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
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 donors
1997
Epstein-Barr virus-associated post-transplant lympho-proliferative disease of donor origin in liver transplant recipients
Strazzabosco M, Corneo B, Iemmolo R, Menin C, Gerunda G, Bonaldi L, Merenda R, Neri D, Poletti A, Montagna M, Del Mistro A, Faccioli A, D'Andrea E. Epstein-Barr virus-associated post-transplant lympho-proliferative disease of donor origin in liver transplant recipients. Journal Of Hepatology 1997, 26: 926-934. PMID: 9126809, DOI: 10.1016/s0168-8278(97)80262-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-transplant lymphoproliferative diseaseLiver transplant recipientsOrthotopic liver transplant recipientsLymphoproliferative diseaseTransplant recipientsDonor originB lymphocytesDonor B lymphocytesEBV-specific probesPost-transplant lymphomaOrthotopic liver transplantEpstein-Barr virus sequencesSolid organ transplantationPossible risk factorsLympho-proliferative diseaseNeoplastic B cellsLiver transplantEBV DNAHepatic hilumProspective studyHodgkin's lymphomaPolymerase chain reactionPotential complicationsRisk factorsReal incidence