gavrila C, Marianelli T, Costa AN, Nardi A, Strazzabosco M, Burra P, Agnes S, Baccarani U, Calise F, Colledan M, Cuomo O, De Carlis L, Donataccio M, Ettorre GM, Gerunda GE, Gridelli B, Lupo L, Mazzaferro V, Pinna A, Risaliti A, Salizzoni M, Tisone G, Valente U, Rossi G, Rossi M, Zamboni F, Investigators O. Liver Match, a prospective observational cohort study on liver transplantation in Italy: Study design and current practice of donor–recipient matching. Digestive And Liver Disease 2010, 43: 155-164. PMID: 21185796, DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2010.11.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDonor risk indexObservational cohort studyHepatocellular carcinomaLiver transplantationCohort studyDonor ageVirus infectionDeceased heart-beating donorsHepatitis B core antibodyMedian cold ischaemia timeMedian donor risk indexProspective observational cohort studyEnd-stage liver diseaseHepatitis B virus infectionHepatitis C virus infectionLiver MatchDonor populationItalian transplant centersOlder donor ageViral-related cirrhosisB core antibodyC virus infectionStage liver diseaseB virus infectionHigh-risk donorsPrediction 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
2007
Combined Double Lung–Liver Transplantation for Cystic Fibrosis Without Cardio‐Pulmonary By‐Pass
Corno V, Dezza M, Lucianetti A, Codazzi D, Carrara B, Pinelli D, Parigi P, Guizzetti M, Strazzabosco M, Melzi M, Gaffuri G, Sonzogni V, Rossi A, Fagiuoli S, Colledan M. Combined Double Lung–Liver Transplantation for Cystic Fibrosis Without Cardio‐Pulmonary By‐Pass. American Journal Of Transplantation 2007, 7: 2433-2438. PMID: 17845577, DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2007.01945.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLung-liver transplantationCystic fibrosisExtended right graftsSitu split liversWhole liver graftsEnd-stage lungUse of CPBRight graftSplit liverLung transplantPortal hypertensionRespiratory failureLiver graftsLiver diseaseTherapeutic optionsStage lungTransplantationEffective procedureYoung menPatientsFibrosisGraftRecipientsCPBBasiliximab