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1. Epidemiological and molecular characterization of HBV and HCV infections in HIV-1-infected inmate population in Italy: a 2017–2019 multicenter cross-sectional study

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Maggiorella, Maria Teresa, Sernicola, L., Picconi, O., Pizzi, E., Belli, R., Fulgenzi, D., Rovetto, C., Bruni, R., Costantino, A., Taffon, S., Chionne, P., Madonna, E., Pisani, G., Borsetti, A., Falvino, C., Ranieri, R., Baccalini, R., Pansera, A., Castelvedere, F., Babudieri, S., Madeddu, G., Starnini, G., Dell’Isola, S., Cervellini, P., Ciccaglione, A. R., Ensoli, B., and Buttò, S.

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2023
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2. High HIV-1 diversity in immigrants resident in Italy (2008–2017)

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Maggiorella M. T., Sanarico N., Brindicci G., Monno L., Santoro C. R., Coppola N., Cuomo N., Azzurri A., Cesario F., Luciani F., El-Hamad I., D'Ettorre G., Turriziani O., Mazzuti L., Poggi A., Vichi F., Mariabelli E., Surace L., Berardelli G., Picconi O., Cenci A., Sernicola L., Rovetto C., Fulgenzi D., Belli R., Salvi E., Zeo P. D., Borsetti A., Ridolfi B., Losappio R., Zoboli F., Schietroma I., Cella E., Angeletti S., Ciccozzi M., D'Amato S., Ensoli B., Butto S., Angarano G., Babudieri S., Scheri G. C., Lichtner M., Martini S., Mazzella A., Romano N., Pansera A., Pontali E., Raddi A., Starnini G., Dell'Isola S., Maggiorella, M. T., Sanarico, N., Brindicci, G., Monno, L., Santoro, C. R., Coppola, N., Cuomo, N., Azzurri, A., Cesario, F., Luciani, F., El-Hamad, I., D'Ettorre, G., Turriziani, O., Mazzuti, L., Poggi, A., Vichi, F., Mariabelli, E., Surace, L., Berardelli, G., Picconi, O., Cenci, A., Sernicola, L., Rovetto, C., Fulgenzi, D., Belli, R., Salvi, E., Zeo, P. D., Borsetti, A., Ridolfi, B., Losappio, R., Zoboli, F., Schietroma, I., Cella, E., Angeletti, S., Ciccozzi, M., D'Amato, S., Ensoli, B., Butto, S., Angarano, G., Babudieri, S., Scheri, G. C., Lichtner, M., Martini, S., Mazzella, A., Romano, N., Pansera, A., Pontali, E., Raddi, A., Starnini, G., and Dell'Isola, S.

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0301 basic medicine, Male, Latin Americans, Immigration, Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), lcsh:Medicine, HIV Infections, Drug resistance, medicine.disease_cause, Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active, Cluster Analysis, HIV Infection, lcsh:Science, Phylogeny, media_common, Recombination, Genetic, Multidisciplinary, Geography, virus diseases, High HIV-1 diversity in immigrants, Middle Aged, Italy, Medicine, Infectious diseases, Female, Human, Adult, Tuberculosis, media_common.quotation_subject, Science, 030106 microbiology, Emigrants and Immigrants, Article, 03 medical and health sciences, Population screening, Drug Resistance, Viral, medicine, Humans, Hepatitis, Cluster Analysi, lcsh:R, Genetic Variation, Emigrants and Immigrant, medicine.disease, Antiretroviral therapy, 030104 developmental biology, Mutation, HIV-1, lcsh:Q, Demography, Diversity (politics)
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The proportion of new diagnoses of HIV infection in immigrants residing in Italy raised from 11% in 1992 to 29.7% in 2018. To investigate the HIV clades circulating in this community a retrospective study was performed in 557 HIV-infected immigrants living in 12 Italian cities. Immigrants originated from East-Europe and Central-Asia (11.7%), North Africa and Middle East (7.3%), South and South-East Asia (7.2%), Latin America and the Caribbean (14.4%), and sub-Saharan Africa (59.4%). More than 87% of immigrants were on antiretroviral therapy (ART), although 26.6% of them were viremic. A 22.0% of immigrants had hepatitis (HBV and/or HCV) and/or tuberculosis. HIV phylogenetic analysis on sequences from 192 immigrants showed the presence of clades B (23.4%), G (16.1%), C (10.4%), A1 (9.4%), F1 (5.2%), D (1.6%) and Circulating Recombinant Forms (CRFs) (33.9%). CRF02_AG represented 72.3% of the total CRFs. Clusters between immigrants and Italian natives were also present. Drug resistance mutations to NRTI, NNRTI, and PI drug classes occurred in 29.1% of ART-treated and in 12.9% of ART-naïve individuals. These data highlight the need for tailored public health interventions in immigrants to avoid spreading in Italy of HIV genetic forms and ART-resistant variants, as well as HIV co-morbidities.

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2020

3. Curative therapies are superior to standard of care (transarterial chemoembolization) for intermediate stage hepatocellular carcinoma

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Pecorelli A, Lenzi B, Gramenzi A, Garuti F, Farinati F, Giannini EG, Ciccarese F, Piscaglia F, Rapaccini GL, Di Marco M, Caturelli E, Zoli M, Borzio F, Sacco R, Cabibbo G, Felder M, Morisco F, Gasbarrini A, Baroni GS, Foschi FG, Biasini E, Masotto A, Virdone R, Bernardi M, Trevisani F, Bolondi L, Biselli M, Bucci L, Caraceni P, Cucchetti A, Domenicali M, Venerandi L, Giacomin A, Maddalo G, Pozzan C, Vani V, Poggio PD, Olmi S, Balsamo C, Vavassori E, Benvegnù L, Cappelli A, Golfieri R, Mosconi C, Renzulli M, Bosco G, Roselli P, Dell'Isola S, Ialungo AM, Bruzzone L, Picciotto A, Marenco S, Risso D, Sammito G, Savarino V, Cammà C, Maida M, Costantino A, Barcellona MR, Affronti A, Mega A, Rinninella E, Mismas V, Cappa FM, Dall'Aglio AC, Feletti V, Lanzi A, Neri E, Stefanini GF, Tamberi S, Missale G, Porro E, Guarino M, Gemini S, Schiadà L, for the Italian LiverCancer (ITA. LI. CA) group, Donatella Magalotti, Carla Serra, Pecorelli A, Lenzi B, Gramenzi A, Garuti F, Farinati F, Giannini EG, Ciccarese F, Piscaglia F, Rapaccini GL, Di Marco M, Caturelli E, Zoli M, Borzio F, Sacco R, Cabibbo G, Felder M, Morisco F, Gasbarrini A, Baroni GS, Foschi FG, Biasini E, Masotto A, Virdone R, Bernardi M, Trevisani F, Bolondi L, Biselli M, Bucci L, Caraceni P, Cucchetti A, Domenicali M, Magalotti D, Serra C, Venerandi L, Giacomin A, Maddalo G, Pozzan C, Vani V, Poggio PD, Olmi S, Balsamo C, Vavassori E, Benvegnù L, Cappelli A, Golfieri R, Mosconi C, Renzulli M, Bosco G, Roselli P, Dell'Isola S, Ialungo AM, Bruzzone L, Picciotto A, Marenco S, Risso D, Sammito G, Savarino V, Cammà C, Maida M, Costantino A, Barcellona MR, Affronti A, Mega A, Rinninella E, Mismas V, Cappa FM, Dall'Aglio AC, Feletti V, Lanzi A, Neri E, Stefanini GF, Tamberi S, Missale G, Porro E, Guarino M, Gemini S, Schiadà L, Pecorelli, A., Lenzi, B., Gramenzi, A., Garuti, F., Farinati, F., Giannini, E. G., Ciccarese, F., Piscaglia, F., Rapaccini, G. L., Di Marco, M., Caturelli, E., Zoli, M., Borzio, F., Sacco, R., Cabibbo, G., Felder, M., Morisco, F., Gasbarrini, A., Baroni, G. S., Foschi, F. G., Biasini, E., Masotto, A., Virdone, R., Bernardi, M., Trevisani, F., Bolondi, L., Biselli, M., Bucci, L., Caraceni, P., Cucchetti, A., Domenicali, M., Magalotti, D., Serra, C., Venerandi, L., Giacomin, A., Maddalo, G., Pozzan, C., Vani, V., Poggio, P. D., Olmi, S., Balsamo, C., Vavassori, E., Benvegnu, L., Cappelli, A., Golfieri, R., Mosconi, C., Renzulli, M., Bosco, G., Roselli, P., Dell'Isola, S., Ialungo, A. M., Bruzzone, L., Picciotto, A., Marenco, S., Risso, D., Sammito, G., Savarino, V., Camma, C., Maida, M., Costantino, A., Barcellona, M. R., Affronti, A., Mega, A., Rinninella, E., Mismas, V., Cappa, F. M., Dall'Aglio, A. C., Feletti, V., Lanzi, A., Neri, E., Stefanini, G. F., Tamberi, S., Missale, G., Porro, E., Guarino, M., Gemini, S., Schiada, L., Pecorelli, Anna, Lenzi, Barbara, Gramenzi, Annagiulia, Garuti, Francesca, Farinati, Fabio, Giannini, Edoardo G, Ciccarese, Francesca, Piscaglia, Fabio, Rapaccini, Gian Lodovico, Di Marco, Maria, Caturelli, Eugenio, Zoli, Marco, Borzio, Franco, Sacco, Rodolfo, Cabibbo, Giuseppe, Felder, Martina, Morisco, Filomena, Gasbarrini, Antonio, Baroni, Gianluca Svegliati, Foschi, Francesco G, Biasini, Elisabetta, Masotto, Alberto, Virdone, Roberto, Bernardi, Mauro, and Trevisani, Franco

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Sorafenib, Male, Niacinamide, medicine.medical_specialty, Standard of care, Carcinoma, Hepatocellular, Antineoplastic Agents, Gastroenterology, Intermediate stage, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, HCC, BCLC-B, Treatment, Hepatology, Internal medicine, medicine, Humans, Chemoembolization, Therapeutic, Propensity Score, Aged, Neoplasm Staging, Retrospective Studies, intermediate stage, treatment, business.industry, Patient Selection, Phenylurea Compounds, Liver Neoplasms, Settore MED/09 - MEDICINA INTERNA, Standard of Care, Middle Aged, medicine.disease, Survival Analysis, Treatment Outcome, Italy, 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis, Hepatocellular carcinoma, Propensity score matching, Multivariate Analysis, 030211 gastroenterology & hepatology, Female, Liver function, Liver cancer, business, medicine.drug
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Background and aims the Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer intermediate stage (BCLC-B) of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) includes extremely heterogeneous patients in terms of tumor burden and liver function. Transarterial-chemoembolization (TACE) is the first-line treatment for these patients although it may be risky/useless for someone, while others could undergo curative treatments. This study assesses the treatment type performed in a large cohort of BCLC-B patients and its outcome. Methods retrospective analysis of 485 consecutive BCLC-B patients from the ITA.LI.CA database diagnosed with naive HCC after 1999. Patients were stratified by treatment. Results 29 patients (6%) were lost to follow-up before receiving treatment. Treatment distribution was: TACE (233, 51.1%), curative treatments (145 patients, 31.8%), sorafenib (18, 3.9%), other (39, 8.5%), best supportive care (BSC) (21, 4.6%). Median survival (95% CI) was 45 months (37.4-52.7) for curative treatments, 30 (24.7-35.3) for TACE, 14 (10.5-17.5) for sorafenib, 14 (5.2-22.7) for other treatments and 10 (6.0-14.2) for BSC (p

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2017

4. Laser ablation is superior to TACE in large-sized hepatocellular carcinoma: A pilot case-control study

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Morisco, Filomena, Camera, Silvia, Guarino, Maria, Tortora, Raffaella, Cossiga, Valentina, Vitiello, Anna, Cordone, Gabriella, Caporaso, Nicola, Di Costanzo, Giovan Giuseppe, Zoli, M., Garuti, F., Neri, A., Piscaglia, F., Lenzi, B., Valente, M., Trevisani, F., Bolondi, L., Biselli, M., Caraceni, P., Cucchetti, A., Domenicali, M., Gramenzi, A., Magalotti, D., Serra, C., Venerandi, L., Cappelli, A., Golfieri, R., Mosconi, C., Renzulli, M., Giannini, E. G., Brunacci, M., Moscatelli, A., Pellegatta, G., Savarino, V., Caturelli, E., Roselli, P., Lauria, V., Pelecca, G., Dell'Isola, S., Ialungo, A. M., Rastrelli, E., Cabibbo, G., Cammà, C., Attardo, S., Rossi, M., Cavani, G., Virdone, R., Affronti, A., Nardone, G., Felder, M., Mega, A., Ciccarese, F., Del Poggio, P., Olmi, S., Foschi, F. G., Bevilacqua, V., Dall'Aglio, A. C., Ercolani, G., Fiorini, E., Casadei Gardini, A., Lanzi, A., Mirici Cappa, F., Sacco, R., Mismas, V., Svegliati Barone, G., Schiadà, L., Farinati, F., Gazzola, A., Murer, F., Pozzan, C., Vanin, V., Rapaccini, G. L., de Matthaeis, N., Gasbarrini, A., Rinninella, E., Olivani, A., Missale, G., Biasini, E., Di Marco, M., Balsamo, C., Vavassori, E., Masotto, A., Marchetti, F., Valerio, M., Marra, F., Aburas, S., Campani, C., Dragoni, G., Borzio, F., Benvegnù, L., Festi, D., Marasco, Giovanni, Ravaioli, Federico, Morisco, Filomena, Camera, Silvia, Guarino, Maria, Tortora, Raffaella, Cossiga, Valentina, Vitiello, Anna, Cordone, Gabriella, Caporaso, Nicola, Di Costanzo, Giovan Giuseppe, Zoli, M., Garuti, F., Neri, A., Piscaglia, F., Lenzi, B., Valente, M., Trevisani, F., Bolondi, L., Biselli, M., Caraceni, P., Cucchetti, A., Domenicali, M., Gramenzi, A., Magalotti, D., Serra, C., Venerandi, L., Cappelli, A., Golfieri, R., Mosconi, C., Renzulli, M., Giannini, E.G., Brunacci, M., Moscatelli, A., Pellegatta, G., Savarino, V., Caturelli, E., Roselli, P., Lauria, V., Pelecca, G., Dell'Isola, S., Ialungo, A.M., Rastrelli, E., Cabibbo, G., Cammà, C., Attardo, S., Rossi, M., Cavani, G., Virdone, R., Affronti, A., Nardone, G., Felder, M., Mega, A., Ciccarese, F., Del Poggio, P., Olmi, S., Foschi, F.G., Bevilacqua, V., Dall'Aglio, A.C., Ercolani, G., Fiorini, E., Casadei Gardini, A., Lanzi, A., Mirici Cappa, F., Sacco, R., Mismas, V., Svegliati Barone, G., Schiadà, L., Farinati, F., Gazzola, A., Murer, F., Pozzan, C., Vanin, V., Rapaccini, G.L., de Matthaeis, N., Gasbarrini, A., Rinninella, E., Olivani, A., Missale, G., Biasini, E., Di Marco, M., Balsamo, C., Vavassori, E., Masotto, A., Marchetti, F., Valerio, M., Marra, F., Aburas, S., Campani, C., Dragoni, G., Borzio, F., Benvegnù, L., Festi, D., Marasco, Giovanni, Ravaioli, Federico, Giannini, E. G., Ialungo, A. M., Foschi, F. G., Dall'Aglio, A. C., Rapaccini, G. L., Garuti, Franca, Venerandi, Laura, Mega, Angela, Fiorini, Elisabetta, Lanzi, Andrea, and Balsamo, Carlo

