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AISF position paper on liver transplantation and pregnancy: Women in Hepatology Group, Italian Association for the Study of the Liver (AISF)

2016

After the first successful pregnancy in a liver transplant recipient in 1978, much evidence has accumulated on the course, outcomes and management strategies of pregnancy following liver transplantation. Generally, liver transplantation restores sexual function and fertility as early as a few months after transplant. Considering that one third of all liver transplant recipients are women, that approximately one-third of them are of reproductive age (18-49 years), and that 15% of female liver transplant recipients are paediatric patients who have a >70% probability of reaching reproductive age, the issue of pregnancy after liver transplantation is rather relevant, and obstetricians, paedi…

Risk AssessmentFertility; Immunosuppression; Liver transplantation; PregnancyImmunosuppressive AgentPregnancyMedicalFertility; Immunosuppression; Liver transplantation; Pregnancy; Hepatology; GastroenterologyHumansFertility; Immunosuppression; Liver transplantation; Pregnancy; Gastroenterology; HepatologyObstetric Labor ComplicationSocieties MedicalLiver transplantationHepatologyPostpartum PeriodPregnancy OutcomeGastroenterologyFertility; Immunosuppression; Liver transplantation; Pregnancy; Contraception; Female; Fertility; Gastroenterology; Humans; Italy; Obstetric Labor Complications; Postpartum Period; Practice Guidelines as Topic; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Complications; Risk Assessment; Societies Medical; Immunosuppressive Agents; Liver Transplantation; Pregnancy OutcomeFertility; Immunosuppression; Liver transplantation; Pregnancy; Contraception; Female; Fertility; Gastroenterology; Humans; Italy; Obstetric Labor Complications; Postpartum Period; Practice Guidelines as Topic; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Complications; Risk Assessment; Societies Medical; Immunosuppressive Agents; Liver Transplantation; Pregnancy Outcome; Hepatology; GastroenterologyPregnancy ComplicationObstetric Labor ComplicationsPregnancy ComplicationsContraceptionFertilitysurgical procedures operativeItalyPractice Guidelines as TopicFemaleSocietiesImmunosuppressive AgentsImmunosuppressionHuman
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HCV NS3 sequencing as a reliable and clinically useful tool for the assessment of genotype and resistance mutations for clinical samples with differe…

2016

OBJECTIVES: This study aims to evaluate the reliability and clinical utility of NS3 sequencing in hepatitis C virus (HCV) 1-infected patients who were candidates to start a PI-containing regimen. METHODS: NS3 protease sequencing was performed by in-house-developed HCV-1 subtype-specific protocols. Phylogenetic analysis was used to test sequencing reliability and concordance with previous genotype/subtype assignment by commercial genotyping assays. RESULTS: Five hundred and sixty-seven HCV plasma samples with quantifiable HCV-RNA from 326 HCV-infected patients were collected between 2011 and 2014. Overall, the success rate of NS3 sequencing was 88.9%. The success rate between the two subtype…

0301 basic medicinens3Genotyping TechniquesvirusesDrug ResistanceHepacivirusViral Nonstructural Proteinsmedicine.disease_causeGastroenterologyTelaprevirchemistry.chemical_compoundgenotype; genotyping techniques; hepacivirus; hepatitis C; humans; RNA viral; retrospective studies; sequence analysis; DNA; viral nonstructural proteins; drug resistance viral; mutation; pharmacology; infectious diseases0302 clinical medicineRetrospective StudieGenotypePharmacology (medical)ViralGenotype; Genotyping Techniques; Hepacivirus; Hepatitis C; Humans; RNA Viral; Retrospective Studies; Sequence Analysis DNA; Viral Nonstructural Proteins; Drug Resistance Viral; MutationProteolytic enzymesvirus diseasesSettore MED/07 - Microbiologia e Microbiologia ClinicaHepatitis Chcv-rna levelsInfectious DiseasesHCV-RNARNA Viral030211 gastroenterology & hepatologySequence Analysismedicine.drugHumanMicrobiology (medical)medicine.medical_specialtyGenotypeHepatitis C virusConcordanceSettore MED/12 - GASTROENTEROLOGIAGenotype; Genotyping Techniques; Hepacivirus; Hepatitis C; Humans; RNA Viral; Retrospective Studies; Sequence Analysis DNA; Viral Nonstructural Proteins; Drug Resistance Viral; Mutation; Pharmacology; Pharmacology (medical); Infectious DiseasesBiology03 medical and health sciencesBoceprevirInternal medicineDrug Resistance ViralmedicinehcvHumansGenotypingGenotyping TechniquesRetrospective StudiesPharmacologyHepaciviruViral Nonstructural ProteinSettore MED/09 - MEDICINA INTERNASequence Analysis DNADNAVirologydigestive system diseases030104 developmental biologychemistrySequence AnalysiMutationRNAGenotyping TechniqueRNA viral
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Retrospective, observational, multicentre study on an Italian population affected by chronic hepatitis C who failed to clear HCV-RNA after the combin…

