2024
Detection of hepatocellular carcinoma methylation markers in salivary DNA
Mezzacappa C, Wang Z, Lu L, Risch H, Taddei T, Yu H. Detection of hepatocellular carcinoma methylation markers in salivary DNA. Bioscience Reports 2024, 44: bsr20232063. PMID: 38457142, PMCID: PMC10958141, DOI: 10.1042/bsr20232063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHepatocellular carcinoma screeningCase patientsHepatocellular carcinomaControl subjectsDiagnosis of hepatocellular carcinomaAssociated with hepatocellular carcinomaScreening testSalivary DNASaliva-based testCpG sitesStudy of risk factorsSalivary DNA methylationDNA methylationViral hepatitisCirculating DNAAlterations to DNA methylationRisk factorsMethylation markersPatientsRegulation of cell cycle progressionBlood samplesCell cycle progressionAffected individualsAlternative to blood samplingMultiple comparisonsAccuracy of blood-based biomarkers for staging liver fibrosis in chronic liver disease: A systematic review supporting the AASLD Practice Guideline.
Patel K, Asrani S, Fiel M, Levine D, Leung D, Duarte-Rojo A, Dranoff J, Nayfeh T, Hasan B, Taddei T, Alsawaf Y, Saadi S, Majzoub A, Manolopoulos A, Alzuabi M, Ding J, Sofiyeva N, Murad M, Alsawas M, Rockey D, Sterling R. Accuracy of blood-based biomarkers for staging liver fibrosis in chronic liver disease: A systematic review supporting the AASLD Practice Guideline. Hepatology 2024 PMID: 38489517, DOI: 10.1097/hep.0000000000000842.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAminotransferase-to-platelet ratio indexChronic liver diseaseNonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseHepatitis B virusBlood-based biomarkersLiver diseaseFIB-4HIV-HCV co-infectionCo-infectionFIB-4 <Alternative to liver biopsyFIB-4 >Pre-test probabilityBlood-based testLiver disease assessmentSystematic reviewStaging liver fibrosisComprehensive search of databasesHIV-HCVFatty liver diseaseProportional odds ratiosAdvanced fibrosisLiver biopsyViral hepatitisB virus
2022
Attacking the public health crisis of hepatocellular carcinoma at its roots
Lee HM, Lidofsky SD, Taddei TH, Townshend‐Bulson L. Attacking the public health crisis of hepatocellular carcinoma at its roots. Hepatology 2022, 77: 1456-1459. PMID: 35989555, PMCID: PMC10026951, DOI: 10.1002/hep.32741.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatitis B virusLiver diseasePublic health crisisHepatocellular carcinomaChronic hepatitis B virusAlcohol-related liver diseaseNonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseChronic liver diseaseFatty liver diseasePrincipal risk factorsCancer-related deathSignificant mortality ratePrevention of HCCHealth crisisViral hepatitisTreatment advancesB virusRisk factorsCurable stageCommon causeRisk populationsHCC detectionRisk individualsMortality rateSurveillance program
2021
The effect of chronic viral hepatitis on prognostic value of inflammatory biomarkers in hepatocellular carcinoma
Sellers CM, Uhlig J, Ludwig JM, Pollak JS, Taddei TH, Stein SM, Lim JK, Kim HS. The effect of chronic viral hepatitis on prognostic value of inflammatory biomarkers in hepatocellular carcinoma. Cancer Medicine 2021, 10: 5395-5404. PMID: 34318618, PMCID: PMC8366096, DOI: 10.1002/cam4.3573.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic viral hepatitisViral hepatitisHepatocellular carcinomaMultivariable analysisMedian OSNLR groupHepatitis CKaplan-Meier overall survival curvesCox hazard proportional modelHigher median OSLow baseline NLROverall survival curvesTertiary care institutionBaseline NLRDecreased OSNonviral hepatitisHigh NLRInflammatory biomarkersLow NLRMultivariable adjustmentOverall survivalLymphocyte ratioPrognostic valueRetrospective studyPrognostic relevance
2013
Notching up on the cellular origins of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma
Sirica A, Groszmann R, Iwakiri Y, Taddei T. Notching up on the cellular origins of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma. Hepatology 2013, 57: 1668-1671. PMID: 23390051, DOI: 10.1002/hep.26313.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOrigin of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinomaBiliary lineage cellsLiver progenitor cellsBiliary epithelial cellsIntrahepatic cholangiocarcinomaCell type-specific reportersMouse modelLineage cellsCellular originMouse model of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinomaPrimary liver tumorsActivated NotchDevelopment of effective therapiesNotch activationAkt signalingLiver cell typesCell typesRefractory diseasePrimary malignancyPoor prognosisViral hepatitisLiver tumorsMalignant tumorsEffective therapyProgenitor cells