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1. Liberatory Literacy Practices for Black Students through a Lens of Care

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Mona Beth Zignego

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This article explores how Black teachers have used liberatory literacy practices through a lens of care when working with Black students. The prioritization of care is particularly important for Black students as they often experience a lack of care within schools due to labeling, stereotyping, and a lack of racially and culturally diverse teaching staff, curriculum, and resources. Black teachers are particularly effective in improving literacy outcomes for Black students, and this article emphasizes the importance of the care they provide in implementing culturally and historically responsive pedagogies that foster deep, meaningful learning. This article also emphasizes the funds of knowledge that Black teachers and students possess and highlights approaches that Black teachers have taken that create a warm, caring environment where Black students can thrive instead of being forced to fit into current systems that are unresponsive to Black student needs.

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2024
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2. A holistic evaluation of patients with chronic Hepatitis D virus (HDV) infection enrolled in the Italian PITER-B and delta cohort

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Loreta A. Kondili, Giuseppina Brancaccio, Maria Elena Tosti, Barbara Coco, Maria Giovanna Quaranta, Vincenzo Messina, Alessia Ciancio, Filomena Morisco, Valentina Cossiga, Ernesto Claar, Valerio Rosato, Marianna Ciarallo, Irene Cacciola, Francesca Romana Ponziani, Lucia Cerrito, Roberta Coppola, Francesco Longobardi, Elisa Biliotti, Alessia Rianda, Francesco Barbaro, Nicola Coppola, Maria Stanzione, Francesco Barchiesi, Stefano Fagiuoli, Mauro Viganò, Marco Massari, Francesco Paolo Russo, Alberto Ferrarese, Diletta Laccabue, Vito Di Marco, Pierluigi Blanc, Aldo Marrone, Giulia Morsica, Alessandro Federico, Donatella Ieluzzi, Alba Rocco, Francesco Giuseppe Foschi, Alessandro Soria, Ivana Maida, Luchino Chessa, Michele Milella, Elena Rosselli Del Turco, Salvatore Madonia, Liliana Chemello, Ivan Gentile, Pierluigi Toniutto, Matteo Bassetti, Lorenzo Surace, Leonardo Baiocchi, Adriano Pellicelli, Adriano De Santis, Massimo Puoti, Elisabetta Degasperi, Grazia Anna Niro, Anna Linda Zignego, Antonio Craxi, Giovanni Raimondo, Teresa Antonia Santantonio, Maurizia Rossana Brunetto, Giovanni Battista Gaeta, Alessio Aghemo, Chiara Baiguera, Pier Maria Battezzati, Sara Battistella, Maria Grazia Bavetta, Costanza Bertoni, Carolina Boni, Paola Brambilla, Antonella Bray, Federica Briano, Enrico Carmenini, Francesco Castelli, Luisa Cavalletto, Federica Cerini, Luciana Chidichimo, Elisa Colella, Giuliana Cologni, Silvia Como, Romina Corsini, Chiara Costa, Rosa Cotugno, Silvia Cretella, Fernando De Angelis, Pasqualina De Leo, Giovanni Di Perri, Elisabetta Falbo, Luigina Ferrigno, Ezio Fornasiere, Daniela Francisci, Pietro Gatti, Pietro Lampertico, Ilaria Lenci, Anna Licata, Alfredo Marzano, Antonio Mastroianni, Cesare Mazzaro, Monica Monti, Gerardo Nardone, Laura Ambra Nicolini, Nicola Passigato, Maria Bruna Pasticci, Piera Pierotti, Biagio Pinchera, Teresa Pollicino, Carmen Porcu, Giulia Quartini, Gabriele Rancatore, Mario Romeo, Maria Grazia Rumi, Annalisa Saracino, Ornella Schioppa, Ilaria Serio, Roberta Soffredini, Xhimi Tata, Marco Tizzani, Matteo Tonnini, Carlo Torti, Daniela Valenti, Serena Zaltron, and Alessia Zoncada

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Cohort, IFN treatment, Comorbidities, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216
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Background and Aims: We aimed to characterize the epidemiologic and comorbidities profiles of patients with chronic Hepatitis D (CHD) followed in clinical practice in Italy and explored their interferon (IFN) eligibility. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study of the PITER cohort consisting of consecutive HBsAg-positive patients from 59 centers over the period 2019-2023. Multivariable analysis was performed by logistic regression model. Results: Of 5492 HBsAg-positive enrolled patients, 4152 (75.6%) were screened for HDV, 422 (10.2%) were anti-HDV positive. Compared with HBsAg mono-infected, anti-HDV positive patients were more often younger, non-Italians, with a history of drug use, had elevated alanine transaminase (ALT), cirrhosis, or hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Compared with Italians, anti-HDV positive non-Italians were younger (42.2% age ≤ 40 years vs. 2.1%; P < 0.001), more often females (males 43.0% vs. 68.6%; P < 0.001) with less frequent cirrhosis and HCC. HDV-RNA was detected in 63.2% of anti-HDV-positive patients, who were more likely to have elevated ALT, cirrhosis, and HCC. Extrahepatic comorbidities were present in 47.4% of anti-HDV positive patients and could affect the eligibility of IFN-containing therapies in at least 53.0% of patients in care. Conclusions: CHD affects young, foreign-born patients and older Italians, of whom two-thirds had cirrhosis or HCC. Comorbidities were frequent in both Italians and non-Italians and impacted eligibility for IFN.

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2024
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3. Custodian Communities and Land Care for the Future

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Rocca, Maria Carola Morozzo della, Olivastri, Chiara, Zappia, Giulia, Zignego, Mario Ivan, Tosi, Francesca, Editor-in-Chief, Germak, Claudio, Series Editor, Zurlo, Francesco, Series Editor, Jinyi, Zhi, Series Editor, Pozzatti Amadori, Marilaine, Series Editor, Caon, Maurizio, Series Editor, and Gambardella, Claudio, editor

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2024
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4. A holistic evaluation of patients with chronic Hepatitis D virus (HDV) infection enrolled in the Italian PITER-B and delta cohort

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Aghemo, Alessio, Baiguera, Chiara, Battezzati, Pier Maria, Battistella, Sara, Bavetta, Maria Grazia, Bertoni, Costanza, Boni, Carolina, Brambilla, Paola, Bray, Antonella, Briano, Federica, Carmenini, Enrico, Castelli, Francesco, Cavalletto, Luisa, Cerini, Federica, Chidichimo, Luciana, Colella, Elisa, Cologni, Giuliana, Como, Silvia, Corsini, Romina, Costa, Chiara, Cotugno, Rosa, Cretella, Silvia, De Angelis, Fernando, De Leo, Pasqualina, Perri, Giovanni Di, Falbo, Elisabetta, Ferrigno, Luigina, Fornasiere, Ezio, Francisci, Daniela, Gatti, Pietro, Lampertico, Pietro, Lenci, Ilaria, Licata, Anna, Maida, Ivana, Marzano, Alfredo, Mastroianni, Antonio, Mazzaro, Cesare, Monti, Monica, Nardone, Gerardo, Nicolini, Laura Ambra, Passigato, Nicola, Pasticci, Maria Bruna, Pierotti, Piera, Pinchera, Biagio, Pollicino, Teresa, Porcu, Carmen, Quartini, Giulia, Rancatore, Gabriele, Romeo, Mario, Rumi, Maria Grazia, Saracino, Annalisa, Schioppa, Ornella, Serio, Ilaria, Soffredini, Roberta, Tata, Xhimi, Tizzani, Marco, Tonnini, Matteo, Torti, Carlo, Valenti, Daniela, Zaltron, Serena, Zoncada, Alessia, Kondili, Loreta A., Brancaccio, Giuseppina, Tosti, Maria Elena, Coco, Barbara, Quaranta, Maria Giovanna, Messina, Vincenzo, Ciancio, Alessia, Morisco, Filomena, Cossiga, Valentina, Claar, Ernesto, Rosato, Valerio, Ciarallo, Marianna, Cacciola, Irene, Ponziani, Francesca Romana, Cerrito, Lucia, Coppola, Roberta, Longobardi, Francesco, Biliotti, Elisa, Rianda, Alessia, Barbaro, Francesco, Coppola, Nicola, Stanzione, Maria, Barchiesi, Francesco, Fagiuoli, Stefano, Viganò, Mauro, Massari, Marco, Russo, Francesco Paolo, Ferrarese, Alberto, Laccabue, Diletta, Di Marco, Vito, Blanc, Pierluigi, Marrone, Aldo, Morsica, Giulia, Federico, Alessandro, Ieluzzi, Donatella, Rocco, Alba, Foschi, Francesco Giuseppe, Soria, Alessandro, Chessa, Luchino, Milella, Michele, Rosselli Del Turco, Elena, Madonia, Salvatore, Chemello, Liliana, Gentile, Ivan, Toniutto, Pierluigi, Bassetti, Matteo, Surace, Lorenzo, Baiocchi, Leonardo, Pellicelli, Adriano, De Santis, Adriano, Puoti, Massimo, Degasperi, Elisabetta, Niro, Grazia Anna, Zignego, Anna Linda, Craxi, Antonio, Raimondo, Giovanni, Santantonio, Teresa Antonia, Brunetto, Maurizia Rossana, and Gaeta, Giovanni Battista