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medicine.medical_specialty, Large HCC, Gastroenterology, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Internal medicine, medicine, Survival rate, Laser ablation, TACE, Univariate analysis, business.industry, Standard treatment, Large HCC, Laser ablation, TACE, Oncology, Cancer, Hepatology, medicine.disease, BCLC Stage, Oncology, 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis, Hepatocellular carcinoma, 030211 gastroenterology & hepatology, Liver cancer, business, Research Paper
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// Filomena Morisco 1 , Silvia Camera 1 , Maria Guarino 1 , Raffaella Tortora 2 , Valentina Cossiga 1 , Anna Vitiello 1 , Gabriella Cordone 2 , Nicola Caporaso 1 , Giovan Giuseppe Di Costanzo 2 and Italian Liver Cancer (ITA.LI.CA) group 1 Gastroenterology Unit, Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples “Federico II”, Naples, Italy 2 Hepatology Unit, “Cardarelli” Hospital, Naples, Italy Correspondence to: Filomena Morisco, email: filomena.morisco@unina.it Keywords: large HCC; laser ablation; TACE Received: December 13, 2017 Accepted: February 27, 2018 Published: April 03, 2018 ABSTRACT Background: Limited therapies are available for large (≥40 mm) unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Currently, the standard treatment with transarterial chemoembolisation (TACE) is unsatisfactory with high recurrence rate and limited effect on survival. Laser Ablation (LA) has emerged as a relatively new technique characterized by high efficacy and good safety. This study is aimed to evaluate the efficacy of LA in comparison to TACE in patients with large HCC. Methods: Eighty-two patients with a single HCC nodule ≥40 mm (BCLC stage A or B) were enrolled in this case-control study. Forty-one patients were treated with LA and 41 patients were treated with TACE. Response to therapy was evaluated according to the mRECIST criteria. Survival was calculated with Kaplan-Meier from the time of cancer diagnosis to death with values censored at the date of the last follow-up. Results: Twenty-six (63.4%) and 8 (19.5%) patients had a complete response after LA and TACE, respectively ( p 60 mm. LA resulted superior to TACE especially in nodules ranging between 51 and 60 mm in diameter, with a complete response rate post-LA and post-TACE of 75% and 14.3%, respectively ( p = 0.0133). The 36 months cumulative survival rate in patients treated with LA and TACE was 55.4% and 48.8%, respectively. The disease recurrence rates after LA and TACE were 19.5% and 75.0%, respectively. Conclusions: LA is a more effective therapeutic option than TACE in patients with solitary large HCC.

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2018

5. Evolving treatment implementation among HIV- infected pregnant women and their partners: Results from a national surveillance study in Italy, 2001-2015

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Floridia, M, Frisina, V, Ravizza, M, Marconi, A, Pinnetti, C, Cetin, I, Sansone, M, Molinari, A, Cervi, F, Meloni, A, Luzi, K, Masuelli, G, Tamburrini, E, Ensoli, B, Moroni, M, Lazzarin, A, Sagnelli, E, Antinori, A, Carosi, G, Marcotullio, S, Mazzotta, F, Vella, S, Ammassari, A, Antonucci, G, Andreoni, M, Angarano, G, Armignacco, O, Babudieri, S, Baldelli, F, Bini, T, Bonfanti, P, Bonora, S, Borderi, M, Bruno, R, Bucciardini, R, Castagna, A, Cattelan, A, Cauda, R, Cerioli, A, Chirianni, A, Cingolani, A, Cinque, P, d'Arminio Monforte, A, De Carli, G, De Luca, A, Di Perri, G, Di Pietro, M, El Hamad, I, Errico, M, Ferrazzi, E, Gabrielli, E, Galli, M, Giaquinto, C, Girardi, E, Gori, A, Grossi, P, Guaraldi, G, Liuzzi, G, Lo Caputo, S, Maggiolo, F, Malena, M, Maserati, R, Mastroianni, C, Matteelli, A, Morrone, A, Murri, R, Mussini, C, Nasta, P, Oldrini, M, Oleari, F, Orlando, G, Palu, G, Pempinello, R, Perno, C, Prestileo, T, Pompa, M, Puoti, M, Puro, V, Rancilio, L, Rasi, G, Rizzardini, G, Savasi, V, Signorini, L, Sighinolfi, L, Stagnitta, M, Starace, F, Starnini, G, Sterrantino, G, Suter, F, Tambussi, G, Tavio, M, Torti, C, Tozzi, V, Trotta, M, Vaccher, E, Vigano, A, Visintini, R, Vullo, V, Zuccotti, G, Dell'Isola, S, Manfredini, V, Parisi, S, Pezzoli, M, Zona, S, Floridia M., Frisina V., Ravizza M., Marconi A. M., Pinnetti C., Cetin I., Sansone M., Molinari A., Cervi F., Meloni A., Luzi K., Masuelli G., Tamburrini E., Ensoli B., Moroni M., Lazzarin A., Sagnelli E., Antinori A., Carosi G., Marcotullio S., Mazzotta F., Vella S., Ammassari A., Antonucci G., Andreoni M., Angarano G., Armignacco O., Babudieri S., Baldelli F., Bini T., Bonfanti P., Bonora S., Borderi M., Bruno R., Bucciardini R., Castagna A., Cattelan A. M., Cauda R., Cerioli A., Chirianni A., Cingolani A., Cinque P., d'Arminio Monforte A., De Carli G., De Luca A., Di Perri G., Di Pietro M., El Hamad I., Errico M., Ferrazzi E., Gabrielli E., Galli M., Giaquinto C., Girardi E., Gori A., Grossi P., Guaraldi G., Liuzzi G., Lo Caputo S., Maggiolo F., Malena M., Maserati R., Mastroianni C., Matteelli A., Morrone A., Murri R., Mussini C., Nasta P., Oldrini M., Oleari F., Orlando G., Palu G., Pempinello R., Perno C. -F., Prestileo T., Pompa M. G., Puoti M., Puro V., Rancilio L., Rasi G., Rizzardini G., Savasi V. M., Signorini L., Sighinolfi L., Stagnitta M., Starace F., Starnini G., Sterrantino G., Suter F., Tambussi G., Tavio M., Torti C., Tozzi V., Trotta M. P., Vaccher E., Vigano A., Visintini R., Vullo V., Zuccotti G. V., Dell'Isola S., Manfredini V., Parisi S., Pezzoli M. C., Zona S., Floridia, M, Frisina, V, Ravizza, M, Marconi, A, Pinnetti, C, Cetin, I, Sansone, M, Molinari, A, Cervi, F, Meloni, A, Luzi, K, Masuelli, G, Tamburrini, E, Ensoli, B, Moroni, M, Lazzarin, A, Sagnelli, E, Antinori, A, Carosi, G, Marcotullio, S, Mazzotta, F, Vella, S, Ammassari, A, Antonucci, G, Andreoni, M, Angarano, G, Armignacco, O, Babudieri, S, Baldelli, F, Bini, T, Bonfanti, P, Bonora, S, Borderi, M, Bruno, R, Bucciardini, R, Castagna, A, Cattelan, A, Cauda, R, Cerioli, A, Chirianni, A, Cingolani, A, Cinque, P, d'Arminio Monforte, A, De Carli, G, De Luca, A, Di Perri, G, Di Pietro, M, El Hamad, I, Errico, M, Ferrazzi, E, Gabrielli, E, Galli, M, Giaquinto, C, Girardi, E, Gori, A, Grossi, P, Guaraldi, G, Liuzzi, G, Lo Caputo, S, Maggiolo, F, Malena, M, Maserati, R, Mastroianni, C, Matteelli, A, Morrone, A, Murri, R, Mussini, C, Nasta, P, Oldrini, M, Oleari, F, Orlando, G, Palu, G, Pempinello, R, Perno, C, Prestileo, T, Pompa, M, Puoti, M, Puro, V, Rancilio, L, Rasi, G, Rizzardini, G, Savasi, V, Signorini, L, Sighinolfi, L, Stagnitta, M, Starace, F, Starnini, G, Sterrantino, G, Suter, F, Tambussi, G, Tavio, M, Torti, C, Tozzi, V, Trotta, M, Vaccher, E, Vigano, A, Visintini, R, Vullo, V, Zuccotti, G, Dell'Isola, S, Manfredini, V, Parisi, S, Pezzoli, M, Zona, S, Floridia M., Frisina V., Ravizza M., Marconi A. M., Pinnetti C., Cetin I., Sansone M., Molinari A., Cervi F., Meloni A., Luzi K., Masuelli G., Tamburrini E., Ensoli B., Moroni M., Lazzarin A., Sagnelli E., Antinori A., Carosi G., Marcotullio S., Mazzotta F., Vella S., Ammassari A., Antonucci G., Andreoni M., Angarano G., Armignacco O., Babudieri S., Baldelli F., Bini T., Bonfanti P., Bonora S., Borderi M., Bruno R., Bucciardini R., Castagna A., Cattelan A. M., Cauda R., Cerioli A., Chirianni A., Cingolani A., Cinque P., d'Arminio Monforte A., De Carli G., De Luca A., Di Perri G., Di Pietro M., El Hamad I., Errico M., Ferrazzi E., Gabrielli E., Galli M., Giaquinto C., Girardi E., Gori A., Grossi P., Guaraldi G., Liuzzi G., Lo Caputo S., Maggiolo F., Malena M., Maserati R., Mastroianni C., Matteelli A., Morrone A., Murri R., Mussini C., Nasta P., Oldrini M., Oleari F., Orlando G., Palu G., Pempinello R., Perno C. -F., Prestileo T., Pompa M. G., Puoti M., Puro V., Rancilio L., Rasi G., Rizzardini G., Savasi V. M., Signorini L., Sighinolfi L., Stagnitta M., Starace F., Starnini G., Sterrantino G., Suter F., Tambussi G., Tavio M., Torti C., Tozzi V., Trotta M. P., Vaccher E., Vigano A., Visintini R., Vullo V., Zuccotti G. V., Dell'Isola S., Manfredini V., Parisi S., Pezzoli M. C., and Zona S.

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Background The current global and national indications for antiretroviral treatment (ART, usually triple combination therapy) in adolescent and adults, including pregnant women, recommend early ART before immunologic decline, pre-exposure chemoprophylaxis (PrEP), and treatment of HIV-negative partners in serodiscordant couples. There is limited information on the implementation of these recommendations among pregnant women with HIV and their partners. Methods The present analysis was performed in 2016, using data from clinical records of pregnant women with HIV, followed between 2001 and 2015 at hospital or university clinics within a large, nationally representative Italian cohort study. The study period was divided in three intervals of five years each (2001-2005, 2006-2010, 2011-2015), and the analysis evaluated temporal trends in rates of HIV diagnosis in pregnancy, maternal antiretroviral treatment at conception, prevalence of HIV infection among partners of pregnant women with HIV, and proportion of seronegative and seropositive male partners receiving antiretroviral treatment. Results The analysis included 2755 pregnancies in women with HIV. During the three time intervals considered the rate of HIV diagnosis in pregnancy (overall 23.3%), and the distribution of HIV status among male partners (overall 48.7% HIV- negative, 28.6% HIV-positive and 22.8% unknown) remained substantially unchanged. Significant increases were observed in the proportion of women with HIV diagnosed before pregnancy who were on antiretroviral treatment at conception (from 62.0% in 2001-2005 to 81.3% in 2011-2015, P < 0.001), and in the proportion of HIV-positive partners on antiretroviral treatment (from 73.3% in 2001-2005 to 95.8% in 2011-2015, P = 0.002). Antiretroviral treatment was administered in 99.1% of the pregnancies that did not end early because of miscarriage, termination, or intrauterine death, and in 75.3% of those not ending in a live birth. No implementation of antir

Published
2017

8. Clinical patterns of hepatocellular carcinoma in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: A multicenter prospective study

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Piscaglia, Fabio, Svegliati Baroni, Gianluca, Barchetti, Andrea, Pecorelli, Anna, Marinelli, Sara, Tiribelli, Claudio, Bellentani, Stefano, Bernardi M, Biselli M, Bernardi M, Biselli M, Caraceni P, Domenicali M, Garuti F, Gramenzi A, Lenzi B, Magalotti D, Cescon M, Ravaioli M, Del Poggio P, Olmi S, Rapaccini GL, Balsamo C, Di Nolfo MA, Vavassori E, Alberti A, Benvegnù L, Gatta A, Giacomin A, Vanin V, Pozzan C, Maddalo G, Giampalma E, Cappelli A, Golfieri R, Mosconi C, Renzulli M, Roselli P, Dell'Isola S, Ialungo AM, Risso D, Marenco S, Sammito G, Bruzzone L, Bosco G, Grieco A, Pompili M, Rinninella E, Siciliano M, Chiaramonte M, Guarino M, Cammà C, Maida M, Costantino A, Barcellona MR, Schiadà L, Gemini S, Lanzi A, Stefanini GF, Dall'Aglio AC, Cappa FM, Suzzi A, Mussetto A, Treossi O, Missale G, Porro E, Mismas V, Vivaldi C, Bolondi L, Zoli M, Granito A, Malagotti D, Tovoli F, Trevisani F, Venerandi L, Brandi G, Cucchetti A, Bugianesi E, Vanni E, Mezzabotta L, Cabibbo G, Petta S, Fracanzani A, Fargion S, Marra F, Fani B, Biasini E, Sacco R, CAPORASO, NICOLA, Colombo M, D'Ambrosio R, Crocè LS, Patti R, Giannini EG, Loria P, Lonardo A, Baldelli E, Miele L, Farinati F, Borzio M, Dionigi E, Soardo G, Caturelli E, Ciccarese F, Virdone R, Affronti A, Foschi FG, Borzio F., MORISCO, FILOMENA, Piscaglia, Fabio, Svegliati Baroni, Gianluca, Barchetti, Andrea, Pecorelli, Anna, Marinelli, Sara, Tiribelli, Claudio, Bellentani, Stefano, Bernardi M, Biselli M, Bernardi, M, Biselli, M, Caraceni, P, Domenicali, M, Garuti, F, Gramenzi, A, Lenzi, B, Magalotti, D, Cescon, M, Ravaioli, M, Del Poggio, P, Olmi, S, Rapaccini, Gl, Balsamo, C, Di Nolfo, Ma, Vavassori, E, Alberti, A, Benvegnù, L, Gatta, A, Giacomin, A, Vanin, V, Pozzan, C, Maddalo, G, Giampalma, E, Cappelli, A, Golfieri, R, Mosconi, C, Renzulli, M, Roselli, P, Dell'Isola, S, Ialungo, Am, Risso, D, Marenco, S, Sammito, G, Bruzzone, L, Bosco, G, Grieco, A, Pompili, M, Rinninella, E, Siciliano, M, Chiaramonte, M, Guarino, M, Cammà, C, Maida, M, Costantino, A, Barcellona, Mr, Schiadà, L, Gemini, S, Lanzi, A, Stefanini, Gf, Dall'Aglio, Ac, Cappa, Fm, Suzzi, A, Mussetto, A, Treossi, O, Missale, G, Porro, E, Mismas, V, Vivaldi, C, Bolondi, L, Zoli, M, Granito, A, Malagotti, D, Tovoli, F, Trevisani, F, Venerandi, L, Brandi, G, Cucchetti, A, Bugianesi, E, Vanni, E, Mezzabotta, L, Cabibbo, G, Petta, S, Fracanzani, A, Fargion, S, Marra, F, Fani, B, Biasini, E, Sacco, R, Morisco, Filomena, Caporaso, Nicola, Colombo, M, D'Ambrosio, R, Crocè, L, Patti, R, Giannini, Eg, Loria, P, Lonardo, A, Baldelli, E, Miele, L, Farinati, F, Borzio, M, Dionigi, E, Soardo, G, Caturelli, E, Ciccarese, F, Virdone, R, Affronti, A, Foschi, Fg, Borzio, F., Fabio Piscagliaxxx, Gianluca Svegliati-Baroni, Andrea Barchetti, Anna Pecorellixxx, Sara Marinellixxx, Claudio Tiribelli, and, Stefano Bellentani, on behalf of the HCC-NAFLD Italian Study Group [, Mauro Bernardi, Maurizio Biselli, Paolo Caraceni, Marco Domenicali, Francesca Garuti, Annagiulia Gramenzi, Barbara Lenzi, Donatella Magalotti, Matteo Cescon, Matteo Ravaioli, Emanuela Giampalma, Rita Golfieri, Cristina Mosconi, Luigi Bolondi, Marco Zoli, Alessandro Granito, Francesco Tovoli, Franco Trevisani, Laura Venerandi, Giovanni Brandi, Alessandro Cucchetti, ], DIPARTIMENTO DI MEDICINA SPECIALISTICA, DIAGNOSTICA E SPERIMENTALE, DIPARTIMENTO DI SCIENZE MEDICHE E CHIRURGICHE, Facolta' di MEDICINA e CHIRURGIA, AREA MIN. 06 - Scienze mediche, Da definire, Croce', Saveria, and HCC NAFLD Italian Study, Group