2010

There is a lack of information on the characteristics of patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection (HCV) who fail to respond to antiviral treatment. We studied HCV-positive subjects with chronic liver diseases treated with pegylated-interferon (PEG-IFN) and ribavirin (RBV) who failed to clear HCV in routine clinical practice. A total of 2150 consecutive adult patients treated with PEG-IFN plus RBV therapy in 46 Italian centres between 1 July 2004, and 30 June 2005, were studied. Of the 2150 patients, 923 (42.9%) (M/F 585/335, mean age 54.8 years) failed to achieve a serum HCV-RNA clearance. Of these 923 patients, 429 (46.5%) were nonresponders, 298 (32.3%) relapsers, 168 (18.2%) dro…

AdultMalenon-responders.relapserGenotypebody mass index; cirrhosis; hepatitis c virus; nonresponder; pegylated-interferon; relapserInfectious Diseasebody mass indexHepacivirusvirusInterferon alpha-2Antiviral AgentsPolyethylene GlycolPolyethylene GlycolsMedication Adherencebody mass index; cirrhosis; hepatitis C; virus; nonresponder; pegylated-interferon; relapserRisk FactorsRetrospective StudienonresponderVirologyRibavirinHumansAge FactorTreatment FailureRetrospective StudiesAgedAntiviral AgentSettore MED/12 - GastroenterologiaHCV; Antiviral therapy; Body mass index; Cirrhosis; Hepatitis C virus; Nonresponder; Pegylated-interferon; RelapserCirrhosiHepaciviruHepatologyRisk FactorcirrhosisAge FactorsInterferon-alphahepatitis c virusHepatitis C ChronicMiddle AgedRecombinant ProteinRecombinant ProteinsItalyRNA ViralFemalehepatitis Cpegylated-interferonHepatitis C viruHuman
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Lack of correlation between serum anti-HBcore detectability and hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with HCV-related cirrhosis

2008

BACKGROUND: While the likelihood of developing hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in patients coinfected with both HBV and HCV is increased, the role of previous exposure to HBV as a risk factor associated with tumor occurrence in subjects with HCV-related cirrhosis has not been fully investigated. AIM: To assess whether serum anti-HBc positivity, as a marker of previous HBV exposure, is associated with HCC development in HCV-related positive, hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) negative patients with cirrhosis treated with alfa-interferon (IFN) monotherapy. PATIENTS AND: A database including 883 consecutive patients (557 men, mean age 54.7 yr) with histologically METHODS: proven cirrhosis trea…

Liver CirrhosisMalePathologyCirrhosisAdult Antibodies; Viral; blood Carcinoma; Hepatocellular; blood/pathology/virology Cohort Studies Female Hepatitis B Core Antigens; immunology Hepatitis B virus; immunology Hepatitis C; blood/complications/pathology Humans Liver Cirrhosis; blood/etiology/pathology Liver Neoplasms; blood/pathology/virology Male Middle Aged Retrospective Studies Risk FactorsAntibodies ViralGastroenterologyanti HBcCohort StudiesimmunologyRisk FactorsHBVViralHCCCIRRHOSISLiver NeoplasmsGastroenterologyvirus diseasesHBV HCV COINFECTIONMiddle AgedHepatitis B Core AntigensHepatitis CAdult; Antibodies Viral; Carcinoma Hepatocellular; Cohort Studies; Female; Hepatitis B Core Antigens; Hepatitis B virus; Hepatitis C; Humans; Liver Cirrhosis; Liver Neoplasms; Male; Middle Aged; Retrospective Studies; Risk Factors; GastroenterologyHepatocellular carcinomaHCVFemaleAdultmedicine.medical_specialtyHepatitis B virusCarcinoma Hepatocellularblood/pathology/virologyAntibodiesbloodblood/complications/pathologyInternal medicinemedicineHumansIn patientHEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMAHEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA; HCV; HBV; CIRRHOSIS; HBV HCV COINFECTIONRetrospective StudiesHepatologybusiness.industryCarcinomaCancerHepatocellularmedicine.diseasedigestive system diseasesblood/etiology/pathologybusiness
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HUMAN LEUKOCYTE ANTIGEN POLYMORPHISMS IN ITALIAN PRIMARY BILIARY CIRRHOSIS: A MULTICENTER STUDY OF 664 PATIENTS AND 1992 HEALTHY CONTROLS