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2024
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6. COVID-19 and Mixed Cryoglobulinemia Syndrome: Long-Term Survey Study on the Prevalence and Outcome, Vaccine Safety, and Immunogenicity

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Gragnani, Laura, Visentini, Marcella, Lorini, Serena, Santini, Stefano Angelo, Lauletta, Gianfranco, Mazzaro, Cesare, Urraro, Teresa, Quartuccio, Luca, Cacciapaglia, Fabio, Ruscitti, Piero, Tavoni, Antonio, Marri, Silvia, Cusano, Giuseppina, Petraccia, Luisa, Naclerio, Caterina, Treppo, Elena, del Frate, Giulia, Di Cola, Ilenia, Raimondo, Vincenzo, Scorpiniti, Daniela, Monti, Monica, Puccetti, Lorenzo, Elia, Giusy, Fallahi, Poupak, Basili, Stefania, Scarpato, Salvatore, Iannone, Florenzo, Casato, Milvia, Antonelli, Alessandro, Zignego, Anna Linda, and Ferri, Clodoveo

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2023
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7. Impact of COVID-19 and vaccination campaign on 1,755 systemic sclerosis patients during first three years of pandemic. Possible risks for individuals with impaired immunoreactivity to vaccine, ongoing immunomodulating treatments, and disease-related lung involvement during the next pandemic phase

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Clodoveo Ferri, Vincenzo Raimondo, Dilia Giuggioli, Laura Gragnani, Serena Lorini, Lorenzo Dagna, Silvia Laura Bosello, Rosario Foti, Valeria Riccieri, Serena Guiducci, Giovanna Cuomo, Antonio Tavoni, Rossella De Angelis, Fabio Cacciapaglia, Elisabetta Zanatta, Franco Cozzi, Giuseppe Murdaca, Ilaria Cavazzana, Nicoletta Romeo, Veronica Codullo, Roberta Pellegrini, Giuseppe Varcasia, Maria De Santis, Carlo Selmi, Giuseppina Abignano, Maurizio Caminiti, Massimo L'Andolina, Domenico Olivo, Ennio Lubrano, Amelia Spinella, Federica Lumetti, Giacomo De Luca, Piero Ruscitti, Teresa Urraro, Marcella Visentini, Silvia Bellando-Randone, Elisa Visalli, Davide Testa, Gabriella Sciascia, Francesco Masini, Greta Pellegrino, Francesca Saccon, Eugenia Balestri, Giusy Elia, Silvia Martina Ferrari, Antonio Tonutti, Francesca Dall’Ara, Giuseppa Pagano Mariano, Giorgio Pettiti, Giovanni Zanframundo, Raffaele Brittelli, Vincenzo Aiello, Ylenia Dal Bosco, Roberta Foti, Ilenia Di Cola, Daniela Scorpiniti, Enrico Fusaro, Tommaso Ferrari, Pietro Gigliotti, Corrado Campochiaro, Francesca Francioso, Carlo Iandoli, Virginia Caira, Anna Linda Zignego, Salvatore D'Angelo, Franco Franceschini, Marco Matucci-Cerinic, Roberto Giacomelli, Andrea Doria, Stefano Angelo Santini, Poupak Fallahi, Florenzo Iannone, and Alessandro Antonelli

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COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, Systemic sclerosis, Scleroderma, Interstitial lung disease, COVID-19 vaccine, Immunologic diseases. Allergy, RC581-607
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Introduction: The impact of COVID-19 pandemic represents a serious challenge for ‘frail’ patients' populations with inflammatory autoimmune systemic diseases such as systemic sclerosis (SSc). We investigated the prevalence and severity of COVID-19, as well the effects of COVID-19 vaccination campaign in a large series of SSc patients followed for the entire period (first 38 months) of pandemic. Patients and method: This prospective survey study included 1755 unselected SSc patients (186 M, 1,569F; mean age 58.7 ± 13.4SD years, mean disease duration 8.8 ± 7.3SD years) recruited in part by telephone survey at 37 referral centers from February 2020 to April 2023. The following parameters were carefully evaluated: i. demographic, clinical, serological, and therapeutical features; ii. prevalence and severity of COVID-19; and iii. safety, immunogenicity, and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines. Results: The prevalence of COVID-19 recorded during the whole pandemic was significantly higher compared to Italian general population (47.3 % vs 43.3 %, p

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2023
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8. Impact of COVID-19 and vaccination campaign on 1,755 systemic sclerosis patients during first three years of pandemic. Possible risks for individuals with impaired immunoreactivity to vaccine, ongoing immunomodulating treatments, and disease-related lung involvement during the next pandemic phase

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Ferri, Clodoveo, Raimondo, Vincenzo, Giuggioli, Dilia, Gragnani, Laura, Lorini, Serena, Dagna, Lorenzo, Bosello, Silvia Laura, Foti, Rosario, Riccieri, Valeria, Guiducci, Serena, Cuomo, Giovanna, Tavoni, Antonio, De Angelis, Rossella, Cacciapaglia, Fabio, Zanatta, Elisabetta, Cozzi, Franco, Murdaca, Giuseppe, Cavazzana, Ilaria, Romeo, Nicoletta, Codullo, Veronica, Pellegrini, Roberta, Varcasia, Giuseppe, De Santis, Maria, Selmi, Carlo, Abignano, Giuseppina, Caminiti, Maurizio, L'Andolina, Massimo, Olivo, Domenico, Lubrano, Ennio, Spinella, Amelia, Lumetti, Federica, De Luca, Giacomo, Ruscitti, Piero, Urraro, Teresa, Visentini, Marcella, Bellando-Randone, Silvia, Visalli, Elisa, Testa, Davide, Sciascia, Gabriella, Masini, Francesco, Pellegrino, Greta, Saccon, Francesca, Balestri, Eugenia, Elia, Giusy, Ferrari, Silvia Martina, Tonutti, Antonio, Dall’Ara, Francesca, Pagano Mariano, Giuseppa, Pettiti, Giorgio, Zanframundo, Giovanni, Brittelli, Raffaele, Aiello, Vincenzo, Dal Bosco, Ylenia, Foti, Roberta, Di Cola, Ilenia, Scorpiniti, Daniela, Fusaro, Enrico, Ferrari, Tommaso, Gigliotti, Pietro, Campochiaro, Corrado, Francioso, Francesca, Iandoli, Carlo, Caira, Virginia, Zignego, Anna Linda, D'Angelo, Salvatore, Franceschini, Franco, Matucci-Cerinic, Marco, Giacomelli, Roberto, Doria, Andrea, Santini, Stefano Angelo, Fallahi, Poupak, Iannone, Florenzo, and Antonelli, Alessandro

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2023
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9. Trends in chronic hepatitis B virus infection in Italy over a 10-year period: Clues from the nationwide PITER and MASTER cohorts toward elimination