Subjects
Male, Cirrhosis, Survival, Chronic liver disease, Gastroenterology, 0302 clinical medicine, Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, 80 and over, Prospective Studies, Chronic, Prospective cohort study, Aged, 80 and over, Medicine (all), Liver Neoplasms, hepatocellular carcinoma, Middle Aged, Hepatitis C, Liver Neoplasm, 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis, Hepatocellular carcinoma, Competing risk analysi, 030211 gastroenterology & hepatology, Female, Non Alcoholic SteatoHepatitis=NASH, Human, medicine.medical_specialty, Aged, Carcinoma, Hepatocellular, Hepatitis C, Chronic, Humans, Hepatology, Competing risk analysis, Milan criteria, 03 medical and health sciences, Internal medicine, medicine, Survival rate, business.industry, Settore MED/09 - MEDICINA INTERNA, Carcinoma, nutritional and metabolic diseases, Hepatocellular, medicine.disease, digestive system diseases, Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, hepatocellular carcinoma, clinical patterns, business, clinical patterns
Abstract

none 31 no Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) represents the hepatic manifestation of metabolic syndrome and may evolve into hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Only scanty clinical information is available on HCC in NAFLD. The aim of this multicenter observational prospective study was to assess the clinical features of patients with NAFLD-related HCC (NAFLD-HCC) and to compare them to those of hepatitis C virus (HCV)-related HCC. A total of 756 patients with either NAFLD (145) or HCV-related chronic liver disease (611) were enrolled in secondary care Italian centers. Survival was modeled according to clinical parameters, lead-time bias, and propensity analysis. Compared to HCV, HCC in NAFLD patients had a larger volume, showed more often an infiltrative pattern, and was detected outside specific surveillance. Cirrhosis was present in only about 50% of NAFLD-HCC patients, in contrast to the near totality of HCV-HCC. Regardless of tumor stage, survival was significantly shorter (P = 0.017) in patients with NAFLD-HCC, 25.5 months (95% confidence interval 21.9-29.1), than in those with HCV-HCC, 33.7 months (95% confidence interval 31.9-35.4). To eliminate possible confounders, a propensity score analysis was performed, which showed no more significant difference between the two groups. Additionally, analysis of patients within Milan criteria submitted to curative treatments did not show any difference in survival between NAFLD-HCC and HCV-HCC (respectively, 38.6 versus 41.0 months, P = nonsignificant) CONCLUSIONS: NAFLD-HCC is more often detected at a later tumor stage and could arise also in the absence of cirrhosis, but after patient matching, it has a similar survival rate compared to HCV infection; a future challenge will be to identify patients with NAFLD who require more stringent surveillance in order to offer the most timely and effective treatment. Fabio Piscagliaxxx; Gianluca Svegliati-Baroni; Andrea Barchetti; Anna Pecorellixxx; Sara Marinellixxx; Claudio Tiribelli; and; Stefano Bellentani; on behalf of the HCC-NAFLD Italian Study Group [;Mauro Bernardi; Maurizio Biselli; Paolo Caraceni; Marco Domenicali; Francesca Garuti; Annagiulia Gramenzi; Barbara Lenzi; Donatella Magalotti; Matteo Cescon; Matteo Ravaioli; Emanuela Giampalma; Rita Golfieri; Cristina Mosconi; Luigi Bolondi; Marco Zoli; Alessandro Granito; Francesco Tovoli; Franco Trevisani; Laura Venerandi; Giovanni Brandi; Alessandro Cucchetti;] Fabio Piscagliaxxx; Gianluca Svegliati-Baroni; Andrea Barchetti; Anna Pecorellixxx; Sara Marinellixxx; Claudio Tiribelli; and; Stefano Bellentani; on behalf of the HCC-NAFLD Italian Study Group [;Mauro Bernardi; Maurizio Biselli; Paolo Caraceni; Marco Domenicali; Francesca Garuti; Annagiulia Gramenzi; Barbara Lenzi; Donatella Magalotti; Matteo Cescon; Matteo Ravaioli; Emanuela Giampalma; Rita Golfieri; Cristina Mosconi; Luigi Bolondi; Marco Zoli; Alessandro Granito; Francesco Tovoli; Franco Trevisani; Laura Venerandi; Giovanni Brandi; Alessandro Cucchetti;]

Published
2016

9. Estimation of lead-time bias and its impact on the outcome of surveillance for the early diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma

Author

Cucchetti A., Trevisani F., Pecorelli A., Erroi V., Farinati F., Ciccarese F., Rapaccini G. L., Di Marco M., Caturelli E., Giannini E. G., Zoli M., Borzio F., Cabibbo G., Felder M., Gasbarrini A., Sacco R., Foschi F. G., Missale G., Morisco F., Baroni G. S., Virdone R., Bernardi M., Pinna A. D., Bolondi L., Biselli M., Caraceni P., Garuti F., Gramenzi A., Lenzi B., Magalotti D., Piscaglia F., Serra C., Ravaioli M., Venerandi L., Del Poggio P., Olmi S., Balsamo C., Di Nolfo M. A., Vavassori E., Alberti A., Benvegnu L., Gatta A., Giacomin A., Vanin V., Pozzan C., Maddalo G., Giampalma E., Cappelli A., Golfieri R., Mosconi C., Renzulli M., Dell'Isola S., Ialungo A. M., Roselli P., Risso D., Marenco S., Sammito G., Bruzzone L., Bosco G., Grieco A., Pompili M., Rinninella E., Siciliano M., Chiaramonte M., Guarino M., Camma C., Maida M., Di Martino A., Barcellona M. R., Schiada L., Gemini S., Biasini E., Porro E., del Ricambio M., Mismas V., Vivaldi C., Cucchetti, A, Trevisani, F, Pecorelli, A, Erroi, V, Farinati, F, Ciccarese, F, Rapaccini, Gl, Di Marco, M, Caturelli, E, Giannini, Eg, Zoli, M, Borzio, F, Cabibbo, G, Felder, M, Gasbarrini, A, Sacco, R, Foschi, Fg, Missale, G, Morisco, Filomena, Baroni, G, Virdone, R, Bernardi, M, Pinna, Ad, Italian Liver Cancer, Group, Alessandro, Cucchetti, Franco, Trevisani, Anna, Pecorelli, Virginia, Erroi, Fabio, Farinati, Francesca, Ciccarese, Gian, Lodovico Rapaccini, Mariella Di, Marco, Eugenio, Caturelli, Edoardo, G. Giannini, Marco, Zoli, Franco, Borzio, Giuseppe, Cabibbo, Martina, Felder, Antonio, Gasbarrini, Rodolfo, Sacco, Francesco, Giuseppe Foschi, Gabriele, Missale, Filomena, Morisco, Gianluca, Svegliati Baroni, Roberto, Virdone, Mauro, Bernardi, Antonio D., Pinna, for the Italian Liver Cancer Group [.., Bolondi, Luigi, Maurizio, Biselli, Piscaglia, Fabio, ]., Cucchetti, A., Trevisani, F., Pecorelli, A., Erroi, V., Farinati, F., Ciccarese, F., Rapaccini, G. L., Di Marco, M., Caturelli, E., Giannini, E. G., Zoli, M., Borzio, F., Cabibbo, G., Felder, M., Gasbarrini, A., Sacco, R., Foschi, F. G., Missale, G., Morisco, F., Baroni, G. S., Virdone, R., Bernardi, M., Pinna, A. D., Bolondi, L., Biselli, M., Caraceni, P., Garuti, F., Gramenzi, A., Lenzi, B., Magalotti, D., Piscaglia, F., Serra, C., Ravaioli, M., Venerandi, L., Del Poggio, P., Olmi, S., Balsamo, C., Di Nolfo, M. A., Vavassori, E., Alberti, A., Benvegnu, L., Gatta, A., Giacomin, A., Vanin, V., Pozzan, C., Maddalo, G., Giampalma, E., Cappelli, A., Golfieri, R., Mosconi, C., Renzulli, M., Dell'Isola, S., Ialungo, A. M., Roselli, P., Risso, D., Marenco, S., Sammito, G., Bruzzone, L., Bosco, G., Grieco, A., Pompili, M., Rinninella, E., Siciliano, M., Chiaramonte, M., Guarino, M., Camma, C., Maida, M., Di Martino, A., Barcellona, M. R., Schiada, L., Gemini, S., Biasini, E., Porro, E., del Ricambio, M., Mismas, V., and Vivaldi, C.

Subjects
Male, medicine.medical_specialty, Pediatrics, Carcinoma, Hepatocellular, Time Factors, Hepatocellular carcinoma, Settore MED/12 - GASTROENTEROLOGIA, Disease, Gastroenterology, Bias, Internal medicine, Overall survival, medicine, Humans, Early Detection of Cancer, Aged, Estimation, Surveillance, Hepatology, business.industry, Liver Neoplasms, medicine.disease, digestive system diseases, Lead time bias, Cirrhosis, Female, business, Lead-time bias, Follow-Up Studies
Abstract

Lead-time is the time by which diagnosis is anticipated by screening/surveillance with respect to the symptomatic detection of a disease. Any screening program, including surveillance for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), is subject to lead-time bias. Data regarding lead-time for HCC are lacking. Aims of the present study were to calculate lead-time and to assess its impact on the benefit obtainable from the surveillance of cirrhotic patients. Background & Aims: Lead-time is the time by which diagnosis is anticipated by screening/surveillance with respect to the symptomatic detection of a disease. Any screening program, including surveillance for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), is subject to lead-time bias. Data regarding lead-time for HCC are lacking. Aims of the present study were to calculate lead-time and to assess its impact on the benefit obtainable from the surveillance of cirrhotic patients. Methods: One-thousand three-hundred and eighty Child–Pugh class A/B patients from the ITA.LI.CA database, in whom HCC was detected during semiannual surveillance (n = 850), annual surveillance (n = 234) or when patients came when symptomatic (n = 296), were selected. Lead-time was estimated by means of appropriate formulas and Monte Carlo simulation, including 1000 patients for each arm. Results: The 5-year overall survival after HCC diagnosis was 32.7% in semiannually surveilled patients, 25.2% in annually surveilled patients, and 12.2% in symptomatic patients (p

Published
2014

10. Antiretroviral genotypic resistance in plasma RNA and whole blood DNA in HIV-1 infected patients failing HAART

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Saracino, A, Gianotti, N, Marangi, M, Cibelli, Dc, Galli, A, Punzi, G, Monno, L, Lazzarin, A, Angarano, G, Dini, M, Del Gobbo, R, Montroni, M, Butini, L, Scalise, G, Ancarani, F, Di Cesare, S, Giacometti, A, Biglino, A, Degioanni, M, Paoloni, M, Mariani, R, Calella, G, Pastore, G, Ladisa, N, Mennea, G, Gritti, Fm, Fasullo, G, Chiodo, F, Borderi, M, Carosi, Giampiero, Castelli, Francesco, Torti, Carlo, Uccelli, C, Rizzardini, G, Visoná, R, Salvo, A, Averna, A, Russo, R, Celesia, Bm, Cosentino, S, Rinaldi, E, Pusterla, L, Carnevale, G, Mondello, P, Petrini, C, Ghinelli, F, Sighinolfi, L, Mazzotta, F, Lo Caputo, S, Pierotti, P, Leoncini, F, Sterrantino, Gk, Corsi, P, Pompei, Ag, Di Toro MT, Purificato, F, Indiveri, F, Setti, M, Murdaca, G, Iannessi, A, Cellini, A, Mariani, A, Scasso, A, De Gennaro, M, Chiodera, A, Castelli, P, Maltempo, K, Mongolo, G, Caggese, L, Schlacht, I, Cargnel, A, Atzori, C, Micheli, V, Moroni, M, Bini, T, Marcatto, I, Chiesa, E, Vigevani, G, Argenteri, B, Capetti, A, Esposito, R, Guaraldi, G, Seghetto, B, Chirianni, A, Gargiulo, M, Abrescia, N, D'Abbraccio, M, Busto, T, Marchitelli, C, Santirocchi, M, Abbadessa, V, Mancuso, S, Meneghetti, F, Pranzetti, M, Ferrari, C, Pizzaferri, P, Stagni, G, Di Candilo, F, Petrelli, E, Balducci, M, Menichetti, F, Polidori, M, Tascini, C, Di Carlo, A, Palamara, G, Antinori, A, Liuzzi, G, Aiuti, F, Mezzaroma, I, Pinter, E, Barbone, B, Vullo, V, Massetti, P, Dell'Isola, S, Mura, Ms, Mannazzu, M, Delias, R, Di Giammartino, D, Tarquini, P, Marranconi, F, Ferretto, R, Caramello, P, Orofino, Gc, Cimino, T, Bramato, C, Di Perri, G, Sinicco, A, Zeme, D, Bonora, S, Trentini, L, Soranzo, Ml, Macor, A, Salassa, B, Branz, F, Delle Foglie, P, Vaglia, A, Rossi, Mc, Ciccone, L, Panzolli, L, Grossi, P, Giola, M, Raise, E, Narne, E, Poggio, A, Demin, F, Mondino, V, Serpelloni, G, Malena, M, Bosco, O., Saracino, A, Gianotti, N, Marangi, M, Cibelli, D, Galli, A, Punzi, G, Monno, L, Lazzarin, A, Angarano, G, and Mancuso, S

Subjects
Anti-HIV Agents, DNA Mutational Analysis, Molecular Sequence Data, Proviral DNA, HIV Infections, HAART failure, medicine.disease_cause, DNA Mutational Analysi, chemistry.chemical_compound, HIV Protease, Proviruses, Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active, Virology, Drug Resistance, Viral, medicine, Humans, Multicenter Studies as Topic, HIV Infection, Treatment Failure, Genotyping, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, COLD-PCR, Mutation, Plasma RNA, biology, Proviruse, Sequence Analysis, RNA, Anti-HIV Agent, RNA, Sequence Analysis, DNA, biology.organism_classification, HIV Reverse Transcriptase, Reverse transcriptase, Antiretroviral genotypic resistance, Infectious Diseases, chemistry, DNA, Viral, Lentivirus, Immunology, HIV-1, RNA, Viral, DNA, antiretroviral genotypic resistance, haart failure, hiv-1, plasma rna, proviral dna, Human
Abstract

The extent to which HIV-1 proviral DNA mutations cause clinically relevant antiretroviral resistance is still controversial. Paired plasma HIV-1 RNA and whole blood DNA were compared in patients failing HAART to investigate if the additional knowledge of archived mutations could improve the selection of potentially active drugs. Seventy-three HIV-1-infected patients with first/second HAART failure were studied before starting a new regimen based on RNA genotyping. Follow-up data after a 12-week therapy were available. DNA genotyping was retrospectively performed on stored whole blood samples and mutational profiles were compared to those from RNA. The mean number of IAS pol mutations was significantly higher in RNA (4.45 ± 2.76) than in DNA (2.88 ± 2.47) (P < 0.001). DNA genotyping provided a 6% increase in detection of resistance-associated mutations. Among 64/73 patients showing discordant DNA/RNA profiles, 54 (84%) also differed for predicted active drugs. 16/73 (22%) patients had ≥1 mutation revealed by DNA genotyping alone, probably affecting therapy success in 2/16. However, neither RNA/DNA discordance nor detection of isolated DNA mutations were statistically associated with outcome. In conclusion, plasma RNA remains the elective choice for HIV genotyping in patients with therapy failure, even if the detection of proviral resistance-associated mutations, not simultaneously found in RNA, is a frequent event. Therefore, in some cases DNA plus RNA genotyping might assist in choosing more accurately subsequent antiretroviral regimens. © 2008 Wiley-Liss, Inc.