2008

Genetic factors are critical in determining susceptibility to primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC), but there has not been a clear association with human leukocyte antigen (HLA) genes. We performed a multicenter case-control study and analyzed HLA class II DRB1 associations using a large cohort of 664 well-defined cases of PBC and 1992 controls of Italian ancestry. Importantly, healthy controls were rigorously matched not only by age and sex, but also for the geographical origin of the proband four grandparents (Northern, Central, and Southern Italy). After correction for multiple testing, DRB1*08 [odds ratio (OR), 3.3; 95% confidence interval (CI), 2.4-4.5] and DRB1*02 (OR 0.9; 95% CI 0.8-1.2) …

ProbandLiver CirrhosisMaleCohort StudiesPrimary biliary cirrhosisGene FrequencyModelsGenotype80 and overMedicineskin and connective tissue diseasesAged 80 and overSettore MED/12 - GastroenterologiaLiver Cirrhosis BiliaryMedicine (all)BiliaryMiddle AgedItalyHLA-DRB1 ChainFemaleCase-Control StudieHumanmusculoskeletal diseasesAdultGenotypeHuman leukocyte antigenArticleGeneticGenetic modelHumansGenetic Predisposition to DiseasePolymorphismAllele frequencyAgedPolymorphism GeneticHepatologyModels Geneticbusiness.industryCase-control studyOdds ratioHLA-DR Antigensmedicine.diseaseHLA-DR AntigenAdult; Aged; Aged 80 and over; Case-Control Studies; Cohort Studies; Female; Gene Frequency; Genetic Predisposition to Disease; Genotype; HLA-DR Antigens; Humans; Italy; Liver Cirrhosis Biliary; Male; Middle Aged; Models Genetic; Polymorphism GeneticCase-Control StudiesImmunologyprimary bilairy cirrhosis geneticsCohort StudiebusinessHLA-DRB1 Chains
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Overview of Prognostic Systems for Hepatocellular Carcinoma and ITA.LI.CA External Validation of MESH and CNLC Classifications

2021

Simple Summary This review proposes a comprehensive overview of the main prognostic systems for HCC classified as prognostic scores, staging systems, or combined systems. Prognostic systems for HCC are usually compared in terms of homogeneity, monotonicity of gradients, and discrimination ability. However, despite the great number of published studies comparing HCC prognostic systems, it is rather difficult to identify a system that could be universally accepted as the best prognostic scheme for all HCC patients encountered in clinical practice. In order to give a contribute in this topic, we conducted a study aimed at externally validate the MESH score and the CNLC classification using the…

Cancer Researchmedicine.medical_specialtyReviewlcsh:RC254-282Prognostic score03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicinemedicineIn patientMedical physicsStaging systemmonotonicity of gradientsSettore MED/12 - Gastroenterologiadiscrimination ability; hepatocellular carcinoma; homogeneity; monotonicity of gradients; prognostic performance; prognostic systembusiness.industryprognostic systemExternal validationMono-tonicity of gradienthepatocellular carcinomamedicine.diseaselcsh:Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogensSettore MED/18homogeneityOncology030220 oncology & carcinogenesisHepatocellular carcinomaPopulation data030211 gastroenterology & hepatologyGeneral healthdiscrimination abilityLiver dysfunctionbusinessprognostic performanceCancers
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Restaging Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma Before Additional Treatment Decisions: A Multicenter Cohort Study

2018

Prognostic assessment of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) at the time of diagnosis remains controversial and becomes even more complex at the time of restaging when new variables need to be considered. The aim of the current study was to evaluate the prognostic utility of restaging patients before proceeding with additional therapies for HCC. Two independent Italian prospective databases were used to identify 1,196 (training cohort) and 648 (validation cohort) consecutive patients with HCC treated over the same study period (2008-2015) who had complete restaging before decisions about additional therapies. The performance of the Italian Liver Cancer (ITA.LI.CA) prognostic score …

MaleOncologyDatabases FactualLiver cancer; non surgical therapy; prognostic system; surgical therapy; survivalhepatocellular carcinoma stage treatmentKaplan-Meier EstimateCohort StudiesLiver disease0302 clinical medicineMiddle AgedSorafenibPrognosisItaly030220 oncology & carcinogenesisCatheter AblationDisease ProgressionFemale030211 gastroenterology & hepatologysurgical therapyLiver cancerLiver cancermedicine.drugCohort studySorafenibmedicine.medical_specialtyCarcinoma HepatocellularSettore MED/12 - GASTROENTEROLOGIAClinical Decision-MakingRisk AssessmentsurvivalDisease-Free SurvivalStatistics Nonparametric03 medical and health sciencesnon surgical therapyInternal medicinemedicineHepatectomyHumansInfusions Intra-ArterialNeoplasm InvasivenessSurvival analysisAgedNeoplasm StagingRetrospective StudiesAnalysis of VarianceHepatologybusiness.industryprognostic systemReproducibility of ResultsCancerRetrospective cohort studymedicine.diseaseSurvival AnalysisbusinessProgressive disease
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Comparison of prognostic models in advanced hepatocellular carcinoma patients undergoing Sorafenib: A multicenter study

2021

Background: Sorafenib is the gold standard therapy for the advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). No scoring/staging is universally accepted to predict the survival of these patients. Aims: To evaluate the accuracy of the available prognostic models for HCC to predict the survival of advanced HCC patients treated with Sorafenib included in the Italian Liver Cancer (ITA.LI.CA.) multicenter cohort. Methods: The performance of several prognostic scores was assessed through a Cox regression-model evaluating the C-index and the Akaike Information Criterion (AIC). Results: Data of 1129 patients were analyzed. The mean age of patients was 61.6 years, and 80.8% were male. During a median follow-u…

OncologyMaleSurvivalHepatocellular carcinomaCohort study Hepatocellular carcinoma Prognosis Sorafenib SurvivalSeverity of Illness IndexAntineoplastic Agent0302 clinical medicineProspective StudiesLiver NeoplasmsGastroenterologyMiddle AgedSorafenibPrognosisTreatment OutcomeItalyLiver Neoplasm030220 oncology & carcinogenesisHepatocellular carcinomaCohort030211 gastroenterology & hepatologyFemaleLiver cancerCohort studymedicine.drugCohort studySorafenibCohort study; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Prognosis; Sorafenib; Survivalmedicine.medical_specialtyCarcinoma HepatocellularPrognosiSettore MED/12 - GASTROENTEROLOGIAAntineoplastic AgentsRisk Assessment03 medical and health sciencesInternal medicinemedicineHumansneoplasmsPrognostic modelsNeoplasm StagingProportional Hazards ModelsRetrospective StudiesHepatologybusiness.industrySettore MED/09 - MEDICINA INTERNAGold standardmedicine.diseasedigestive system diseasesMulticenter studybusiness
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Effectiveness and safety of glecaprevir/pibrentasvir in chronic hepatitis C patients: Results of the Italian cohort of a post-marketing observational…

2021

Abstract Background and Aims The MARS post-marketing, observational study evaluates glecaprevir/pibrentasvir in a large population of Italian patients who are infected with HCV. Patients and Methods Achievement of SVR12 was the primary endpoint in the overall population and by subpopulations of interest (treatment-naive and treatment-experienced patients, subjects infected with different HCV genotype/sub-genotype, cirrhotic and non-cirrhotic patients, patients with different severity of fibrosis, patients with an APRI score ≥1, subjects with comorbidities, HIV-coinfected patients, elderly patients and people who use drugs). Safety and quality of life (assessed by SF-36 and Work Productivity…

MaleAdultmedicine.medical_specialtyPyrrolidinesQuinoxalineSustained Virologic ResponseSettore MED/12 - GASTROENTEROLOGIAPopulationAntiviral AgentselderlyBenzimidazoleGLE/PIBQuinoxalinesInternal medicineDrug CombinationClinical endpointmedicineProduct Surveillance PostmarketingHumansProspective StudieseducationAdverse effectAgedAntiviral AgentSulfonamideseducation.field_of_studyHepatologybusiness.industrySettore MED/09 - MEDICINA INTERNAGastroenterologyPWUDGlecaprevirMiddle Agedelderly; GLE/PIB; HCV; PWUDHepatitis C ChronicPibrentasvirDiscontinuationDrug CombinationsGLE/PIB; HCV; PWUD; elderlyItalyCohortHCVQuality of LifeBenzimidazolesFemaleObservational studybusiness
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