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Giuseppina Brancaccio, Barbara Coco, Alessandra Nardi, Maria Giovanna Quaranta, Maria Elena Tosti, Luigina Ferrigno, Irene Cacciola, Vincenzo Messina, Luchino Chessa, Filomena Morisco, Michele Milella, Francesco Barbaro, Alessia Ciancio, Francesco Paolo Russo, Nicola Coppola, Pierluigi Blanc, Ernesto Claar, Gabriella Verucchi, Massimo Puoti, Anna Linda Zignego, Liliana Chemello, Salvatore Madonia, Stefano Fagiuoli, Alfredo Marzano, Carlo Ferrari, Pietro Lampertico, Vito Di Marco, Antonio Craxì, Teresa Antonia Santantonio, Giovanni Raimondo, Maurizia R. Brunetto, Giovanni Battista Gaeta, Loreta A. Kondili, Luisa Pasulo, Carmine Coppola, Federica Pisano, Mariarosaria Romano, Carmen Porcu, Irene Francesca Bottalico, Valentina Cossiga, Xhimi Tata, Caterina Sagnelli, Piera Pierotti, Elisabetta Degasperi, Valerio Rosato, Lorenzo Badia, Dontella Ieluzzi, Monica Monti, Maria Grazia Bavetta, Luisa Cavalletto, Pierluigi Toniutto, Ezio Fornasiere, Antonio Colecchia, Alberto Ferrarese, Gerardo Nardone, Alba Rocco, Mauro Viganò, Francesco Giuseppe Foschi, Fabio Conti, Giulia Morsica, Stefania Salpietro, Carlo Torti, Chiara Costa, Alessandro Federico, Marcello Dallio, Alessia Giorgini, Marco Anselmo, Pasqualina De Leo, Serena Zaltron, Anna Cambianica, Fabio Piscaglia, Ilaria Serio, Simona Schivazappa, Antonio Mastroianni, Luciana Chidichimo, Marco Massari, Cesare Mazzaro, Aldo Marrone, Francesca Maria D'Amore, Gianpiero D'Offizi, Anna Licata, Grazia Anna Niro, Teresa Pollicino, and Alessio Aghemo

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Hepatitis B, Chronic, Hepatitis Delta, Epidemiology, Migrants, Hepatitis control, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216
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Objectives: The study measures trends in the profile of patients with chronic hepatitis B virus linked to care in Italy. Methods: A cross-sectional, multicenter, observational cohort (PITER cohort) of consecutive patients with hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) over the period 2019-2021 from 46 centers was evaluated. The reference was the MASTER cohort collected over the years 2012-2015. Standard statistical methods were used. Results: The PITER cohort enrolled 4583 patients, of whom 21.8% were non-Italian natives. Compared with those in MASTER, the patients were older and more often female. The prevalence of hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg) declined (7.2% vs 12.3; P

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2023
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10. Management of mixed cryoglobulinemia with rituximab: evidence and consensus-based recommendations from the Italian Study Group of Cryoglobulinemia (GISC)

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Quartuccio, Luca, Bortoluzzi, Alessandra, Scirè, Carlo Alberto, Marangoni, Antonio, Del Frate, Giulia, Treppo, Elena, Castelnovo, Laura, Saccardo, Francesco, Zani, Roberta, Candela, Marco, Fraticelli, Paolo, Mazzaro, Cesare, Renoldi, Piero, Scaini, Patrizia, Filippini, Davide Antonio, Visentini, Marcella, Scarpato, Salvatore, Giuggioli, Dilia, Mascia, Maria Teresa, Sebastiani, Marco, Zignego, Anna Linda, Lauletta, Gianfranco, Fiorilli, Massimo, Casato, Milvia, Ferri, Clodoveo, Pietrogrande, Maurizio, Pioltelli, Pietro Enrico, De Vita, Salvatore, Monti, Giuseppe, and Galli, Massimo

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2023
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11. Reduction of the Risk of Hepatocellular Carcinoma over Time Using Direct-Acting Antivirals: A Propensity Score Analysis of a Real-Life Cohort (PITER HCV)

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Maria Giovanna Quaranta, Luisa Cavalletto, Francesco Paolo Russo, Vincenza Calvaruso, Luigina Ferrigno, Alberto Zanetto, Benedetta Mattioli, Roberta D’Ambrosio, Valentina Panetta, Giuseppina Brancaccio, Giovanni Raimondo, Maurizia Rossana Brunetto, Anna Linda Zignego, Carmine Coppola, Andrea Iannone, Elisa Biliotti, Elena Rosselli Del Turco, Marco Massari, Anna Licata, Francesco Barbaro, Marcello Persico, Filomena Morisco, Maurizio Pompili, Federica Cerini, Massimo Puoti, Teresa Santantonio, Antonio Craxì, Loreta A. Kondili, Liliana Chemello, and on behalf of PITER Collaborating Investigators

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hepatocellular carcinoma, hepatitis C virus, direct-acting antiviral, sustained virological response, real-life cohort, Microbiology, QR1-502
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The treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) with direct-acting antivirals (DAA) leads to high sustained virological response (SVR) rates, but hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) risk persists in people with advanced liver disease even after SVR. We weighted the HCC risk in people with cirrhosis achieving HCV eradication through DAA treatment and compared it with untreated participants in the multicenter prospective Italian Platform for the Study of Viral Hepatitis Therapies (PITER) cohort. Propensity matching with inverse probability weighting was used to compare DAA-treated and untreated HCV-infected participants with liver cirrhosis. Kaplan–Meier analysis and competing risk regression analysis were performed. Within the first 36 months, 30 de novo HCC cases occurred in the untreated group (n = 307), with a weighted incidence rate of 0.34% (95%CI: 0.23–0.52%), compared to 63 cases among SVR patients (n = 1111), with an incidence rate of 0.20% (95%CI: 0.16–0.26%). The 12-, 24-, and 36-month HCC weighted cumulative incidence rates were 6.7%, 8.4%, and 10.0% in untreated cases and 2.3%, 4.5%, and 7.0% in the SVR group. Considering death or liver transplantation as competing events, the untreated group showed a 64% higher risk of HCC incidence compared to SVR patients (SubHR 1.64, 95%CI: 1.02–2.62). Other variables independently associated with the HCC occurrence were male sex, increasing age, current alcohol use, HCV genotype 3, platelet count ≤ 120,000/µL, and albumin ≤ 3.5 g/dL. In real-life practice, the high efficacy of DAA in achieving SVR is translated into high effectiveness in reducing the HCC incidence risk.

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2024
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12. Trends in chronic hepatitis B virus infection in Italy over a 10-year period: Clues from the nationwide PITER and MASTER cohorts toward elimination

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Pasulo, Luisa, Coppola, Carmine, Pisano, Federica, Romano, Mariarosaria, Porcu, Carmen, Bottalico, Irene Francesca, Cossiga, Valentina, Tata, Xhimi, Sagnelli, Caterina, Pierotti, Piera, Degasperi, Elisabetta, Rosato, Valerio, Badia, Lorenzo, Ieluzzi, Dontella, Monti, Monica, Bavetta, Maria Grazia, Cavalletto, Luisa, Toniutto, Pierluigi, Fornasiere, Ezio, Colecchia, Antonio, Ferrarese, Alberto, Nardone, Gerardo, Rocco, Alba, Viganò, Mauro, Foschi, Francesco Giuseppe, Conti, Fabio, Morsica, Giulia, Salpietro, Stefania, Torti, Carlo, Costa, Chiara, Federico, Alessandro, Dallio, Marcello, Giorgini, Alessia, Anselmo, Marco, De Leo, Pasqualina, Zaltron, Serena, Cambianica, Anna, Piscaglia, Fabio, Serio, Ilaria, Schivazappa, Simona, Mastroianni, Antonio, Chidichimo, Luciana, Massari, Marco, Mazzaro, Cesare, Marrone, Aldo, D'Amore, Francesca Maria, D'Offizi, Gianpiero, Licata, Anna, Niro, Grazia Anna, Pollicino, Teresa, Aghemo, Alessio, Brancaccio, Giuseppina, Coco, Barbara, Nardi, Alessandra, Quaranta, Maria Giovanna, Tosti, Maria Elena, Ferrigno, Luigina, Cacciola, Irene, Messina, Vincenzo, Chessa, Luchino, Morisco, Filomena, Milella, Michele, Barbaro, Francesco, Ciancio, Alessia, Russo, Francesco Paolo, Coppola, Nicola, Blanc, Pierluigi, Claar, Ernesto, Verucchi, Gabriella, Puoti, Massimo, Zignego, Anna Linda, Chemello, Liliana, Madonia, Salvatore, Fagiuoli, Stefano, Marzano, Alfredo, Ferrari, Carlo, Lampertico, Pietro, Di Marco, Vito, Craxì, Antonio, Santantonio, Teresa Antonia, Raimondo, Giovanni, Brunetto, Maurizia R., Gaeta, Giovanni Battista, and Kondili, Loreta A.

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2023
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13. WED-467-YI HBV and HCV screening and linkage-to-care in vulnerable people permanently or temporarily living in Tuscany

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Monti, Monica, primary, Caruso, Teresita, additional, Castellaccio, Alice, additional, Carraresi, Laura, additional, Brunetti, Renato, additional, Bonelli, Sara Irene, additional, Aquilini, Donatella, additional, Nerli, Alessandro, additional, Lorefice, Elisabetta, additional, Blanc, Pierluigi, additional, Cipriani, Francesco, additional, Zignego, Anna Linda, additional, and Gragnani, Laura, additional

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2024
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14. Inhibition of early response genes prevents changes in global joint metabolomic profiles in mouse post-traumatic osteoarthritis

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Haudenschild, DR, Carlson, AK, Zignego, DL, Yik, JHN, Hilmer, JK, and June, RK

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Medical Biochemistry and Metabolomics, Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Physical Injury - Accidents and Adverse Effects, Genetics, Arthritis, Prevention, 2.1 Biological and endogenous factors, Aetiology, Musculoskeletal, Animals, Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries, Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 9, Flavonoids, Joints, Male, Metabolomics, Mice, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Osteoarthritis, Piperidines, Transcriptome, Joint injury, Post-traumatic osteoarthritis, Cdk9, Primary response gene transcription, Biomedical Engineering, Clinical Sciences, Human Movement and Sports Sciences, Arthritis & Rheumatology, Clinical sciences, Sports science and exercise
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ObjectiveAlthough joint injury itself damages joint tissues, a substantial amount of secondary damage is mediated by the cellular responses to the injury. Cellular responses include the production and activation of proteases (MMPs, ADAMTSs, Cathepsins), and the production of inflammatory cytokines. The trajectory of cellular responses is driven by the transcriptional activation of early response genes, which requires Cdk9-dependent RNA Polymerase II phosphorylation. Our objective was to determine whether inhibition of cdk9-dependent early response gene activation affects changes in the joint metabolome.DesignTo model post-traumatic osteoarthritis, we subjected mice to non-invasive Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL)-rupture joint injury. Following injury, mice were treated with flavopiridol - a potent and selective inhibitor of Cdk9 kinase activity - to inhibit Cdk9-dependent transcriptional activation, or vehicle control. Global joint metabolomics were analyzed 1 h after injury.ResultsWe found that injury induced metabolomic changes, including increases in Vitamin D3 metabolism, anandamide, and others. Inhibition of primary response gene activation immediately after injury largely prevented the global changes in the metabolomics profiles. Cluster analysis of joint metabolomes identified groups of injury-induced and drug-responsive metabolites.ConclusionsMetabolomic profiling provides an instantaneous snapshot of biochemical activity representing cellular responses. We identified two sets of metabolites that change acutely after joint injury: those that require transcription of primary response genes, and those that do not. These data demonstrate the potential for inhibition of early response genes to alter the trajectory of cell-mediated degenerative changes following joint injury, which may offer novel targets for cell-mediated secondary joint damage.

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2019

17. Clinical features and comorbidity pattern of HCV infected migrants compared to native patients in care in Italy: A real-life evaluation of the PITER cohort

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Mazzaro, Cesare, Bertola, Manuela, Schioppa, Ornella, Benedetti, Antonio, Schiadà, Laura, Cucco, Monica, Giacometti, Andrea, Brescini, Laura, Castelletti, Sefora, Fiorentini, Alessandro, Angarano, Gioacchino, Milella, Michele, Di Leo, Alfredo, Rendina, Maria, D'abramo, Fulvio Salvatore, Lillo, Chiara, Iannone, Andrea, Piazzolla, Mariano, Verucchi, Gabriella, Badia, Lorenzo, Piscaglia, Fabio, Benevento, Francesca, Serio, Ilaria, Castelli, Francesco, Zaltron, Serena, Spinetti, Angiola, Odolini, Silvia, Bruno, Raffaele, Mondelli, Mario, Chessa, Luchino, Loi, Martina, Torti, Carlo, Costa, Chiara, Mazzitelli, Maria, Pisani, Vincenzo, Scaglione, Vincenzo, Trecarichi, Enrico Maria, Zignego, Anna Linda, Monti, Monica, Madia, Francesco, Blanc, Pier Luigi, Attala, Letizia, Pierotti, Piera, Salomoni, Elena, Mariabelli, Elisa, Santantonio, Teresa Antonia, Bruno, Serena Rita, Cela, Ester Marina, Bassetti, Matteo, Mazzarello, Giovanni, Alessandrini, Anna Ida, Di Biagio, Antonio, Nicolini, Laura Ambra, Raimondo, Giovanni, Filomia, Roberto, Aghemo, Alessio, Meli, Rossella, Lazzarin, Adriano, Morsica, Giulia, Salpietro, Stefania, Galli, Massimo, Fracanzani, Anna Ludovica, Fatta, Erika, Lombardi, Rosa, Lampertico, Pietro, Borghi, Marta, D'ambrosio, Roberta, Degasperi, Elisabetta, Puoti, Massimo, Baiguera, Chiara, D'amico, Federico, Vinci, Maria, Rumi, Maria Grazia, Zuin, Massimo, Giorgini, Alessia, Zermiani, Paola, Andreone, Pietro, Caraceni, Paolo, Margotti, Marzia, Guarneri, Valeria, Villa, Erica, Bernabucci, Veronica, Bristot, Laura, Paradiso, Maria Luisa, Migliorino, Guglielmo, Beretta, Ilaria, Gambaro, Alessandra, Lapadula, Giuseppe, Spolti, Anna, Soria, Alessandro, Invernizzi, Pietro, Ciaccio, Antonio, LucÀ, Martina, Malinverno, Federica, Ratti, Laura, Coppola, Carmine, Amoruso, Daniela Caterina, Pisano, Federica, Scarano, Ferdinando, Staiano, Laura, Morisco, Filomena, Cossiga, Valentina, Gentile, Ivan, Buonomo, Antonio Riccardo, Foggia, Maria, Zappulo, Emanuela, Federico, Alessandro, Dallio, Marcello, Coppola, Nicola, Sagnelli, Caterina, Martini, Salvatore, Monari, Caterina, Nardone, Gerardo, Sgamato, Costantino, Chemello, Liliana, Cavalletto, Luisa, Sterrantino, Daniela, Russo, Francesco Paolo, Zanetto, Alberto, Zanaga, Paola, Barbaro, Francesco, Brancaccio, Giuseppina, Craxì, Antonio, Petta, Salvatore, Calvaruso, Vincenza, Crapanzano, Luciano, Madonia, Salvatore, Cannizzaro, Marco, Bruno, Erica Maria, Licata, Anna, Amodeo, Simona, Capitano, Adele Rosaria, Ferrari, Carlo, Laccabue, Diletta, Negri, Elisa, Orlandini, Alessandra, Pesci, Marco, Gulminetti, Roberto, Pagnucco, Layla, Parruti, Giustino, Di Stefano, Paola, Brunetto, Maurizia Rossana, Coco, Barbara, Massari, Marco, Corsini, Romina, Garlassi, Elisa, Andreoni, Massimo, Teti, Elisabetta, Cerva, Carlotta, Baiocchi, Lorenzo, Tata, Xhimi, Grassi, Giuseppe, Gasbarrini, Antonio, Pompili, Maurizio, De Siena, Martina, Taliani, Gloria, Biliotti, Elisa, Spaziante, Martina, Persico, Marcello, Masarone, Mario, Aglitti, Andrea, Calvanese, Gemma, Anselmo, Marco, De Leo, Pasqualina, Marturano, Monica, Saracco, Giorgio Maria, Ciancio, Alessia, Ieluzzi, Donatella, Quaranta, Maria Giovanna, Ferrigno, Luigina, D'Angelo, Franca, Saracino, Annalisa, and Kondili, Loeta A.

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2021
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18. A holistic evaluation of patients with chronic Hepatitis D virus (HDV) infection enrolled in the Italian PITER-B and Delta cohort

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Kondili, Loreta A., primary, Brancaccio, Giuseppina, additional, Tosti, Maria Elena, additional, Coco, Barbara, additional, Quaranta, Maria Giovanna, additional, Messina, Vincenzo, additional, Ciancio, Alessia, additional, Morisco, Filomena, additional, Cossiga, Valentina, additional, Claar, Ernesto, additional, Rosato, Valerio, additional, Ciarallo, Marianna, additional, Cacciola, Irene, additional, Ponziani, Francesca Romana, additional, Cerrito, Lucia, additional, Coppola, Roberta, additional, Longobardi, Francesco, additional, Biliotti, Elisa, additional, Rianda, Alessia, additional, Barbaro, Francesco, additional, Coppola, Nicola, additional, Stanzione, Maria, additional, Barchiesi, Francesco, additional, Fagiuoli, Stefano, additional, Viganò, Mauro, additional, Massari, Marco, additional, Russo, Francesco Paolo, additional, Ferrarese, Alberto, additional, Laccabue, Diletta, additional, Marco, Vito Di, additional, Blanc, Pierluigi, additional, Marrone, Aldo, additional, Morsica, Giulia, additional, Federico, Alessandro, additional, Ieluzzi, Donatella, additional, Rocco, Alba, additional, Foschi, Francesco Giuseppe, additional, Soria, Alessandro, additional, Maida, Ivana, additional, Chessa, Luchino, additional, Milella, Michele, additional, Turco, Elena Rosselli del, additional, Madonia, Salvatore, additional, Chemello, Liliana, additional, Gentile, Ivan, additional, Toniutto, Pierluigi, additional, Bassetti, Matteo, additional, Surace, Lorenzo, additional, Baiocchi, Leonardo, additional, Pellicelli, Adriano, additional, De Santis, Adriano, additional, Puoti, Massimo, additional, Degasperi, Elisabetta, additional, Niro, Grazia Anna, additional, Zignego, Anna Linda, additional, Craxi, Antonio, additional, Raimondo, Giovanni, additional, Santantonio, Teresa Antonia, additional, Brunetto, Maurizia Rossana, additional, Gaeta, Giovanni Battista, additional, and Investigators, on behalf of PITER Collaborating, additional

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2024
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21. Correction to: Management of mixed cryoglobulinemia with rituximab: evidence and consensus-based recommendations from the Italian Study Group of Cryoglobulinemia (GISC)

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Quartuccio, Luca, Bortoluzzi, Alessandra, Scirè, Carlo Alberto, Marangoni, Antonio, Del Frate, Giulia, Treppo, Elena, Castelnovo, Laura, Saccardo, Francesco, Zani, Roberta, Candela, Marco, Fraticelli, Paolo, Mazzaro, Cesare, Renoldi, Piero, Scaini, Patrizia, Filippini, Davide Antonio, Visentini, Marcella, Scarpato, Salvatore, Giuggioli, Dilia, Mascia, Maria Teresa, Sebastiani, Marco, Zignego, Anna Linda, Lauletta, Gianfranco, Fiorilli, Massimo, Casato, Milvia, Ferri, Clodoveo, Pietrogrande, Maurizio, Pioltelli, Pietro Enrico, De Vita, Salvatore, Monti, Giuseppe, and Galli, Massimo

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2023
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22. Effectiveness and safety of glecaprevir/pibrentasvir in chronic hepatitis C patients: Results of the Italian cohort of a post-marketing observational study

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Aghemo, Alessio, Alberti, Alfredo, Andreone, Pietro, Angelico, Mario, Brunetto, Maurizia Rossana, Chessa, Luchino, Ciancio, Alessia, Craxì, Antonio, Gaeta, Giovanni Battista, Galli, Massimo, Gasbarrini, Antonio, Giorgini, Alessia, Grilli, Elisabetta, Lampertico, Pietro, Lichtner, Miriam, Milella, Michele, Morisco, Filomena, Persico, Marcello, Pirisi, Mario, Puoti, Massimo, Raimondo, Giovanni, Romano, Antonietta, Russello, Maurizio, Sangiovanni, Vincenzo, Schiavini, Monica, Serviddio, Gaetano, Villa, Erica, Vinci, Maria, De Michina, Antonella, Gallinaro, Valentina, Gualberti, Giuliana, Roscini, Antonio Saverio, and Zignego, Anna Linda

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2021
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24. Safety and effectiveness of biosimilar of Rituximab CT-P10 in the treatment of cryoglobulinemic vasculitis: the MARBLe study (Mixed cryoglobulinemiA Rituximab BiosimiLar)

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Vacchi, Caterina, Visentini, Marcella, Gragnani, Laura, Fraticelli, Paolo, Tavoni, Antonio, Filippini, Davide, Saccardo, Francesco, Lauletta, Gianfranco, Colantuono, Stefania, Atzeni, Fabiola, Pioltelli, Pietro, Manfredi, Andreina, Casato, Milvia, Zignego, Anna Linda, Monti, Giuseppe, Pietrogrande, Maurizio, Galli, Massimo, and Sebastiani, Marco

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2021
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25. COVID-19 vaccine immunogenicity in 16 patients with autoimmune systemic diseases. Lack of both humoral and cellular response to booster dose and ongoing disease modifying therapies

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Laura Gragnani, Marcella Visentini, Serena Lorini, Francesca La Gualana, Stefano Angelo Santini, Fabio Cacciapaglia, Antonio Tavoni, Giovanna Cuomo, Poupak Fallahi, Florenzo Iannone, Alessandro Antonelli, Milvia Casato, Anna Linda Zignego, and Clodoveo Ferri

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Autoimmune systemic diseases, COVID-19 vaccine, Booster dose, Humoral response, T-cell response, Immunologic diseases. Allergy, RC581-607
Abstract

Background: Patients with autoimmune systemic diseases (ASDs) represent a frail population during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The vaccination is the major preventive measure; however, a significant number of ASD patients show an impaired production of anti-COVID-19 neutralizing antibodies (NAb), possibly counterbalanced by adequate T-cell response. The present study aimed at evaluating both humoral and cellular response to COVID-19 vaccine booster dose in this particular setting. Patients and methods: Serum NAb titer and T-cell response (measuring interferon gamma –IFN–γ- release) were evaluated 3 weeks after the COVID-19 vaccine booster dose, in 17 patients (12 F, mean age 68.8 ± 15.3 SD yrs) with different ASDs, compared to 17 healthy controls (HCs). Results: The analysis excluded one patient reporting symptoms of COVID-19 only after the immunogenicity tests had been performed.The NAb levels were significantly lower in ASD compared to HCs (p

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2022
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30. Profiling the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma after long-term HCV eradication in patients with liver cirrhosis in the PITER cohort

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Kondili, L, Quaranta, M, Cavalletto, L, Calvaruso, V, Ferrigno, L, D'Ambrosio, R, Simonelli, I, Brancaccio, G, Raimondo, G, Brunetto, M, Zignego, A, Coppola, C, Iannone, A, Biliotti, E, Verucchi, G, Massari, M, Licata, A, Barbaro, F, Persico, M, Russo, F, Morisco, F, Pompili, M, Vigano, M, Puoti, M, Santantonio, T, Villa, E, Craxi, A, Chemello, L, Panetta, V, Gaeta, G, Filomia, R, Coco, B, Monti, M, Amoruso, D, Madonia, S, Ieluzzi, D, Taliani, G, Badia, L, Migliorino, G, Giorgini, A, Masarone, M, Blanc, P, Cossiga, V, De Siena, M, Tata, X, Rumi, M, Chessa, L, Lampertico, P, Ferrari, C, Gentile, I, Parruti, G, Baiocchi, L, Ciancio, A, Invernizzi, P, Federico, A, Torti, C, Morsica, G, Andreone, P, Aghemo, A, Popoli, P, Vella, S, Kondili L. A., Quaranta M. G., Cavalletto L., Calvaruso V., Ferrigno L., D'Ambrosio R., Simonelli I., Brancaccio G., Raimondo G., Brunetto M. R., Zignego A. L., Coppola C., Iannone A., Biliotti E., Verucchi G., Massari M., Licata A., Barbaro F., Persico M., Russo F. P., Morisco F., Pompili M., Vigano M., Puoti M., Santantonio T., Villa E., Craxi A., Chemello L., Panetta V., Gaeta G. B., Filomia R., Coco B., Monti M., Amoruso D. C., Madonia S., Ieluzzi D., Taliani G., Badia L., Migliorino G. M., Giorgini A., Masarone M., Blanc P., Cossiga V., De Siena M., Tata X., Rumi M. G., Chessa L., Lampertico P., Ferrari C., Gentile I., Parruti G., Baiocchi L., Ciancio A., Invernizzi P., Federico A., Torti C., Morsica G., Andreone P., Aghemo A., Popoli P., Vella S., Kondili, L, Quaranta, M, Cavalletto, L, Calvaruso, V, Ferrigno, L, D'Ambrosio, R, Simonelli, I, Brancaccio, G, Raimondo, G, Brunetto, M, Zignego, A, Coppola, C, Iannone, A, Biliotti, E, Verucchi, G, Massari, M, Licata, A, Barbaro, F, Persico, M, Russo, F, Morisco, F, Pompili, M, Vigano, M, Puoti, M, Santantonio, T, Villa, E, Craxi, A, Chemello, L, Panetta, V, Gaeta, G, Filomia, R, Coco, B, Monti, M, Amoruso, D, Madonia, S, Ieluzzi, D, Taliani, G, Badia, L, Migliorino, G, Giorgini, A, Masarone, M, Blanc, P, Cossiga, V, De Siena, M, Tata, X, Rumi, M, Chessa, L, Lampertico, P, Ferrari, C, Gentile, I, Parruti, G, Baiocchi, L, Ciancio, A, Invernizzi, P, Federico, A, Torti, C, Morsica, G, Andreone, P, Aghemo, A, Popoli, P, Vella, S, Kondili L. A., Quaranta M. G., Cavalletto L., Calvaruso V., Ferrigno L., D'Ambrosio R., Simonelli I., Brancaccio G., Raimondo G., Brunetto M. R., Zignego A. L., Coppola C., Iannone A., Biliotti E., Verucchi G., Massari M., Licata A., Barbaro F., Persico M., Russo F. P., Morisco F., Pompili M., Vigano M., Puoti M., Santantonio T., Villa E., Craxi A., Chemello L., Panetta V., Gaeta G. B., Filomia R., Coco B., Monti M., Amoruso D. C., Madonia S., Ieluzzi D., Taliani G., Badia L., Migliorino G. M., Giorgini A., Masarone M., Blanc P., Cossiga V., De Siena M., Tata X., Rumi M. G., Chessa L., Lampertico P., Ferrari C., Gentile I., Parruti G., Baiocchi L., Ciancio A., Invernizzi P., Federico A., Torti C., Morsica G., Andreone P., Aghemo A., Popoli P., and Vella S.

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Background and aims: Severe liver disease markers assessed before HCV eradication are acknowledged to usually improve after the SVR. We prospectively evaluated, in the PITER cohort, the long-term HCC risk profile based on predictors monitored after HCV eradication by direct-acting antivirals in patients with cirrhosis. Methods: HCC occurrence was evaluated by Kaplan-Meier analysis. Cox regression analysis identified the post-treatment variables associated with de-novo HCC; their predictive power was presented in a nomogram. Results: After the end of therapy (median follow-up:28.47 months), among 2064 SVR patients, 119 (5.8%) developed de-novo HCC. The HCC incidence was 1.90%, 4.21%, 6.47% at 12-, 24- and 36-months from end-of-therapy, respectively (incidence rate 2.45/100 person-years). Age, genotype 3, diabetes, platelets (PLT)≤120,000/µl and albumin ≤3.5g/dl levels were identified as pre-treatment HCC independent predictors. Adjusting for age, the post-treatment PLT≤120,000/µl (AdjHR 1.92; 95%CI:1.06-3.45) and albumin≤3.5g/dl (AdjHR 4.38; 95%CI 2.48-7.75) values were independently associated with HCC occurrence. Two different risk profiles were identified by combining long-term post-therapy evaluation of PLT ≤ vs. >120,000/µl and albumin ≤ vs. >3.5g/dl showing a significant different HCC incidence rate of 1.35 vs. 3.77/100 p-y, respectively. Conclusions: The nomogram score based on age, PLT and albumin levels after SVR showed an accurate prediction capability and may support the customizing management for early HCC detection.

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2023

31. Management of mixed cryoglobulinemia with rituximab: evidence and consensus-based recommendations from the Italian Study Group of Cryoglobulinemia (GISC)

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Quartuccio, L, Bortoluzzi, A, Scire, C, Marangoni, A, Del Frate, G, Treppo, E, Castelnovo, L, Saccardo, F, Zani, R, Candela, M, Fraticelli, P, Mazzaro, C, Renoldi, P, Scaini, P, Filippini, D, Visentini, M, Scarpato, S, Giuggioli, D, Mascia, M, Sebastiani, M, Zignego, A, Lauletta, G, Fiorilli, M, Casato, M, Ferri, C, Pietrogrande, M, Pioltelli, P, De Vita, S, Monti, G, Galli, M, Quartuccio L., Bortoluzzi A., Scire C. A., Marangoni A., Del Frate G., Treppo E., Castelnovo L., Saccardo F., Zani R., Candela M., Fraticelli P., Mazzaro C., Renoldi P., Scaini P., Filippini D. A., Visentini M., Scarpato S., Giuggioli D., Mascia M. T., Sebastiani M., Zignego A. L., Lauletta G., Fiorilli M., Casato M., Ferri C., Pietrogrande M., Pioltelli P. E., De Vita S., Monti G., Galli M., Quartuccio, L, Bortoluzzi, A, Scire, C, Marangoni, A, Del Frate, G, Treppo, E, Castelnovo, L, Saccardo, F, Zani, R, Candela, M, Fraticelli, P, Mazzaro, C, Renoldi, P, Scaini, P, Filippini, D, Visentini, M, Scarpato, S, Giuggioli, D, Mascia, M, Sebastiani, M, Zignego, A, Lauletta, G, Fiorilli, M, Casato, M, Ferri, C, Pietrogrande, M, Pioltelli, P, De Vita, S, Monti, G, Galli, M, Quartuccio L., Bortoluzzi A., Scire C. A., Marangoni A., Del Frate G., Treppo E., Castelnovo L., Saccardo F., Zani R., Candela M., Fraticelli P., Mazzaro C., Renoldi P., Scaini P., Filippini D. A., Visentini M., Scarpato S., Giuggioli D., Mascia M. T., Sebastiani M., Zignego A. L., Lauletta G., Fiorilli M., Casato M., Ferri C., Pietrogrande M., Pioltelli P. E., De Vita S., Monti G., and Galli M.

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Cryoglobulinemic vasculitis (CV) or mixed cryoglobulinemic syndrome (MCS) is a systemic small-vessel vasculitis characterized by the proliferation of B-cell clones producing pathogenic immune complexes, called cryoglobulins. It is often secondary to hepatitis C virus (HCV), autoimmune diseases, and hematological malignancies. CV usually has a mild benign clinical course, but severe organ damage and life-threatening manifestations can occur. Recently, evidence in favor of rituximab (RTX), an anti-CD 20 monoclonal antibody, is emerging in CV: nevertheless, questions upon the safety of this therapeutic approach, especially in HCV patients, are still being issued and universally accepted recommendations that can help physicians in MCS treatment are lacking. A Consensus Committee provided a prioritized list of research questions to perform a systematic literature review (SLR). A search was made in Medline, Embase, and Cochrane library, updated to August 2021. Of 1227 article abstracts evaluated, 27 studies were included in the SLR, of which one SLR, 4 RCTs, and 22 observational studies. Seventeen recommendations for the management of mixed cryoglobulinemia with rituximab from the Italian Study Group of Cryoglobulinemia (GISC) were developed to give a valuable tool to the physician approaching RTX treatment in CV.

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2023

32. Trends in chronic hepatitis B virus infection in Italy over a 10-year period: Clues from the nationwide PITER and MASTER cohorts toward elimination

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Brancaccio, G, Coco, B, Nardi, A, Quaranta, M, Tosti, M, Ferrigno, L, Cacciola, I, Messina, V, Chessa, L, Morisco, F, Milella, M, Barbaro, F, Ciancio, A, Russo, F, Coppola, N, Blanc, P, Claar, E, Verucchi, G, Puoti, M, Zignego, A, Chemello, L, Madonia, S, Fagiuoli, S, Marzano, A, Ferrari, C, Lampertico, P, Di Marco, V, Craxì, A, Santantonio, T, Raimondo, G, Brunetto, M, Gaeta, G, Kondili, L, Pasulo, L, Coppola, C, Pisano, F, Romano, M, Porcu, C, Bottalico, I, Cossiga, V, Tata, X, Sagnelli, C, Pierotti, P, Degasperi, E, Rosato, V, Badia, L, Ieluzzi, D, Monti, M, Bavetta, M, Cavalletto, L, Toniutto, P, Fornasiere, E, Colecchia, A, Ferrarese, A, Nardone, G, Rocco, A, Viganò, M, Foschi, F, Conti, F, Morsica, G, Salpietro, S, Torti, C, Costa, C, Federico, A, Dallio, M, Giorgini, A, Anselmo, M, De Leo, P, Zaltron, S, Cambianica, A, Piscaglia, F, Serio, I, Schivazappa, S, Mastroianni, A, Chidichimo, L, Massari, M, Mazzaro, C, Marrone, A, D'Amore, F, D'Offizi, G, Licata, A, Niro, G, Pollicino, T, Aghemo, A, Brancaccio G., Coco B., Nardi A., Quaranta M. G., Tosti M. E., Ferrigno L., Cacciola I., Messina V., Chessa L., Morisco F., Milella M., Barbaro F., Ciancio A., Russo F. P., Coppola N., Blanc P., Claar E., Verucchi G., Puoti M., Zignego A. L., Chemello L., Madonia S., Fagiuoli S., Marzano A., Ferrari C., Lampertico P., Di Marco V., Craxì A., Santantonio T. A., Raimondo G., Brunetto M. R., Gaeta G. B., Kondili L. A., Pasulo L., Coppola C., Pisano F., Romano M., Porcu C., Bottalico I. F., Cossiga V., Tata X., Sagnelli C., Pierotti P., Degasperi E., Rosato V., Badia L., Ieluzzi D., Monti M., Bavetta M. G., Cavalletto L., Toniutto P., Fornasiere E., Colecchia A., Ferrarese A., Nardone G., Rocco A., Viganò M., Foschi F. G., Conti F., Morsica G., Salpietro S., Torti C., Costa C., Federico A., Dallio M., Giorgini A., Anselmo M., De Leo P., Zaltron S., Cambianica A., Piscaglia F., Serio I., Schivazappa S., Mastroianni A., Chidichimo L., Massari M., Mazzaro C., Marrone A., D'Amore F. M., D'Offizi G., Licata A., Niro G. A., Pollicino T., Aghemo A., Brancaccio, G, Coco, B, Nardi, A, Quaranta, M, Tosti, M, Ferrigno, L, Cacciola, I, Messina, V, Chessa, L, Morisco, F, Milella, M, Barbaro, F, Ciancio, A, Russo, F, Coppola, N, Blanc, P, Claar, E, Verucchi, G, Puoti, M, Zignego, A, Chemello, L, Madonia, S, Fagiuoli, S, Marzano, A, Ferrari, C, Lampertico, P, Di Marco, V, Craxì, A, Santantonio, T, Raimondo, G, Brunetto, M, Gaeta, G, Kondili, L, Pasulo, L, Coppola, C, Pisano, F, Romano, M, Porcu, C, Bottalico, I, Cossiga, V, Tata, X, Sagnelli, C, Pierotti, P, Degasperi, E, Rosato, V, Badia, L, Ieluzzi, D, Monti, M, Bavetta, M, Cavalletto, L, Toniutto, P, Fornasiere, E, Colecchia, A, Ferrarese, A, Nardone, G, Rocco, A, Viganò, M, Foschi, F, Conti, F, Morsica, G, Salpietro, S, Torti, C, Costa, C, Federico, A, Dallio, M, Giorgini, A, Anselmo, M, De Leo, P, Zaltron, S, Cambianica, A, Piscaglia, F, Serio, I, Schivazappa, S, Mastroianni, A, Chidichimo, L, Massari, M, Mazzaro, C, Marrone, A, D'Amore, F, D'Offizi, G, Licata, A, Niro, G, Pollicino, T, Aghemo, A, Brancaccio G., Coco B., Nardi A., Quaranta M. G., Tosti M. E., Ferrigno L., Cacciola I., Messina V., Chessa L., Morisco F., Milella M., Barbaro F., Ciancio A., Russo F. P., Coppola N., Blanc P., Claar E., Verucchi G., Puoti M., Zignego A. L., Chemello L., Madonia S., Fagiuoli S., Marzano A., Ferrari C., Lampertico P., Di Marco V., Craxì A., Santantonio T. A., Raimondo G., Brunetto M. R., Gaeta G. B., Kondili L. A., Pasulo L., Coppola C., Pisano F., Romano M., Porcu C., Bottalico I. F., Cossiga V., Tata X., Sagnelli C., Pierotti P., Degasperi E., Rosato V., Badia L., Ieluzzi D., Monti M., Bavetta M. G., Cavalletto L., Toniutto P., Fornasiere E., Colecchia A., Ferrarese A., Nardone G., Rocco A., Viganò M., Foschi F. G., Conti F., Morsica G., Salpietro S., Torti C., Costa C., Federico A., Dallio M., Giorgini A., Anselmo M., De Leo P., Zaltron S., Cambianica A., Piscaglia F., Serio I., Schivazappa S., Mastroianni A., Chidichimo L., Massari M., Mazzaro C., Marrone A., D'Amore F. M., D'Offizi G., Licata A., Niro G. A., Pollicino T., and Aghemo A.

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Objectives: The study measures trends in the profile of patients with chronic hepatitis B virus linked to care in Italy. Methods: A cross-sectional, multicenter, observational cohort (PITER cohort) of consecutive patients with hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) over the period 2019-2021 from 46 centers was evaluated. The reference was the MASTER cohort collected over the years 2012-2015. Standard statistical methods were used. Results: The PITER cohort enrolled 4583 patients, of whom 21.8% were non-Italian natives. Compared with those in MASTER, the patients were older and more often female. The prevalence of hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg) declined (7.2% vs 12.3; P <0.0001) and that of anti-hepatitis D virus (HDV) remained stable (9.3% vs 8.3%). In both cohorts, about 25% of the patients had cirrhosis, and those in the PITER cohort were older. HBeAg-positive was 5.0% vs 12.6% (P <0.0001) and anti-HDV positive 24.8% vs 17.5% (P <0.0017). In the logistic model, the variables associated with cirrhosis were anti-HDV-positive (odds ratio = 10.08; confidence interval 7.63-13.43), age, sex, and body mass index; the likelihood of cirrhosis was reduced by 40% in the PITER cohort. Among non-Italians, 12.3% were HBeAg-positive (vs 23.4% in the MASTER cohort; P <0.0001), and 12.3% were anti-HDV-positive (vs 11.1%). Overall, the adherence to the European Association for the Study of the Liver recommendations for antiviral treatment increased over time. Conclusion: Chronic hepatitis B virus infection appears to be in the process of becoming under control in Italy; however, HDV infection is still a health concern in patients with cirrhosis and in migrants.

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2023

33. AISF position paper on HCV in immunocompromised patients

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Marzano, Alfredo, Angelucci, Emanuele, Astegiano, Marco, Baratelli, Chiara, Biancone, Luigi, Bironzo, Paolo, Brancaccio, Giuseppina, Brunetto, Maurizia Rossana, Bruno, Raffaele, Burra, Patrizia, Cabras, Maria Giuseppina, Caraceni, Paolo, Chialà, Claudia, Clemente, Maria Grazia, Colli, Agostino, Daniele, Bruno, De Gasperi, Elisabetta, Di Marco, Vito, Ditto, Maria Chiara, Fagiuoli, Stefano, Ferri, Clodoveo, Gaeta, Giovanni Battista, Grossi, Paolo Antonio, Imperatrice, Barbara, Lampertico, Pietro, Macaluso, Fabio Salvatore, Madonia, Salvatore, Marignani, Massimo, Mazzarelli, Chiara, Mella, Alberto, Missale, Gabriele, Parisi, Simone, Pasulo, Luisa, Puoti, Massimo, Rendina, Maria, Ribaldone, Davide, Rossi, Giuseppe, Toniutto, Pierluigi, Tucci, Alessandra, Vajro, Pietro, Viganò, Mauro, Volpes, Riccardo, and Zignego, Anna Linda

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2019
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34. Reduction of the Risk of Hepatocellular Carcinoma over Time Using Direct-Acting Antivirals: A Propensity Score Analysis of a Real-Life Cohort (PITER HCV).

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Quaranta, Maria Giovanna, Cavalletto, Luisa, Russo, Francesco Paolo, Calvaruso, Vincenza, Ferrigno, Luigina, Zanetto, Alberto, Mattioli, Benedetta, D'Ambrosio, Roberta, Panetta, Valentina, Brancaccio, Giuseppina, Raimondo, Giovanni, Brunetto, Maurizia Rossana, Zignego, Anna Linda, Coppola, Carmine, Iannone, Andrea, Biliotti, Elisa, Rosselli Del Turco, Elena, Massari, Marco, Licata, Anna, and Barbaro, Francesco

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HEPATOCELLULAR carcinoma, ANTIVIRAL agents, HEPATITIS C virus, COHORT analysis, VIRAL hepatitis
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The treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) with direct-acting antivirals (DAA) leads to high sustained virological response (SVR) rates, but hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) risk persists in people with advanced liver disease even after SVR. We weighted the HCC risk in people with cirrhosis achieving HCV eradication through DAA treatment and compared it with untreated participants in the multicenter prospective Italian Platform for the Study of Viral Hepatitis Therapies (PITER) cohort. Propensity matching with inverse probability weighting was used to compare DAA-treated and untreated HCV-infected participants with liver cirrhosis. Kaplan–Meier analysis and competing risk regression analysis were performed. Within the first 36 months, 30 de novo HCC cases occurred in the untreated group (n = 307), with a weighted incidence rate of 0.34% (95%CI: 0.23–0.52%), compared to 63 cases among SVR patients (n = 1111), with an incidence rate of 0.20% (95%CI: 0.16–0.26%). The 12-, 24-, and 36-month HCC weighted cumulative incidence rates were 6.7%, 8.4%, and 10.0% in untreated cases and 2.3%, 4.5%, and 7.0% in the SVR group. Considering death or liver transplantation as competing events, the untreated group showed a 64% higher risk of HCC incidence compared to SVR patients (SubHR 1.64, 95%CI: 1.02–2.62). Other variables independently associated with the HCC occurrence were male sex, increasing age, current alcohol use, HCV genotype 3, platelet count ≤ 120,000/µL, and albumin ≤ 3.5 g/dL. In real-life practice, the high efficacy of DAA in achieving SVR is translated into high effectiveness in reducing the HCC incidence risk. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2024
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35. Management of mixed cryoglobulinemia with rituximab: evidence and consensus-based recommendations from the Italian Study Group of Cryoglobulinemia (GISC)

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Luca Quartuccio, Alessandra Bortoluzzi, Carlo Alberto Scirè, Antonio Marangoni, Giulia Del Frate, Elena Treppo, Laura Castelnovo, Francesco Saccardo, Roberta Zani, Marco Candela, Paolo Fraticelli, Cesare Mazzaro, Piero Renoldi, Patrizia Scaini, Davide Antonio Filippini, Marcella Visentini, Salvatore Scarpato, Dilia Giuggioli, Maria Teresa Mascia, Marco Sebastiani, Anna Linda Zignego, Gianfranco Lauletta, Massimo Fiorilli, Milvia Casato, Clodoveo Ferri, Maurizio Pietrogrande, Pietro Enrico Pioltelli, Salvatore De Vita, Giuseppe Monti, Massimo Galli, Quartuccio, L, Bortoluzzi, A, Scire, C, Marangoni, A, Del Frate, G, Treppo, E, Castelnovo, L, Saccardo, F, Zani, R, Candela, M, Fraticelli, P, Mazzaro, C, Renoldi, P, Scaini, P, Filippini, D, Visentini, M, Scarpato, S, Giuggioli, D, Mascia, M, Sebastiani, M, Zignego, A, Lauletta, G, Fiorilli, M, Casato, M, Ferri, C, Pietrogrande, M, Pioltelli, P, De Vita, S, Monti, G, and Galli, M

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Consensus, Cryoglobulinemic vasculiti, Cryoglobulin, Cryoglobulinemic vasculitis, Cryoglobulins, HCV, Mixed cryoglobulinemic syndrome, Recommendations, Rituximab, Consensu, General Medicine, Recommendation, Rheumatology
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Cryoglobulinemic vasculitis (CV) or mixed cryoglobulinemic syndrome (MCS) is a systemic small-vessel vasculitis characterized by the proliferation of B-cell clones producing pathogenic immune complexes, called cryoglobulins. It is often secondary to hepatitis C virus (HCV), autoimmune diseases, and hematological malignancies. CV usually has a mild benign clinical course, but severe organ damage and life-threatening manifestations can occur. Recently, evidence in favor of rituximab (RTX), an anti-CD 20 monoclonal antibody, is emerging in CV: nevertheless, questions upon the safety of this therapeutic approach, especially in HCV patients, are still being issued and universally accepted recommendations that can help physicians in MCS treatment are lacking. A Consensus Committee provided a prioritized list of research questions to perform a systematic literature review (SLR). A search was made in Medline, Embase, and Cochrane library, updated to August 2021. Of 1227 article abstracts evaluated, 27 studies were included in the SLR, of which one SLR, 4 RCTs, and 22 observational studies. Seventeen recommendations for the management of mixed cryoglobulinemia with rituximab from the Italian Study Group of Cryoglobulinemia (GISC) were developed to give a valuable tool to the physician approaching RTX treatment in CV.

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2022

36. Management of hepatitis C virus infection in patients with chronic kidney disease: position statement of the joint committee of Italian association for the study of the liver (AISF), Italian society of internal medicine (SIMI), Italian society of infectious and tropical disease (SIMIT) and Italian society of nephrology (SIN)

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Minutolo, Roberto, Aghemo, Alessio, Chirianni, Antonio, Fabrizi, Fabrizio, Gesualdo, Loreto, Giannini, Edoardo G., Maggi, Paolo, Montinaro, Vincenzo, Paoletti, Ernesto, Persico, Marcello, Perticone, Francesco, Petta, Salvatore, Puoti, Massimo, Raimondo, Giovanni, Rendina, Maria, and Zignego, Anna Linda

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2018
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38. Profiling the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma after long-term HCV eradication in patients with liver cirrhosis in the PITER cohort

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Loreta A. Kondili, Maria Giovanna Quaranta, Luisa Cavalletto, Vincenza Calvaruso, Luigina Ferrigno, Roberta D'Ambrosio, Ilaria Simonelli, Giuseppina Brancaccio, Giovanni Raimondo, Maurizia R. Brunetto, Anna Linda Zignego, Carmine Coppola, Andrea Iannone, Elisa Biliotti, Gabriella Verucchi, Marco Massari, Anna Licata, Francesco Barbaro, Marcello Persico, Francesco Paolo Russo, Filomena Morisco, Maurizio Pompili, Mauro Viganò, Massimo Puoti, Teresa Santantonio, Erica Villa, Antonio Craxì, Liliana Chemello, Valentina Panetta, Giovanni Battista Gaeta, Roberto Filomia, Barbara Coco, Monica Monti, Daniela Caterina Amoruso, Salvatore Madonia, Donatella Ieluzzi, Gloria Taliani, Lorenzo Badia, Guglielmo Marco Migliorino, Alessia Giorgini, Mario Masarone, Pierluigi Blanc, Valentina Cossiga, Martina De Siena, Xhimi Tata, Maria Grazia Rumi, Luchino Chessa, Pietro Lampertico, Carlo Ferrari, Ivan Gentile, Giustino Parruti, Leonardo Baiocchi, Alessia Ciancio, Pietro Invernizzi, Alessandro Federico, Carlo Torti, Giulia Morsica, Pietro Andreone, Alessio Aghemo, Patrizia Popoli, Stefano Vella, Kondili, L. A., Quaranta, M. G., Cavalletto, L., Calvaruso, V., Ferrigno, L., D'Ambrosio, R., Simonelli, I., Brancaccio, G., Raimondo, G., Brunetto, M. R., Zignego, A. L., Coppola, C., Iannone, A., Biliotti, E., Verucchi, G., Massari, M., Licata, A., Barbaro, F., Persico, M., Russo, F. P., Morisco, F., Pompili, M., Vigano, M., Puoti, M., Santantonio, T., Villa, E., Craxi, A., Chemello, L., Panetta, V., Gaeta, G. B., Filomia, R., Coco, B., Monti, M., Amoruso, D. C., Madonia, S., Ieluzzi, D., Taliani, G., Badia, L., Migliorino, G. M., Giorgini, A., Masarone, M., Blanc, P., Cossiga, V., De Siena, M., Tata, X., Rumi, M. G., Chessa, L., Lampertico, P., Ferrari, C., Gentile, I., Parruti, G., Baiocchi, L., Ciancio, A., Invernizzi, P., Federico, A., Torti, C., Morsica, G., Andreone, P., Aghemo, A., Popoli, P., Vella, S., Kondili, Loreta A, Quaranta, Maria Giovanna, Cavalletto, Luisa, Calvaruso, Vincenza, Ferrigno, Luigina, D'Ambrosio, Roberta, Simonelli, Ilaria, Brancaccio, Giuseppina, Raimondo, Giovanni, Brunetto, Maurizia R, Zignego, Anna Linda, Coppola, