Treatment outcomes for hepatocellular carcinoma using chemoembolization in combination with other therapies

L Marelli, R Stigliano, C Triantos, M Senzolo… - Cancer treatment …, 2006 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Although transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) improves survival in
patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), it is not known if TACE combined with other …

[PDF][PDF] Computer‐assisted image analysis of liver collagen: relationship to Ishak scoring and hepatic venous pressure gradient

V Calvaruso, AK Burroughs, R Standish… - …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Histopathological scoring of disease stage uses descriptive categories without measuring
the amount of fibrosis. Collagen, the major component of fibrous tissue, can be quantified by …

Malnutrition and sarcopenia predict post‐liver transplantation outcomes independently of the Model for End‐stage Liver Disease score

M Kalafateli, K Mantzoukis, Y Choi Yau… - Journal of cachexia …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Background Although malnutrition and sarcopenia are prevalent in cirrhosis, their impact on
outcomes following liver transplantation is not well documented. Methods The associations …

Association between portosystemic shunts and increased complications and mortality in patients with cirrhosis

M Simón-Talero, D Roccarina, J Martínez… - Gastroenterology, 2018 - Elsevier
Background & Aims Spontaneous portosystemic shunts (SPSS) have been associated with
hepatic encephalopathy (HE). Little is known about their prevalence among patients with …

[HTML][HTML] Longevity and replenishment of human liver-resident memory T cells and mononuclear phagocytes

LJ Pallett, AR Burton, OE Amin… - Journal of Experimental …, 2020 - rupress.org
Disclosures: LJ Pallett reported personal fees from Gilead Sciences outside the submitted
work. OE Amin reported grants from Gilead Sciences outside the submitted work. X. Forns …

Circulating tumor cells and EpCAM expression in neuroendocrine tumors

MS Khan, T Tsigani, M Rashid, JS Rabouhans… - Clinical Cancer …, 2011 - AACR
Purpose: Neuroendocrine tumors (NET) are heterogeneous tumors with widely variable
survival. It is unknown whether they express EpCAM (epithelial cell adhesion molecule) and …

[HTML][HTML] Total area of spontaneous portosystemic shunts independently predicts hepatic encephalopathy and mortality in liver cirrhosis

M Praktiknjo, M Simón-Talero, J Römer… - Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background & Aims Spontaneous portosystemic shunts (SPSS) frequently develop in liver
cirrhosis. Recent data suggested that the presence of a single large SPSS is associated with …

Treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) by intra-arterial infusion of radio-emitter compounds: trans-arterial radio-embolisation of HCC

L Andreana, G Isgrò, L Marelli, N Davies, D Yu… - Cancer treatment …, 2012 - Elsevier
Traditional radiotherapy is only effective in treating hepatocellular cancer (HCC) in doses
above 50Gy, but this is above the recommended liver radiation exposure of about 35Gy …

Sarcopenia does not worsen survival in patients with cirrhosis undergoing transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt for refractory ascites

A Benmassaoud, D Roccarina, F Arico… - Official journal of the …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
METHODS: All adult patients who underwent TIPSS insertion for refractory ascites between
2010 and 2018 were included. Skeletal muscle index at L3 was used to determine …

Determinants of mortality in patients with cirrhosis and uncontrolled variceal bleeding

R Kumar, AJC Kerbert, MF Sheikh, N Roth… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background & Aims Failure to control oesophago-gastric variceal bleeding (OGVB) and
acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) are both important prognostic factors in cirrhosis. The …