Published
2008

11. Daclatasvir/sofosbuvir and ribavirin 800mg flat dose is highly efficacy and safe in genotype 3 compensated and decompensated cirrhotic patients: The CLEO experience

Author

Pellicelli, A., primary, Messina, V., additional, Tarquini, P., additional, Pace Palitti, V., additional, Ceccherini Silberstein, F., additional, Pompili, M., additional, Gulminetti, R., additional, Cerasari, G., additional, D’Ambrosio, C., additional, Villani, R., additional, Fondacaro, L., additional, Dell’isola, S., additional, Babudieri, S., additional, Iovinella, V., additional, Di Candilo, F., additional, Chiesara, F., additional, Di Maio, V.C., additional, Ponziani, F.R., additional, Sacco, R., additional, Izzi, A., additional, Moretti, A., additional, Giannelli, V., additional, Perno, C.F., additional, and Barbarini, G., additional

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2017
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12. Daclatasvir/sofosbuvir and ribavirin 800 mg flat dose is highly efficacy and safe in genotype 3 compensated and decompensated cirrhotic patients: The CLEO experience

Author

Pellicelli, A., Messina, V., Tarquini, P., Pace Palitti, V., Ceccherini Silberstein, F., Pompili, M., Gulminetti, R., Cerasari, G., D’Ambrosio, C., Villani, R., Fondacaro, L., Dell’isola, S., Babudieri, S., Iovinella, V., Di Candilo, F., Chiesara, F., Di Maio, V.C., Ponziani, F.R., Sacco, R., Izzi, A., Moretti, A., Giannelli, V., Perno, C.F., and Barbarini, G.

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2017
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13. The need for transplantation of HIV-positive subjects in Italy: Preliminary results of the HOST project

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Tumietto, F., Costigliola, P., Chiodo, F., Verucchi, G., Guerra, L., Sagnelli, E., Nacca, C., Stagno, A., Brighi, S., Pizzigallo, E., Vecchiet, I., Scalzini, A., Perboni, G., Lazzarin, A., Uberti Foppa, C., Esposito, R., Guaraldi, G., Ferrari, C., Degli Antoni, A., Minoli, L., Rizzi, L., Alberici, F., Ruggieri, A., Zauli, T., De Donà, D., Magnani, G., Testa, L., Arlotti, M., Boschi, A., Vullo, V., Dell'Isola, S., Branz, F., Dorigoni, N., Vaglia, A., Rossi, M. C., Grossi, P., Tambini, R., Raise, E., Narne, E., Stock, P. G., and Ridolfi, L.

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Transplantation, Surgery
Published
2003

17. CASE REPORT: Long-term Remission of Human Immunodeficiency Virus- associated Visceral Leishmaniasis after Initiation of Potent Combination Antiretroviral Treatment: Report of Two Cases

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Mastroianni, C.M., primary, d’Ettorre, G., additional, Forcina, G., additional, Corpolongo, A., additional, Dell’Isola, S., additional, Lichtner, M., additional, D’Agostino, C., additional, Trinchieri, V., additional, Santopadre, P., additional, and Vullo, V., additional

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2000
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18. Evolving treatment implementation among HIV- infected pregnant women and their partners: Results from a national surveillance study in Italy, 2001-2015

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Floridia, M., Frisina, V. b., Ravizza, M., Marconi, A. M., Pinnetti, C., Cetin, I., Sansone, M., Molinari, A., Cervi, F., Meloni, A., Luzi, K., Masuelli, G., Tamburrini, E., Ensoli, B., Moroni, M., Lazzarin, A., Sagnelli, E., Antinori, A., Carosi, G., Marcotullio, S., Mazzotta, F., Vella, S., Ammassari, A., Antonucci, G., Andreoni, M., Angarano, G., Armignacco, O., Babudieri, S., Baldelli, F., Bini, T., Bonfanti, Bonora, P., Borderi, S., Bruno, M., Bucciardini, R., Castagna, R, Cattelan, A., Cauda, A. M., Cerioli, R., Chirianni, A., Cingolani, A., Cinque, A., D'Arminio, Monforte, Carli, De, Luca, De, Perri, Di, Pietro, Di, Hamad, El, Errico, I., Ferrazzi, M., Gabrielli, E., Galli, E., Giaquinto, M., Girardi, C., Gori, E., Grossi, A., Guaraldi, P., Liuzzi, G., Caputo, Lo, Maggiolo, S., Malena, F., Maserati, M., Mastroianni, R., Matteelli, C., Morrone, A., Murri, A., Mussini, R., Nasta, C., Oldrini, P., Oleari, M., Orlando, F., Palù, G., Pempinello, G., Perno, R., Prestileo, C., Pompa, T., Puoti, M. G., Puro, M., Rancilio, V., Rasi, L., Rizzardini, G., Savasi, G., Signorini, V. M., Sighinolfi, L., Stagnitta, L., Starace, M., Starnini, F., Sterrantino, G., Suter, G., Tambussi, F., Tavio, G., Torti, M., Tozzi, C., Trotta, V., Vaccher, M. P., Viganò, E., Visintini, A., Vullo, R., Zuccotti, V., Dell'Isola, G. V., Manfredini, S., Parisi, V., Pezzoli, S., M. C., Floridia, M, Frisina, V, Ravizza, M, Marconi, A, Pinnetti, C, Cetin, I, Sansone, M, Molinari, A, Cervi, F, Meloni, A, Luzi, K, Masuelli, G, Tamburrini, E, Ensoli, B, Moroni, M, Lazzarin, A, Sagnelli, E, Antinori, A, Carosi, G, Marcotullio, S, Mazzotta, F, Vella, S, Ammassari, A, Antonucci, G, Andreoni, M, Angarano, G, Armignacco, O, Babudieri, S, Baldelli, F, Bini, T, Bonfanti, P, Bonora, S, Borderi, M, Bruno, R, Bucciardini, R, Castagna, A, Cattelan, A, Cauda, R, Cerioli, A, Chirianni, A, Cingolani, A, Cinque, P, d'Arminio Monforte, A, De Carli, G, De Luca, A, Di Perri, G, Di Pietro, M, El Hamad, I, Errico, M, Ferrazzi, E, Gabrielli, E, Galli, M, Giaquinto, C, Girardi, E, Gori, A, Grossi, P, Guaraldi, G, Liuzzi, G, Lo Caputo, S, Maggiolo, F, Malena, M, Maserati, R, Mastroianni, C, Matteelli, A, Morrone, A, Murri, R, Mussini, C, Nasta, P, Oldrini, M, Oleari, F, Orlando, G, Palu, G, Pempinello, R, Perno, C, Prestileo, T, Pompa, M, Puoti, M, Puro, V, Rancilio, L, Rasi, G, Rizzardini, G, Savasi, V, Signorini, L, Sighinolfi, L, Stagnitta, M, Starace, F, Starnini, G, Sterrantino, G, Suter, F, Tambussi, G, Tavio, M, Torti, C, Tozzi, V, Trotta, M, Vaccher, E, Vigano, A, Visintini, R, Vullo, V, Zuccotti, G, Dell'Isola, S, Manfredini, V, Parisi, S, Pezzoli, M, Zona, S, Floridia, M., Frisina, V., Ravizza, M., Marconi, A. M., Pinnetti, C., Cetin, I., Sansone, M., Molinari, A., Cervi, F., Meloni, A., Luzi, K., Masuelli, G., Tamburrini, E., Ensoli, B., Moroni, M., Lazzarin, A., Sagnelli, E., Antinori, A., Carosi, G., Marcotullio, S., Mazzotta, F., Vella, S., Ammassari, A., Antonucci, G., Andreoni, M., Angarano, G., Armignacco, O., Babudieri, S., Baldelli, F., Bini, T., Bonfanti, P., Bonora, S., Borderi, M., Bruno, R., Bucciardini, R., Castagna, A., Cattelan, A. M., Cauda, R., Cerioli, A., Chirianni, A., Cingolani, A., Cinque, P., d'Arminio Monforte, A., De Carli, G., De Luca, A., Di Perri, G., Di Pietro, M., El Hamad, I., Errico, M., Ferrazzi, E., Gabrielli, E., Galli, M., Giaquinto, C., Girardi, E., Gori, A., Grossi, P., Guaraldi, G., Liuzzi, G., Lo Caputo, S., Maggiolo, F., Malena, M., Maserati, R., Mastroianni, C., Matteelli, A., Morrone, A., Murri, R., Mussini, C., Nasta, P., Oldrini, M., Oleari, F., Orlando, G., Palu, G., Pempinello, R., Perno, C. -F., Prestileo, T., Pompa, M. G., Puoti, M., Puro, V., Rancilio, L., Rasi, G., Rizzardini, G., Savasi, V. M., Signorini, L., Sighinolfi, L., Stagnitta, M., Starace, F., Starnini, G., Sterrantino, G., Suter, F., Tambussi, G., Tavio, M., Torti, C., Tozzi, V., Trotta, M. P., Vaccher, E., Vigano, A., Visintini, R., Vullo, V., Zuccotti, G. V., Dell'Isola, S., Manfredini, V., Parisi, S., Pezzoli, M. C., and Zona, S.

Subjects
0301 basic medicine, Male, Infectious Disease Transmission, HIV Infections, Pre-Exposure Prophylaxi, Miscarriage, Cohort Studies, Pre-exposure prophylaxis, 0302 clinical medicine, Pregnancy, Prevalence, Medicine, Vertical, HIV Infection, 030212 general & internal medicine, Pregnancy Complications, Infectious, Treatment implementation, Obstetrics, Health Policy, Medicine (all), Infectious, Pregnancy Outcome, Articles, 3. Good health, Sexual Partner, Sexual Partners, Italy, Serodiscordant, Chemoprophylaxis, Female, Live birth, Adolescent, Adult, Anti-HIV Agents, Fertilization, Humans, Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical, Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis, Cohort study, Human, medicine.medical_specialty, 03 medical and health sciences, Environmental health, business.industry, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Anti-HIV Agent, medicine.disease, 030112 virology, Pregnancy Complications, Pregnancy Complications, Infectiou, Cohort Studie, business
Abstract

Background The current global and national indications for antiretroviral treatment (ART, usually triple combination therapy) in adolescent and adults, including pregnant women, recommend early ART before immunologic decline, pre-exposure chemoprophylaxis (PrEP), and treatment of HIV-negative partners in serodiscordant couples. There is limited information on the implementation of these recommendations among pregnant women with HIV and their partners. Methods The present analysis was performed in 2016, using data from clinical records of pregnant women with HIV, followed between 2001 and 2015 at hospital or university clinics within a large, nationally representative Italian cohort study. The study period was divided in three intervals of five years each (2001-2005, 2006-2010, 2011-2015), and the analysis evaluated temporal trends in rates of HIV diagnosis in pregnancy, maternal antiretroviral treatment at conception, prevalence of HIV infection among partners of pregnant women with HIV, and proportion of seronegative and seropositive male partners receiving antiretroviral treatment. Results The analysis included 2755 pregnancies in women with HIV. During the three time intervals considered the rate of HIV diagnosis in pregnancy (overall 23.3%), and the distribution of HIV status among male partners (overall 48.7% HIV- negative, 28.6% HIV-positive and 22.8% unknown) remained substantially unchanged. Significant increases were observed in the proportion of women with HIV diagnosed before pregnancy who were on antiretroviral treatment at conception (from 62.0% in 2001-2005 to 81.3% in 2011-2015, P < 0.001), and in the proportion of HIV-positive partners on antiretroviral treatment (from 73.3% in 2001-2005 to 95.8% in 2011-2015, P = 0.002). Antiretroviral treatment was administered in 99.1% of the pregnancies that did not end early because of miscarriage, termination, or intrauterine death, and in 75.3% of those not ending in a live birth. No implementation of antiretroviral treatment was introduced among male HIV-negative partners. Conclusions The results suggest good implementation of antiretroviral treatment among HIV-positive women and their HIV-positive partners, but no implementation, even in recent years, of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) among uninfected male partners. Further studies should assess the determinants of this occurrence and clarify the attitudes and the potential barriers to PrEP use.

Published
2017

19. Potential feasibility of atezolizumab-bevacizumab therapy in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma treated with tyrosine-kinase inhibitors

Author

Benedetta Stefanini, Laura Bucci, Valentina Santi, Nicola Reggidori, Davide Rampoldi, Lorenzo Lani, Alessandro Granito, Angelo Sangiovanni, Giuseppe Cabibbo, Fabio Farinati, Claudia Campani, Francesco Giuseppe Foschi, Gianluca Svegliati-Baroni, Giovanni Raimondo, Antonio Gasbarrini, Andrea Mega, Elisabetta Biasini, Rodolfo Sacco, Filomena Morisco, Eugenio Caturelli, Gianpaolo Vidili, Francesco Azzaroli, Edoardo G. Giannini, Gian Ludovico Rapaccini, Maurizia Rossana Brunetto, Alberto Masotto, Gerardo Nardone, Mariella Di Marco, Donatella Magalotti, Franco Trevisani, Maurizio Biselli, Paolo Caraceni, Annagiulia Gramenzi, Francesco Tovoli, Luca Muratori, Francesca Benevento, Gloria Allegrini, Calogero Cammà, Ciro Celsa, Paolo Giuffrida, Caterina Stornello, Mauro Grova, Carmelo Marco Giacchetto, Gabriele Rancatore, Maria Vittoria Grassini, Valentina Adotti, Stefano Gitto, Fabio Marra, Martina Rosi, Vittoria Bevilacqua, Alberto Borghi, Andrea Casadei Gardini, Fabio Conti, Anna Chiara Dall'Aglio, Giorgio Ercolani, Federica Mirici, Nicoletta de Matthaeis, Francesca Romana Ponziani, Gabriele Missale, Andrea Olivani, Maria Guarino, Valentina Cossiga, Mario Capasso, Ester Marina Cela, Antonio Facciorusso, Valentina Lauria, Giorgia Ghittoni, Giorgio Pelecca, Fabrizio Chegai, Fabio Coratella, Mariano Ortenzi, Serena Dell'Isola, Maria Stella Franzè, Carlo Saitta, Assunta Sauchella, Elton Dajti, Federico Ravaioli, Giulia Pieri, Maria Corina Plaz Torres, Filippo Oliveri, Gabriele Ricco, Veronica Romagnoli, Alessandro Inno, Fabiana Marchetti, Pietro Coccoli, Antonio Malerba, Alberta Cappelli, Rita Golfieri, Cristina Mosconi, null Matteo Renzulli, Stefanini, B., Bucci, L., Santi, V., Reggidori, N., Rampoldi, D., Lani, L., Granito, A., Sangiovanni, A., Cabibbo, G., Farinati, F., Campani, C., Foschi, F. G., Svegliati-Baroni, G., Raimondo, G., Gasbarrini, A., Mega, A., Biasini, E., Sacco, R., Morisco, F., Caturelli, E., Vidili, G., Azzaroli, F., Giannini, E. G., Rapaccini, G. L., Brunetto, M. R., Masotto, A., Nardone, G., Di Marco, M., Magalotti, D., Trevisani, F., Biselli, M., Caraceni, P., Gramenzi, A., Tovoli, F., Muratori, L., Benevento, F., Allegrini, G., Camma, C., Celsa, C., Giuffrida, P., Stornello, C., Grova, M., Giacchetto, C. M., Rancatore, G., Grassini, M. V., Adotti, V., Gitto, S., Marra, F., Rosi, M., Bevilacqua, V., Borghi, A., Gardini, A. C., Conti, F., Dall'Aglio, A. C., Ercolani, G., Mirici, F., de Matthaeis, N., Ponziani, F. R., Missale, G., Olivani, A., Guarino, M., Cossiga, V., Capasso, M., Cela, E. M., Facciorusso, A., Lauria, V., Ghittoni, G., Pelecca, G., Chegai, F., Coratella, F., Ortenzi, M., Dell'Isola, S., Franze, M. S., Saitta, C., Sauchella, A., Dajti, E., Ravaioli, F., Pieri, G., Torres, M. C. P., Oliveri, F., Ricco, G., Romagnoli, V., Inno, A., Marchetti, F., Coccoli, P., Malerba, A., Cappelli, A., Golfieri, R., Mosconi, C., Matteo, Renzulli, Stefanini, Benedetta, Bucci, Laura, Santi, Valentina, Reggidori, Nicola, Rampoldi, Davide, Lani, Lorenzo, Granito, Alessandro, Sangiovanni, Angelo, Cabibbo, Giuseppe, Farinati, Fabio, Campani, Claudia, Foschi, Francesco Giuseppe, Svegliati-Baroni, Gianluca, Raimondo, Giovanni, Gasbarrini, Antonio, Mega, Andrea, Biasini, Elisabetta, Sacco, Rodolfo, Morisco, Filomena, Caturelli, Eugenio, Vidili, Gianpaolo, Azzaroli, Francesco, Giannini, Edoardo G, Rapaccini, Gian Ludovico, Brunetto, Maurizia Rossana, Masotto, Alberto, Nardone, Gerardo, Di Marco, Mariella, Magalotti, Donatella, and Trevisani, Franco

Subjects
Atezolizumab-bevacizumab, Clinical Trials as Topic, Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocol, Carcinoma, Hepatocellular, Systemic therapy, Hepatology, Hepatocellular carcinoma, Tirosin-kinase inhibitor, Liver Neoplasms, Gastroenterology, Bevacizumab, Feasibility Studie, Tyrosine, Human
Abstract

Background: The combination of atezolizumab-bevacizumab has been proven to be superior to sorafenib for the treatment of unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma not amenable to locoregional treatments, be-coming the standard of care of systemic therapy.Aim: This study aimed at assessing real-world feasibility of atezolizumab-bevacizumab in patients treated with tyrosine-kinase inhibitors.Methods: Among 1447 patients treated with tyrosine-kinase inhibitors from January 2010 to December 2020, we assessed the percentage of those potentially eligible to atezolizumab-bevacizumab (according to IMbrave-150 trial criteria), and the overall survival of eligible and non-eligible patients.Results: 422 (29%) patients were qualified for atezolizumab-bevacizumab therapy. The main exclusion causes were Child-Pugh class and Performance Status. Adopting the more permissive inclusion criteria of SHARP trial, 535 patients became eligible. The median overall survival of tyrosine-kinase inhibitors patients was 14.9 months, longer in eligible patients than in their counterpart due to better baseline liver function and oncological features.Conclusion: Real-world data indicate that less than one-third of hepatocellular carcinoma patients treated with tyrosine-kinase inhibitors are potentially eligible to atezolizumab-bevacizumab according to the reg-istration trial criteria. These patients have a longer survival than the non-eligible ones. If the selection criteria of atezolizumab-bevacizumab trial are maintained in clinical practice, tyrosine-kinase inhibitors will remain the most used systemic therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma patients.(c) 2022 Editrice Gastroenterologica Italiana S.r.l. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Published
2022

20. Characteristics and survival of patients with primary biliary cholangitis and hepatocellular carcinoma

Author

Edoardo G. Giannini, Giulia Pieri, Sara Labanca, Maria Corina Plaz Torres, Antonio Gasbarrini, Elisabetta Biasini, Claudia Campani, Nora Cazzagon, Francesco Giuseppe Foschi, Andrea Mega, Alberto Masotto, Giovanni Raimondo, Gian Ludovico Rapaccini, Rodolfo Sacco, Eugenio Caturelli, Maria Guarino, Francesco Tovoli, Gianpaolo Vidili, Maurizia Rossana Brunetto, Gerardo Nardone, Gianluca Svegliati-Baroni, Donatella Magalotti, Francesco Azzaroli, Giuseppe Cabibbo, Maria Di Marco, Angelo Sangiovanni, Franco Trevisani, Maurizio Biselli, Paolo Caraceni, Annagiulia Gramenzi, Francesca Benevento, Alessandro Granito, Luca Muratori, Fabio Piscaglia, Federica Bertellini, Fabio Farinati, Giorgio Palano, Filippo Pelizzaro, Barbara Penzo, Elisa Pinto, Gloria Allegrini, Calogero Cammà, Ciro Celsa, Paolo Giuffrida, Caterina Stornello, Mauro Grova, Carmelo Marco Giacchetto, Gabriele Rancatore, Maria Vittoria Grassini, Valentina Adotti, Stefano Gitto, Fabio Marra, Martina Rosi, Vittoria Bevilacqua, Alberto Borghi, Andrea Casadei Gardini, Fabio Conti, Lucia Napoli, Marco Domenicali, Maria Teresa Migliano, Nicoletta de Matthaeis, Francesca Romana Ponziani, Andrea Olivani, Gabriele Missale, Valentina Cossiga, Mario Capasso, Filomena Morisco, Ester Marina Cela, Antonio Facciorusso, Valentina Lauria, Giorgia Ghittoni, Giorgio Pelecca, Fabrizio Chegai, Fabio Coratella, Mariano Ortenzi, Serena Dell'Isola, Maria Stella Franzè, Carlo Saitta, Assunta Sauchella, Elton Dajti, Federico Ravaioli, Filippo Oliveri, Gabriele Ricco, Veronica Romagnoli, Alessandro Inno, Fabiana Marchetti, Pietro Coccoli, Antonio Malerba, Alberta Cappelli, Rita Golfieri, Cristina Mosconi, Matteo Renzulli, Giannini, Edoardo G, Pieri, Giulia, Labanca, Sara, Plaz Torres, Maria Corina, Gasbarrini, Antonio, Biasini, Elisabetta, Campani, Claudia, Cazzagon, Nora, Foschi, Francesco Giuseppe, Mega, Andrea, Masotto, Alberto, Raimondo, Giovanni, Rapaccini, Gian Ludovico, Sacco, Rodolfo, Caturelli, Eugenio, Guarino, Maria, Tovoli, Francesco, Vidili, Gianpaolo, Brunetto, Maurizia Rossana, Nardone, Gerardo, Svegliati-Baroni, Gianluca, Magalotti, Donatella, Azzaroli, Francesco, Cabibbo, Giuseppe, Di Marco, Maria, Sangiovanni, Angelo, Trevisani, Franco, Giannini, E. G., Pieri, G., Labanca, S., Plaz Torres, M. C., Gasbarrini, A., Biasini, E., Campani, C., Cazzagon, N., Foschi, F. G., Mega, A., Masotto, A., Raimondo, G., Rapaccini, G. L., Sacco, R., Caturelli, E., Guarino, M., Tovoli, F., Vidili, G., Brunetto, M. R., Nardone, G., Svegliati-Baroni, G., Magalotti, D., Azzaroli, F., Cabibbo, G., Di Marco, M., Sangiovanni, A., Trevisani, F., Biselli, M., Caraceni, P., Gramenzi, A., Benevento, F., Granito, A., Muratori, L., Piscaglia, F., Bertellini, F., Farinati, F., Palano, G., Pelizzaro, F., Penzo, B., Pinto, E., Allegrini, G., Camma, C., Celsa, C., Giuffrida, P., Stornello, C., Grova, M., Giacchetto, C. M., Rancatore, G., Grassini, M. V., Adotti, V., Gitto, S., Marra, F., Rosi, M., Bevilacqua, V., Borghi, A., Gardini, A. C., Conti, F., Napoli, L., Domenicali, M., Migliano, M. T., de Matthaeis, N., Ponziani, F. R., Olivani, A., Missale, G., Cossiga, V., Capasso, M., Morisco, F., Cela, E. M., Facciorusso, A., Lauria, V., Ghittoni, G., Pelecca, G., Chegai, F., Coratella, F., Ortenzi, M., Dell'Isola, S., Franze, M. S., Saitta, C., Sauchella, A., Dajti, E., Ravaioli, F., Oliveri, F., Ricco, G., Romagnoli, V., Inno, A., Marchetti, F., Coccoli, P., Malerba, A., Cappelli, A., Golfieri, R., Mosconi, C., and Renzulli, M.

Subjects
Male, Carcinoma, Hepatocellular, Cholestatic liver disease, Outcome, Surveillance, Survival, Treatment, Hepatology, Prognosi, Liver Cirrhosis, Biliary, Risk Factor, Settore MED/12 - GASTROENTEROLOGIA, Liver Neoplasms, Gastroenterology, Prognosis, Risk Factors, Humans, Female, Human, Aged
Abstract

Background: Comprehensive and contemporary data pertaining large populations of patients with Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC) and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) are missing. Aim: To describe main characteristics and outcome of PBC patients with HCC diagnosed in the new millennium. Methods: Analysing the Italian Liver Cancer registry we identified 80 PBC patients with HCC diagnosed after the year 2000, and described their clinical characteristics, access to treatment and survival. Results: Median age of patients was 71 years and 50.0% were males. Cirrhosis was present in 86.3% of patients, being well-compensated in 58.0%. Median HCC diameter was smaller in patients under surveillance (2.6vs 4.0cm, P=0.007). Curative treatment, feasible in 50.0% of patients, was associated with improved survival compared to palliative and supportive care (42vs 33vs 6 months, P

Published
2022

21. A meta-analysis of single HCV-untreated arm of studies evaluating outcomes after curative treatments of HCV-related hepatocellular carcinoma

Author

Cabibbo, Giuseppe, Petta, Salvatore, Barbã ra, Marco, Missale, Gabriele, Virdone, Roberto, Caturelli, Eugenio, Piscaglia, Fabio, Morisco, Filomena, Colecchia, Antonio, Farinati, Fabio, Giannini, Edoardo, Trevisani, Franco, Craxã¬, Antonio, Colombo, Massimo, Cammã , Calogero, Bucci, Laura, Zoli, Marco, Garuti, Francesca, Lenzi, Barbara, Biselli, Maurizio, Caraceni, Paolo, Cucchetti, Alessandro, Gramenzi, Annagiulia, Granito, Alessandro, Magalotti, Donatella, Serra, Carla, Negrini, Giulia, Napoli, Lucia, Salvatore, Veronica, Benevento, Francesca, Benvegnã¹, Luisa, Gazzola, Alessia, Murer, Francesca, Pozzan, Caterina, Vanin, Veronica, Moscatelli, Alessandro, Pellegatta, Gaia, Picciotto, Antonino, Savarino, Vincenzo, Ciccarese, Francesca, Del Poggio, Paolo, Olmi, Stefano, de Matthaeis, Nicoletta, Balsamo, Mariella Di Marco Claudia, Vavassori, Elena, Roselli, Paola, Dell’Isola, Serena, Ialungo, Anna Maria, Rastrelli, Elena, Attardo, Simona, Rossi, Margherita, Costantino, Andrea, Affronti, Andrea, Affronti, Marco, Mascari, Marta, Felder, Martina, Mega, Andrea, Gasbarrini, Antonio, Pompili, Maurizio, Rinninella, Emanuele, Sacco, Rodolfo, Mismas, Valeria, Foschi, Francesco Giuseppe, Dall’Aglio, Anna Chiara, Feletti, Valentina, Lanzi, Arianna, Cappa, Federica Mirici, Neri, Elga, Stefanini, Giuseppe Francesco, Tamberi, Stefano, Olivani, Andrea, Biasini, Elisabetta, Nardone, Gerardo, Guarino, Maria, Svegliati-Baroni, Gialuca, Ortolani, Alessio, Masotto, Alberto, Marchetti, Fabiana, Valerio, Matteo, Marra, Fabio, Aburas, Sami, Inghilesi, Andrea L, Cappelli, Alberta, Golfieri, Rita, Mosconi, MARIA CRISTINA, Renzulli, Matteo, Coccoli, Piero, Zamparelli, Marco Sanduzzi, Benvegnu', Luisa, Cabibbo, Giuseppe, Petta, Salvatore, Barbàra, Marco, Missale, Gabriele, Virdone, Roberto, Caturelli, Eugenio, Piscaglia, Fabio, Morisco, Filomena, Colecchia, Antonio, Farinati, Fabio, Giannini, Edoardo, Trevisani, Franco, Craxì, Antonio, Colombo, Massimo, Cammà, Calogero, Nardone, GERARDO ANTONIO PIO, Cabibbo, G., Petta, S., Barbara, M., Missale, G., Virdone, R., Caturelli, E., Piscaglia, F., Morisco, F., Colecchia, A., Farinati, F., Giannini, E., Trevisani, F., Craxi, A., Colombo, M., Camma, C., Bucci, L., Zoli, M., Garuti, F., Lenzi, B., Biselli, M., Caraceni, P., Cucchetti, A., Gramenzi, A., Granito, A., Magalotti, D., Serra, C., Negrini, G., Napoli, L., Salvatore, V., Benevento, F., Benvegnu, L., Gazzola, A., Murer, F., Pozzan, C., Vanin, V., Moscatelli, A., Pellegatta, G., Picciotto, A., Savarino, V., Ciccarese, F., Del Poggio, P., Olmi, S., de Matthaeis, N., Balsamo, M. D. M. C., Vavassori, E., Roselli, P., Dell'Isola, S., Ialungo, A. M., Rastrelli, E., Attardo, S., Rossi, M., Costantino, A., Affronti, A., Affronti, M., Mascari, M., Felder, M., Mega, A., Gasbarrini, A., Pompili, M., Rinninella, E., Sacco, R., Mismas, V., Foschi, F. G., Dall'Aglio, A. C., Feletti, V., Lanzi, A., Cappa, F. M., Neri, E., Stefanini, G. F., Tamberi, S., Olivani, A., Biasini, E., Nardone, G., Guarino, M., Svegliati-Baroni, G., Ortolani, A., Masotto, A., Marchetti, F., Valerio, M., Marra, F., Aburas, S., Inghilesi, A. L., Cappelli, A., Golfieri, R., Mosconi, C., Renzulli, M., Coccoli, P., Zamparelli, M. S., Barbã ra, Marco, Craxã¬, Antonio, Cammã , Calogero, Bucci, Laura, Zoli, Marco, Garuti, Francesca, Lenzi, Barbara, Biselli, Maurizio, Caraceni, Paolo, Cucchetti, Alessandro, Gramenzi, Annagiulia, Granito, Alessandro, Magalotti, Donatella, Serra, Carla, Negrini, Giulia, Napoli, Lucia, Salvatore, Veronica, Benevento, Francesca, Benvegnã¹, Luisa, Gazzola, Alessia, Murer, Francesca, Pozzan, Caterina, Vanin, Veronica, Moscatelli, Alessandro, Pellegatta, Gaia, Picciotto, Antonino, Savarino, Vincenzo, Ciccarese, Francesca, Del Poggio, Paolo, Olmi, Stefano, de Matthaeis, Nicoletta, Balsamo, Mariella Di Marco Claudia, Vavassori, Elena, Roselli, Paola, Dellâ isola, Serena, Ialungo, Anna Maria, Rastrelli, Elena, Attardo, Simona, Rossi, Margherita, Costantino, Andrea, Affronti, Andrea, Affronti, Marco, Mascari, Marta, Felder, Martina, Mega, Andrea, Gasbarrini, Antonio, Pompili, Maurizio, Rinninella, Emanuele, Sacco, Rodolfo, Mismas, Valeria, Foschi, Francesco Giuseppe, Dallâ aglio, Anna Chiara, Feletti, Valentina, Lanzi, Arianna, Federica Mirici, Cappa, Neri, Elga, Stefanini, Giuseppe Francesco, Tamberi, Stefano, Olivani, Andrea, Biasini, Elisabetta, Nardone, Gerardo, Guarino, Maria, Svegliati-Baroni, Gialuca, Ortolani, Alessio, Masotto, Alberto, Marchetti, Fabiana, Valerio, Matteo, Marra, Fabio, Aburas, Sami, Inghilesi, Andrea L, Cappelli, Alberta, Golfieri, Rita, Mosconi, Cristina, Renzulli, Matteo, Coccoli, Piero, Zamparelli, Marco Sanduzzi, Camma', C., Benvegnã¹, L., Balsamo, M., Dell’Isola, S., Ialungo, A., Foschi, F., Dall’Aglio, A., Cappa, F., Stefanini, G., Inghilesi, A., and Zamparelli, M.

Subjects
Oncology, medicine.medical_specialty, Carcinoma, Hepatocellular, recurrence, Hepatitis C virus, medicine.medical_treatment, medicine.disease_cause, survival, law.invention, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Randomized controlled trial, law, Internal medicine, medicine, Adjuvant therapy, hepatocellular carcinoma, prognosis, recurrences, Humans, Survival analysis, Hepatology, business.industry, Liver Neoplasms, medicine.disease, Hepatitis C, 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis, Meta-analysis, Hepatocellular carcinoma, 030211 gastroenterology & hepatology, Neoplasm Recurrence, Local, business, Adjuvant, prognosi
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Background & Aims: Determining risk for recurrence or survival after curative resection or ablation in patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV)-related hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is important for stratifying patients according to expected outcomes in future studies of adjuvant therapy in the era of direct-acting antivirals (DAAs). The aims of this meta-analysis were to estimate the recurrence and survival probabilities of HCV-related early HCC following complete response after potentially curative treatment and to identify predictors of recurrence and survival. Methods: Studies reporting time-dependent outcomes (HCC recurrence or death) after potentially curative treatment of HCV-related early HCC were identified in MEDLINE through May 2016. Data on patient populations and outcomes were extracted from each study by three independent observers and combined using a distribution-free summary survival curve. Primary outcomes were actuarial probabilities of recurrence and survival. Results: Eleven studies met the inclusion criteria. Pooled estimates of actuarial recurrence rates were 7.4% at 6months and 47.0% at 2years. Pooled estimates of actuarial survival rates were 79.8% at 3years and 58.6% at 5years. Heterogeneity among studies was highly significant for all outcomes. By univariate meta-regression analyses, lower serum albumin, randomized controlled trial study design and follow-up were independently associated with higher recurrence risk, whereas tumour size and alpha-foetoprotein levels were associated with higher mortality. Conclusions: This meta-analysis showed that recurrence risk and survival are extremely variable in patients with successfully treated HCV-related HCC, providing a useful benchmark for indirect comparisons of the benefits of DAAs and for a correct design of randomized controlled trials in the adjuvant setting.

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2017

22. Hepatocellular carcinoma recurrence in patients with curative resection or ablation: impact of HCV eradication does not depend on the use of interferon

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Petta, S., Cabibbo, G., Barbara, M., Attardo, S., Bucci, L., Farinati, F., Giannini, E. G., Tovoli, F., Ciccarese, F., Rapaccini, Gian Ludovico, Di Marco, M., Caturelli, E., Zoli, M., Borzio, F., Sacco, R., Virdone, R., Marra, F., Felder, M., Morisco, F., Benvegnù, L., Gasbarrini, Antonio, Svegliati-Baroni, G., Foschi, F. G., Olivani, A., Masotto, A., Nardone, G., Colecchia, A., Persico, M., Boccaccio, V., Craxì, A., Bruno, S., Trevisani, F., Cammà, C, Biselli, Maurizio, Caraceni, Paolo, Cucchetti, Alessandro, Domenicali, Marco, Piscaglia, Fabio, Gramenzi, Annagiulia, Granito, Alessandro, Magalotti, Donatella, Serra, Carla, Negrini, Giulia, Napoli, L., Napoli, Lucia, Salvatore, Veronica, Benevento, Francesca, Gazzola, Alessia, Murer, Francesca, Pozzan, Caterina, Vanin, Veronica, Moscatelli, Alessandro, Pellegatta, Gaia, Picciotto, Antonino, Savarino, Vincenzo, Delpoggio, Paolo, Olmi, Stefano, De Matthaeis, Nicoletta, Balsamo, Claudia, Vavassori, Elena, Roselli, Paola, Dell’Isola, Serena, Ialungo, Anna Maria, Rastrelli, Elena, Rini, Francesca, Costantino, Andrea, Affronti, Andrea, Affronti, Marco, Mascari, Marta, Mega, Andrea, Pompili, Maurizio, Rinninella, Emanuele, Mismas, Valeria, Dall’Aglio, Anna Chiara, Feletti, Valentina, Lanzi, Arianna, Cappa, Federica Mirici, Neri, Elga, Stefanini, Giuseppe Francesco, Tamberi, Stefano, Biasini, Elisabetta, Missale, Gabriele, Guarino, Maria, Ortolani, Alessio, Chiaramonte, Maria, Marchetti, Fabiana, Valerio, Matteo, Aburas, Sami, Inghilesi, Andrea L., Cappelli, Alberta, Golfieri, Rita, Mosconi, Cristina, Renzulli, Matteo, Coccoli, Piero, Zamparelli, Marco Sanduzzi, Petta, Salvatore, Cabibbo, Giuseppe, Barbara, Marco, Attardo, Simona, Bucci, Laura, Farinati, Fabio, Giannini, Edoardo G., Tovoli, Francesco, Ciccarese, Francesca, Rapaccini, Gian Lodovico, Dimarco, Maria, Caturelli, Eugenio, Zoli, Marco, Borzio, Franco, Sacco, Rodolfo, Virdone, Roberto, Marra, Fabio, Felder, Martina, Morisco, Filomena, Benvegnù, Luisa, Svegliati-Baroni, Gianluca, Foschi, Francesco Giuseppe, Olivani, Andrea, Masotto, Alberto, Nardone, Gerardo, Colecchia, Antonio, Persico, Marcello, Boccaccio, Vincenzo, Craxì, Antonio, Bruno, Savino, Trevisani, Franco, Cammà, Calogero, Petta, S, Cabibbo, G, Barbara, M, Attardo, S, Bucci, L, Farinati, F, Giannini, E. G, Tovoli, F, Ciccarese, F, Rapaccini, G. L, Di Marco, M, Caturelli, E, Zoli, M, Borzio, F, Sacco, R, Virdone, R, Marra, F, Felder, M, Morisco, Filomena, Benvegnù, L, Gasbarrini, A, Svegliati Baroni, G, Foschi, F. G, Olivani, A, Masotto, A, Nardone, GERARDO ANTONIO PIO, Colecchia, A, Persico, M, Boccaccio, V, Craxì, A, Bruno, S, Trevisani, F, Cammà, C., DIPARTIMENTO DI MEDICINA SPECIALISTICA, DIAGNOSTICA E SPERIMENTALE, DIPARTIMENTO DI SCIENZE MEDICHE E CHIRURGICHE, Facolta' di MEDICINA e CHIRURGIA, Da definire, AREA MIN. 06 - Scienze mediche, Petta, S., Cabibbo, G., Barbara, M., Attardo, S., Bucci, L., Farinati, F., Giannini, E., Tovoli, F., Ciccarese, F., Rapaccini, G., Di Marco, M., Caturelli, E., Zoli, M., Borzio, F., Sacco, R., Virdone, R., Marra, F., Felder, M., Morisco, F., Benvegnã¹, L., Gasbarrini, A., Svegliati-Baroni, G., Foschi, F., Olivani, A., Masotto, A., Nardone, G., Colecchia, A., Persico, M., Boccaccio, V., Craxi, A., Bruno, S., Trevisani, F., Camma', C., Biselli, M., Caraceni, P., Cucchetti, A., Domenicali, M., Piscaglia, F., Gramenzi, A., Granito, A., Magalotti, D., Serra, C., Negrini, G., Napoli, L., Salvatore, V., Benevento, F., Gazzola, A., Murer, F., Pozzan, C., Vanin, V., Moscatelli, A., Pellegatta, G., Picciotto, A., Savarino, V., Delpoggio, P., Olmi, S., Dematthaeis, N., Balsamo, C., Vavassori, E., Roselli, P., Dell’Isola, S., Ialungo, A., Rastrelli, E., Rini, F., Costantino, A., Affronti, A., Affronti, M., Mascari, M., Mega, A., Pompili, M., Rinninella, E., Mismas, V., Dall’Aglio, A., Feletti, V., Lanzi, A., Cappa, F., Neri, E., Stefanini, G., Tamberi, S., Biasini, E., Missale, G., Guarino, M., Ortolani, A., Chiaramonte, M., Marchetti, F., Valerio, M., Aburas, S., Inghilesi, A., Cappelli, A., Golfieri, R., Mosconi, C., Renzulli, M., Coccoli, P., Zamparelli, M., Giannini, E.G., Rapaccini, G.L., Benvegnù, L., Foschi, F.G., Craxì, A., Cammà, C, the Italian Liver Cancer (ITALICA) Group [, Maurizio Biselli, Paolo Caraceni, Alessandro Cucchetti, Marco Domenicali, Fabio Piscaglia, Annagiulia Gramenzi, Alessandro Granito, Donatella Magalotti, Carla Serra, Giulia Negrini, Lucia Napoli, Veronica Salvatore, Francesca Benevento, ], Giannini, E. G., Rapaccini, G. L., Benvegnu, L., Foschi, F. G., Camma, C., Dell'Isola, S., Ialungo, A. M., Dall'Aglio, A. C., Cappa, F. M., Stefanini, G. F., Inghilesi, A. L., and Zamparelli, M. S.

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Liver Cirrhosis, Male, Cirrhosis, Databases, Factual, Gastroenterology, HCV-infected cirrhotic patients, hepatocellular carcinoma, HCC, sustained viral eradication, SVR, interferon, 0302 clinical medicine, Retrospective Studie, Pharmacology (medical), Prospective Studies, Prospective cohort study, Aged, 80 and over, Liver Neoplasms, virus diseases, Hepatitis C, Middle Aged, Liver Neoplasm, 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis, Hepatocellular carcinoma, Catheter Ablation, Interferon, 030211 gastroenterology & hepatology, Female, Liver cancer, Human, Adult, medicine.medical_specialty, Carcinoma, Hepatocellular, Liver Cirrhosi, Antiviral Agents, Follow-Up Studie, 03 medical and health sciences, Internal medicine, medicine, Carcinoma, Early Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Humans, Aged, Retrospective Studies, Antiviral Agent, Hepatology, business.industry, Settore MED/09 - MEDICINA INTERNA, Retrospective cohort study, medicine.disease, digestive system diseases, Surgery, Prospective Studie, Interferons, Neoplasm Recurrence, Local, business, Follow-Up Studies
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none 48 no Background: In HCV-infected cirrhotic patients with successfully treated early hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the time to HCC recurrence and the effects of sustained viral eradication (SVR) by interferon (IFN)-based or IFN-free regimens on HCC recurrence remain unclear. Aim: To perform an indirect comparison of time to recurrence (TTR) in patients with successfully treated early HCC and active HCV infection with those of patients with SVR by IFN-based and by IFN-free regimens. Methods: We evaluated 443 patients with HCV-related cirrhosis and Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer Stage A/0 HCC who had a complete radiological response after curative resection or ablation. Active HCV infection was present in 328, selected from the Italian Liver Cancer group cohort; 58 patients had SVR achieved by IFN-free regimens after HCC cure, and 57 patients had SVR achieved by IFN-based regimens after HCC cure. Individual data of patients in the last two groups were extracted from available publications. Results: TTR by Kaplan–Meier curve was significantly lower in patients with active HCV infection compared with those with SVR both by IFN-free (P = 0.02) and by IFN-based (P < 0.001) treatments. TTR was similar in patients with SVR by IFN-free or by IFN-based (P = 0.49) strategies. Conclusion: In HCV-infected, successfully treated patients with early HCC, SVR obtained by IFN-based or IFN-free regimens significantly reduce tumour recurrence without differences related to the anti-viral strategy used. Petta, S.; Cabibbo, G.; Barbara, M.; Attardo, S.; Bucci, L.; Farinati, F.; Giannini, E.G.; Tovoli, F.; Ciccarese, F.; Rapaccini, G.L.; Di Marco, M.; Caturelli, E.; Zoli, M.; Borzio, F.; Sacco, R.; Virdone, R.; Marra, F.; Felder, M.; Morisco, F.; Benvegnù, L.; Gasbarrini, A.; Svegliati-Baroni, G.; Foschi, F.G.; Olivani, A.; Masotto, A.; Nardone, G.; Colecchia, A.; Persico, M.; Boccaccio, V.; Craxì, A.; Bruno, S.; Trevisani, F.; Cammà, C; the Italian Liver Cancer (ITALICA) Group [ ; Maurizio Biselli; Paolo Caraceni; Alessandro Cucchetti; Marco Domenicali; Fabio Piscaglia; Annagiulia Gramenzi; Alessandro Granito; Donatella Magalotti; Carla Serra; Giulia Negrini; Lucia Napoli; Veronica Salvatore; Francesca Benevento;] Petta, S.; Cabibbo, G.; Barbara, M.; Attardo, S.; Bucci, L.; Farinati, F.; Giannini, E.G.; Tovoli, F.; Ciccarese, F.; Rapaccini, G.L.; Di Marco, M.; Caturelli, E.; Zoli, M.; Borzio, F.; Sacco, R.; Virdone, R.; Marra, F.; Felder, M.; Morisco, F.; Benvegnù, L.; Gasbarrini, A.; Svegliati-Baroni, G.; Foschi, F.G.; Olivani, A.; Masotto, A.; Nardone, G.; Colecchia, A.; Persico, M.; Boccaccio, V.; Craxì, A.; Bruno, S.; Trevisani, F.; Cammà, C; the Italian Liver Cancer (ITALICA) Group [ ; Maurizio Biselli; Paolo Caraceni; Alessandro Cucchetti; Marco Domenicali; Fabio Piscaglia; Annagiulia Gramenzi; Alessandro Granito; Donatella Magalotti; Carla Serra; Giulia Negrini; Lucia Napoli; Veronica Salvatore; Francesca Benevento;]

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2017

23. Years of life that could be saved from prevention of hepatocellular carcinoma

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Andrea Costantino, Marcello Maida, Fabio Farinati, Laura Schiadà, Stefano Tamberi, Alessandro Moscatelli, Elena Rastrelli, Maria Chiaramonte, Paolo Poggio, Gianluca Svegliati Baroni, Matteo Renzulli, Fabio Piscaglia, Filomena Morisco, Paola Roselli, Roberto Virdone, Anna Maria Lalungo, Matteo Ravaioli, E.G. Giannini, Anna Chiara Dall’Aglio, Antonio Daniele Pinna, Elena Vavassori, Fabiana Marchetti, Eugenio Caturelli, Marco Domenicali, Calogero Cammà, Giulia Bosco, Carla Serra, Claudia Balsamo, Donatella Magalotti, Gian Ludovico Rapaccini, Valeria Mismas, S. Gemini, Stefano Olmi, Alberto Masotto, V. Feletti, Francesca Murer, Gaia Pellegatta, Maria Rosa Barcellona, A. Gazzola, Andrea Mega, Luigi Bolondi, Paolo Caraceni, Laura Bucci, Rita Golfieri, Annagiulia Gramenzi, Francesca Ciccarese, Rodolfo Sacco, Cristina Mosconi, Franco Borzio, Emanuele Rinninella, M. Di Marco, Alberta Cappelli, Marco Zoli, V. Vanin, Luisa Benvegnù, Mauro Bernardi, Emanuela Porro, Matteo Valerio, A. Pecorelli, Antonino Picciotto, Federica Mirici Cappa, Martina Felder, Elisabetta Biasini, Antonio Gasbarrini, Maurizio Biselli, Alessandro Cucchetti, Gabriele Missale, L. Venerandi, Serena Dell'Isola, Franco Trevisani, Elga Neri, Vincenzo Savarino, Maria Guarino, C. Pozzan, Giuseppe Cabibbo, F.G. Foschi, Giuseppe Francesco Stefanini, Arianna Lanzi, Andrea Affronti, Cucchetti, A, Trevisani, F, Bucci, L, Ravaioli, M, Farinati, F, Giannini, E. G, Ciccarese, F, Piscaglia, F, Rapaccini, G. L, Di Marco, M, Caturelli, E, Zoli, M, Borzio, F, Sacco, R, Maida, M, Felder, M, Morisco, Filomena, Gasbarrini, A, Gemini, S, Foschi, F. G, Missale, G, Masotto, A, Affronti, A, Bernardi, M, Pinna, A. D., Giannini, Eg, Rapaccini, Gl, Morisco, F, Foschi, Fg, Pinna, AD, Italian Liver Cancer (ITA.LI.CA.) Group, Bolondi, L, Biselli, M, Caraceni, P, Domenicali, M, Gramenzi, A., Cucchetti, A., Trevisani, F., Bucci, L., Ravaioli, M., Farinati, F., Giannini, E. G., Ciccarese, F., Piscaglia, F., Rapaccini, G. L., Di Marco, M., Caturelli, E., Zoli, M., Borzio, F., Sacco, R., Maida, M., Felder, M., Morisco, F., Gasbarrini, A., Gemini, S., Foschi, F. G., Missale, G., Masotto, A., Affronti, A., Bernardi, M., Bolondi, L., Biselli, M., Caraceni, P., Domenicali, M., Magalotti, D., Pecorelli, A., Serra, C., Venerandi, L., Gazzola, A., Murer, F., Pozzan, C., Vanin, V., Del Poggio, P., Olmi, S., Balsamo, C., Vavassori, E., Benvegnu, L., Cappelli, A., Golfieri, R., Mosconi, C., Renzulli, M., Bosco, G., Roselli, P., Dell'Isola, S., Lalungo, A. M., Rastrelli, E., Moscatelli, A., Pellegatta, G., Picciotto, A., Savarino, V., Barcellona, M. R., Camma, C., Cabibbo, G., Costantino, A., Virdone, R., Mega, A., Rinninella, E., Mismas, V., Dall'Aglio, A. C., Feletti, V., Lanzi, A., Cappa, F. M., Neri, E., Stefanini, G. F., Tamberi, S., Biasini, E., Porro, E., Guarino, M., Baroni, G. S., Schiada, L., Chiaramonte, M., Marchetti, F., and Valerio, M.

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Registrie, Male, Pediatrics, Databases, Factual, Hepatocellular carcinoma, 0302 clinical medicine, prevention, 80 and over, Secondary Prevention, Pharmacology (medical), Prospective Studies, Registries, Young adult, Prospective cohort study, Secondary prevention, Aged, 80 and over, education.field_of_study, Liver Neoplasms, Gastroenterology, Disease Management, Middle Aged, Primary Prevention, diagnosi, Italy, Liver Neoplasm, 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis, 030211 gastroenterology & hepatology, Female, Human, Adult, medicine.medical_specialty, Carcinoma, Hepatocellular, Adolescent, Population, life expentancy, Milan criteria, 03 medical and health sciences, Databases, Young Adult, Life Expectancy, medicine, Humans, Aged, education, Factual, Hepatology, business.industry, Carcinoma, Settore MED/09 - MEDICINA INTERNA, Hepatocellular, medicine.disease, Surgery, Prospective Studie, Years of potential life lost, Life expectancy, business
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Summary Background Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) causes premature death and loss of life expectancy worldwide. Its primary and secondary prevention can result in a significant number of years of life saved. Aim To assess how many years of life are lost after HCC diagnosis. Methods Data from 5346 patients with first HCC diagnosis were used to estimate lifespan and number of years of life lost after tumour onset, using a semi-parametric extrapolation having as reference an age-, sex- and year-of-onset-matched population derived from national life tables. Results Between 1986 and 2014, HCC lead to an average of 11.5 years-of-life lost for each patient. The youngest age-quartile group (18–61 years) had the highest number of years-of-life lost, representing approximately 41% of the overall benefit obtainable from prevention. Advancements in HCC management have progressively reduced the number of years-of-life lost from 12.6 years in 1986–1999, to 10.7 in 2000–2006 and 7.4 years in 2007–2014. Currently, an HCC diagnosis when a single tumour

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2016

24. Women Living with HIV in Italian Prison Settings: Results from the Gender-Specific ROSE Network.

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Rastrelli E, Fiore V, Ranieri R, Pontali E, Prestileo T, Barbarini G, Ialungo AM, Dell'Isola S, De Vito A, Bolcato M, Madeddu G, Di Mizio G, Starnini G, and Babudieri S

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Adult, Female, Humans, Middle Aged, Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active, Antiviral Agents, Prisons, Italy epidemiology, Hepatitis C, Chronic, HIV Infections drug therapy, HIV Infections epidemiology
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Background: Incarcerated women are a minority in the Italian prison population. The lack of prevention and awareness of HIV infection and the lack of access to treatment make the treatment path difficult., Methods: we conducted a multi-center study including incarcerated women living with HIV (WLWH)., Results: The study included 85 WLWH with a mean age of 41.7 ± 8.7 years, and 58.8% (50/85) of them were Italian. Principally, HIV transmission was related to sexual intercourse, 47% of all patients were PWIDs, and 62.5% of them were on opioid substitution therapy (OST). Overall, 56.4% of the included patients had a CD4+ cell count of >500 cells/mmc. Among the participants, 92.9% were on antiretroviral therapy, 87.3% had treatment before incarceration, and 83.5% were virologically suppressed. Among the 13 non-virally-suppressed patients, 53.8% were unaware of their serological status before incarceration and had started HAART but were still not virologically suppressed; 46.2% (6/13) had a lack of compliance or had suspended the treatment before incarceration and restarted it after admission. All patients with chronic hepatitis C underwent treatment with direct-acting antivirals and reached a sustained virological response., Conclusions: the detention of these women could represent an occasion for the patients' healthcare provision and use, and the creation of a gender-specific network can be an effective strategy for reaching this population.

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2023
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25. HCV spread among female incarcerated population and treatment pathways to viral elimination in Italian prison settings: clinical perspectives and medico legal aspects.

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Fiore V, Rastrelli E, Madeddu G, Ranieri R, De Vito A, Giuliani R, Di Mizio G, Bolcato M, De Matteis G, Ialungo AM, Dell'Isola S, Starnini G, and Babudieri S

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Adult, Antiviral Agents therapeutic use, Female, Hepacivirus genetics, Humans, Italy epidemiology, Middle Aged, Prisons, Seroepidemiologic Studies, Hepatitis C diagnosis, Hepatitis C drug therapy, Hepatitis C epidemiology, Prisoners, Substance Abuse, Intravenous complications
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Background: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is more frequent among incarcerated people than in general population. In the DAAs era, the short schedules and the low risk of adverse reactions, increased the number of HCV treatments. However, the most part of literature reports lack of incarcerated women inclusion in studies on field. Our aim is to assess the screening execution, HCV prevalence, and DAAs treatment among incarcerated women. A focused insight on quick vs standard diagnosis and staging approach will be also provided., Methods: Incarcerated women from 4 Italian regions' penitentiary institutes were included. HCV screening was executed with HCV saliva test (QuickOral Test ® ) or phlebotomy. Stage of liver fibrosis was evaluated with FIB-4 value or fibroscan ® , based on physicians' decision. Treatment prescription followed national protocols., Results: We included 156 women, 89 (57%) were Italian, mean age was 41 ± 10 years, and 28 (17.9%) were people who inject drugs (PWIDs). Overall, the HCV seroprevalence was 20.5%. Being PWID and on opioid substitution therapy (OST) were significantly associated with serological status (p-value < 0.001). Of them, the 75.5% of patients had active infection, the most frequent genotype was 3a (50%). Among them, 4 (16.6%) and 6 (25%) had psychosis or alcohol abuse history. The 62.5%, 25% and 12.5% had low, intermediate, and advanced fibrosis, respectively. Out of the 24 HCV-RNA positive patients, the 75% underwent to DAAs treatment. The sustained virological response (SVR12) was achieved in 88.8% of cases. When evaluating the influence of quick diagnosis and staging methods vs standard phlebotomy and fibroscan ® on SVR12, FIB-4 use showed higher performance for retainment in treatment during prison staying (p = 0.015), while the use of quick saliva test had no influence on the outcome (p = 0.22)., Conclusion: HCV seroprevalence and active infections are very high among incarcerated women. More tailored interventions should be focused on HCV diagnosis and treatment in female prison population. The use of quick staging methods (FIB-4) is useful to increase SVR12 achievement without delays caused by the fibroscan ® awaiting., (© 2022. The Author(s).)

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2022
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26. The role of teicoplanin in the treatment of SARS-CoV-2 infection: A retrospective study in critically ill COVID-19 patients (Tei-COVID study).

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Ceccarelli G, Alessandri F, Oliva A, Borrazzo C, Dell'Isola S, Ialungo AM, Rastrelli E, Pelli M, Raponi G, Turriziani O, Ruberto F, Rocco M, Pugliese F, Russo A, d'Ettorre G, and Venditti M

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Aged, C-Reactive Protein analysis, Critical Care statistics & numerical data, Critical Illness therapy, Female, Humans, Intensive Care Units, Length of Stay statistics & numerical data, Male, Middle Aged, Retrospective Studies, Antiviral Agents therapeutic use, Hospital Mortality, SARS-CoV-2 drug effects, Teicoplanin therapeutic use, COVID-19 Drug Treatment
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Teicoplanin has a potential antiviral activity expressed against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and was suggested as a complementary option to treat coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients. In this multicentric, retrospective, observational research the aim was to evaluate the impact of teicoplanin on the course of COVID-19 in critically ill patients. Fifty-five patients with severe COVID-19, hospitalized in the intensive care units (ICUs) and treated with best available therapy were retrospectively analysed. Among them 34 patients were also treated with teicoplanin (Tei-COVID group), while 21 without teicoplanin (control group). Crude in-hospital Day-30 mortality was lower in Tei-COVID group (35.2%) than in control group (42.8%), however not reaching statistical significance (p = .654). No statistically significant differences in length of stay in the ICU were observed between Tei-COVID group and control group (p = .248). On Day 14 from the ICU hospitalization, viral clearance was achieved in 64.7% patients of Tei-COVID group and 57.1% of control group, without statistical difference. Serum C-reactive protein level was significantly reduced in Tei-COVID group compared to control group, but not other biochemical parameters. Finally, Gram-positive were the causative pathogens for 25% of BSIs in Tei-COVID group and for 70.6% in controls. No side effects related to teicoplanin use were observed. Despite several limitations require further research, in this study the use of teicoplanin is not associated with a significant improvement in outcomes analysed. The antiviral activity of teicoplanin against SARS-CoV-2, previously documented, is probably more effective at early clinical stages., (© 2021 Wiley Periodicals LLC.)

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2021
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27. Feasibility and efficacy of 8 week Glecaprevir/Pibrentasvir to treat incarcerated viraemic HCV patients: A case-control study.

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Fiore V, Ranieri R, Dell'Isola S, Pontali E, Barbarini G, Prestileo T, Marri D, Starnini G, Sotgiu G, Madeddu G, and Babudieri S

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Adult, Aminoisobutyric Acids, Antiviral Agents therapeutic use, Benzimidazoles, Case-Control Studies, Cyclopropanes, Feasibility Studies, Genotype, Hepacivirus genetics, Humans, Italy, Lactams, Macrocyclic, Leucine analogs & derivatives, Middle Aged, Proline analogs & derivatives, Pyrrolidines, Quinoxalines, Sulfonamides, Hepatitis C drug therapy, Prisoners
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Inmates have higher HCV prevalence than general population, representing a fundamental step towards HCV eradication. Our aim was to compare 8-week glecaprevir/pibrentasvir treatment in a case-control study between incarcerated and free patients. Eleven Italian prisons and six outpatient clinics were involved. Patients were matched for sex, risk factors, METAVIR grade, HIV and HBV co-infections. About 131 incarcerated (Group A) and 131 free patients (Group B) were included. Mean age was 43.0 ± 9.6 years and 42.8 ± 9.9 in Group A and B, respectively (P = .74). SVR rates were 96.2% and 99.2% in Group A and Group B respectively (P = .21). Five drop-outs occurred in Group A, one in Group B. Incarceration, being PWIDs and OST were not associated with SVR reductions (CI 95%). In conclusion, imprisonment does not influence unplanned interruptions or SVR rates when receiving short-term therapies. Short schedules with pangenotypic regimens could be a good approach to hard-to-reach populations, such as incarcerated patients., (© 2020 John Wiley & Sons A/S. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)

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2021
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28. Superinfections in patients treated with Teicoplanin as anti-SARS-CoV-2 agent.

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Ceccarelli G, Alessandri F, Oliva A, Dell'Isola S, Rocco M, Ruberto F, Pugliese F, d'Ettorre G, and Venditti M

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Acinetobacter Infections epidemiology, Aged, Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized therapeutic use, Azithromycin therapeutic use, Candidemia epidemiology, Enzyme Inhibitors therapeutic use, Female, Humans, Hydroxychloroquine therapeutic use, Italy epidemiology, Klebsiella Infections epidemiology, Male, Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Middle Aged, Protective Factors, Pseudomonas Infections epidemiology, Respiration, Artificial, SARS-CoV-2, Anti-Bacterial Agents therapeutic use, Bacteremia epidemiology, Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections epidemiology, Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated epidemiology, Staphylococcal Infections epidemiology, Superinfection epidemiology, Teicoplanin therapeutic use, COVID-19 Drug Treatment
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2021
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29. High Efficacy and Safety of Flat-Dose Ribavirin Plus Sofosbuvir/Daclatasvir in Genotype 3 Cirrhotic Patients.

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Pellicelli A, Messina V, Giannelli V, Distefano M, Palitti VP, Vignally P, Tarquini P, Izzi A, Moretti A, Babudieri S, Dell'Isola S, Marignani M, Scifo G, Iovinella V, Cariti G, Pompili M, Candilo FD, Fontanella L, Ettorre GM, Vennarecci G, Ippolito AM, and Barbarini G

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Drug Therapy, Combination, Female, Genotype, Hepatitis C, Chronic complications, Humans, Liver Cirrhosis virology, Male, Middle Aged, Retrospective Studies, Sustained Virologic Response, Treatment Outcome, Valine administration & dosage, Antiviral Agents administration & dosage, Carbamates administration & dosage, Hepacivirus genetics, Hepatitis C, Chronic drug therapy, Imidazoles administration & dosage, Liver Cirrhosis drug therapy, Pyrrolidines administration & dosage, Ribavirin administration & dosage, Sofosbuvir administration & dosage, Valine analogs & derivatives
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Background/aims: Patients with genotype 3 hepatitis C virus (G3-HCV) cirrhosis are very difficult to treat compared to patients with other HCV genotypes. The optimal treatment duration and drug regimen associated with ribavirin (RBV) remain unclear. To evaluate the efficacy and safety of daclatasvir (DCV)/sofosbuvir (SOF) plus a flat dose of 800 mg RBV (flat dose) compared to DCV/SOF without RBV or DCV/SOF plus an RBV dose based on body weight (weight-based) in G3-HCV patients with compensated or decompensated cirrhosis., Methods: We analyzed data for 233 G3 cirrhotic patients. Of these, 70 (30%), 87(37%) and 76 (33%) received SOF/DCV, SOF/DCV/RBV flat dose, and SOF/DCV/RBV weight-based dose, respectively. Treatment duration was 24 weeks. Sustained virological response (SVR) was evaluated at week 12 posttreatment (SVR12)., Results: Overall, SVR12 was achieved in 220 out of 233 patients (94.4%). The SVR12 rate was lower in the DCV/SOF group than in the DCV/SOF/RBV flat-dose group and the DCV/SOF/RBV weight-based group (87.1% vs 97.7% and 97.4%, respectively, p=0.007). A higher incidence of anemia occurred in the DCV/SOF/RBV weight-based group compared to those in the other two groups (p<0.007)., Conclusions: We found that the DCV/SOF/RBV flat-dose regimen is an effective treatment in terms of efficacy and safety in patients with G3-HCV compensated or decompensated cirrhosis. Therefore, antiviral regimens without RBV should be restricted only to naïve patients with G3-HCV compensated cirrhosis who have a clear contraindication for RBV.

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2020
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30. Daclatasvir, sofosbuvir with or without ribavirin for 24 weeks in hepatitis C genotype 3 cirrhosis: A real-life study.

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Lionetti R, Piccolo P, Lenci I, Siciliano M, Visco-Comandini U, De Santis A, Pompili M, Milana M, Taibi C, Dell'Isola S, Montalbano M, Mastroianni C, Begini P, Garbuglia AR, Angelico M, and D'Offizi G

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Adult, Aged, Antiviral Agents therapeutic use, Carbamates, Cohort Studies, Confidence Intervals, Drug Administration Schedule, Drug Therapy, Combination, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Genetic Profile, Hepacivirus drug effects, Hepatitis C, Chronic diagnosis, Hepatitis C, Chronic genetics, Humans, Italy, Liver Cirrhosis epidemiology, Liver Cirrhosis pathology, Liver Function Tests, Male, Middle Aged, Prospective Studies, Pyrrolidines, Risk Assessment, Severity of Illness Index, Sustained Virologic Response, Time Factors, Treatment Outcome, Valine analogs & derivatives, Hepacivirus genetics, Hepatitis C, Chronic drug therapy, Imidazoles administration & dosage, Liver Cirrhosis virology, Ribavirin administration & dosage, Sofosbuvir administration & dosage
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Introduction and Aim: Cirrhotic patients with hepatitis C virus genotype 3 infection show unsatisfactory outcomes after 12 weeks' treatment with direct antiviral agents. The National Italian Drug Agency allows 24 weeks of therapy in difficult-to-treat patients, including genotype 3 cirrhotics. Aim of this study was to evaluate efficacy and safety of a 24-week course of sofosbuvir plus daclatasvir±ribavirin in this population., Materials and Methods: 106 consecutive cirrhotics (70.8% males, mean age 55.3±7.6 years) in 8 tertiary hepatology centers received sofosbuvir plus daclatasvir for 24 weeks. Ribavirin was administered in 85 (80.2%) based expected tolerability, at a mean dose of 964±202mg/day. Baseline Child-Pugh class was A 91.5%, B 6.6%, C 1.9%; mean baseline MELD was 8.5±2.7., Results: All patients completed 12-week follow-up post-treatment, and 104 (98.1%) obtained sustained virological response (100% in ribavirin -treated patients vs. 90.4% without ribavirin; p=0.04). No worsening in renal and liver function was observed, no serious adverse events occurred. Two virological failures showed resistance associated variants (Y93H and S282T)., Conclusion: An extended 24-week treatment with sofosbuvir plus daclatasvir+ribavirin obtained 100% efficacy in genotype 3 hepatitis C cirrhosis, with very limited side effects. The role of ribavirin seems crucial in this setting and should be administered if clinically feasible., (Copyright © 2019 Fundación Clínica Médica Sur, A.C. Published by Elsevier España, S.L.U. All rights reserved.)

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2019
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31. Treatment with direct-acting antivirals in a multicenter cohort of HCV-infected inmates in Italy.

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Pontali E, Fiore V, Ialungo AM, Ranieri R, Mollaretti O, Barbarini G, Marri D, Prestileo T, Dell'Isola S, Rastrelli E, Leo G, Starnini G, Babudieri S, and Madeddu G

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Adult, Cohort Studies, Coinfection drug therapy, Coinfection epidemiology, Female, Hepatitis C, Chronic epidemiology, Humans, Italy epidemiology, Male, Middle Aged, Antiviral Agents therapeutic use, Hepatitis C, Chronic drug therapy, Prisons statistics & numerical data
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Background: People who are incarcerated have a significantly higher prevalence of HCV infection than the general population. Given their high-risk behavior, they represent a reservoir of HCV infection for the whole community., Methods: We evaluated all HCV-infected people who were incarcerated in 25 Italian prisons starting direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) treatment between May 2015 and October 2016. We collected information on demographic characteristics, liver disease, HCV-related aspects, anti-HCV treatment, HIV or HBV co-infection., Results: We enrolled 142 incarcerated people treated with DAAs. They were mostly Italians (93.7%) and males (98.6%). Median age was 50 years and 108/142 (76.1%) were cirrhotic patients. Prevalent genotypes were 1a (35.9%) and 3 (35.9%). Two patients were HBV co-infected, twenty-one patients (14.8%) were HIV co-infected and almost all (95.2%) received antiretroviral therapy. 118/142 (83.1%) DAAs-based regimens included sofosbuvir. Treatment completion rate was 94.4%. There were eight (5.6%) discontinuations, one (0.7%) due to an adverse reaction, one due to death (0.7%) and six (5.6%) due to release from prison. SVR12 was achieved in 90.8%. Four patients relapsed but no breakthrough occurred., Conclusions: Our study shows that in Italian penitentiary settings DAAs treatment is feasible and effective. This intervention is crucial for reducing HCV circulation with possible benefits to the general population., (Copyright © 2018 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)

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2018
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32. Hospital admissions for HIV-infected prisoners in Italy.

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Pontali E, Ranieri R, Rastrelli E, Iannece MD, Ialungo AM, Dell'Isola S, Liberti A, Rosario P, Casati R, Starnini G, and Babudieri S

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Adult, Comorbidity, Databases, Factual, Female, Humans, Italy epidemiology, Male, Middle Aged, Retrospective Studies, HIV Seropositivity epidemiology, Patient Admission, Prisoners
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to give a description of the clinical conditions and patient demographics of inpatient admissions of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected inmates in three hospital wards that provide hospital care for inmates in Italy. Design/methodology/approach This is a retrospective review of hospital medical admissions of patients living with HIV from January 1 to December 31, 2014, in three Italian referral centers for hospitalization of inmates. Findings A total of 85 admissions for 85 different HIV-infected inmates occurred in 2014 in the three centers participating to the study. Most patients (54.1 percent) were co-infected with hepatitis C. Discharge diagnosis largely varied ranging from common HIV-related co-morbidities to completely independent diagnosis. The most commonly observed discharge diagnoses were chronic hepatitis C, liver cirrhosis, opiate dependence and thrombocytopenia. Originality/value Discharge diagnosis between HIV-infected inmates and HIV-infected patients in freedom are strikingly and significantly different. A large number of hospitalized HIV-infected inmates were affected by chronic viral hepatitis and liver cirrhosis; this is probably a direct consequence of the high prevalence of HCV and/or HBV co-infections in the inmate population in Italy. In addition, a significantly lower proportion of cancer diagnosis was observed among inmates; this is possibly justified by the fact that in our Italian settings when HIV infection is at advanced stages or if cancer treatment is started those affected are released from prison and can continue their diagnostic and treatment follow-up in freedom.

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2017
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33. Detention and incompatibility of HIV patients in Italy. .

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Dell'Isola S, Caturelli E, Ialungo A, Rastrelli E, Liguori E, and Starnini G

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HIV Seropositivity, Humans, Italy, Prisons organization & administration, HIV Infections therapy, Prisons legislation & jurisprudence
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In Italy, Law 231/99 and subsequent amendments standardize the conditions allowing or not a HIV positive inmate to remain in jail. Currently such clinical conditions are not automatically associated with the decline of preventive detention and the Court evaluates the incompatibility with detention on the basis of two additional and independent criteria. We have been observing the tendency by jailed HIV-positive patients to manipulate the disease state believing that the rules of incompatibility with the prison system are always applied. The management of HIV positive patients in jail involves significant sanitary and relational efforts, particularly for those suffering AIDS and/or with severe immunodeficiency.

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2013
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35. Liver schistosomiasis: an unexpected finding in hepatitis B virus-related chronic hepatitis.

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Ranalli TV, Dell'isola S, Gomes VV, Ialungo AM, Starnini G, Roselli P, Ghittoni G, and Caturelli E

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Adult, Animals, Biopsy, Hepatitis B virus isolation & purification, Hepatitis B, Chronic virology, Humans, Liver parasitology, Liver pathology, Liver virology, Liver Diseases, Parasitic parasitology, Male, Parasite Egg Count, Schistosoma mansoni isolation & purification, Schistosomiasis parasitology, Hepatitis B, Chronic complications, Liver Diseases, Parasitic complications, Schistosomiasis complications
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Case Report: We report the unusual case of an African patient who underwent a liver biopsy for a chronic HBV-related hepatitis, whose histological sample also unexpectedly revealed elements diagnostic for schistosomiasis. The patient was only mildly symptomatic for the Schistosoma infestation; stool examination confirmed the presence of parasitic eggs. Hepatitis B virus (HBV)-schistosomiasis co-infection is particularly rare in Western countries. Only the identification of some pathological elements atypical for HBV infection by means of step sections in the liver biopsy sample allowed us to disclose the unsuspected diagnosis., Conclusions: Since migratory flows have increased, the number of foreign people being referred to our hospitals has increased. Patients coming from areas endemic for infectious diseases that are absent in Western countries must be carefully evaluated, taking into account possible unexpected co-infections, including in the setting of pathological studies of liver biopsies.

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2008
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36. Abdominal aortic mycotic aneurysm, psoas abscess, and aorto-bisiliac graft infection due to Salmonella typhimurium.

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Carnevalini M, Faccenna F, Gabrielli R, Irace L, Dell'isola S, d'Ettorre G, Vullo V, and Mastroianni CM

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Aneurysm, Infected microbiology, Aneurysm, Ruptured microbiology, Aorta, Abdominal microbiology, Blood Vessel Prosthesis microbiology, Humans, Iliac Artery microbiology, Male, Middle Aged, Aorta, Abdominal surgery, Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal microbiology, Iliac Artery surgery, Prosthesis-Related Infections microbiology, Psoas Abscess microbiology, Salmonella Infections microbiology, Salmonella typhimurium isolation & purification
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Infections due to nontyphoidal Salmonella are common and their incidence has been increasing in the last few years. Here, we describe a patient with a rupture of abdominal aortic aneurysm associated with a psoas abscess due to Salmonella typhimurium. Early diagnosis, prompt surgical intervention, and active and prolonged antibiotic therapy are the gold standard for the management of this severe clinical situation.

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2005
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37. Long-term remission of human immunodeficiency virus-associated visceral leishmaniasis after initiation of potent combination antiretroviral treatment: report of two cases.

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Mastroianni CM, d'Ettorre G, Forcina G, Corpolongo A, Dell'Isola S, Lichtner M, D'Agostino C, Trinchieri V, Santopadre P, and Vullo V

Subjects
AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections parasitology, Adult, Antiprotozoal Agents therapeutic use, Drug Therapy, Combination, Humans, Leishmaniasis, Visceral parasitology, Male, Middle Aged, Remission Induction, AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections drug therapy, Amphotericin B therapeutic use, Anti-HIV Agents therapeutic use, Leishmaniasis, Visceral drug therapy, Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors therapeutic use
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We describe two cases of human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients with visceral leishmaniasis in whom no clinical and parasitological disease relapses were observed after liposomal amphotericin B therapy combined with potent antiretroviral treatment.

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2000
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38. Reversal of AIDS dementia after combination therapy with stavudine, lamivudine, and nelfinavir.

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Mastroianni CM, Trinchieri V, Santopadre P, Lichtner M, Forcina G, D'Agostino C, Dell'Isola S, and Vullo V

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Adult, Drug Therapy, Combination, Female, Humans, Remission Induction, AIDS Dementia Complex drug therapy, Anti-HIV Agents therapeutic use, HIV Protease Inhibitors therapeutic use, Lamivudine therapeutic use, Nelfinavir therapeutic use, Stavudine therapeutic use
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1999
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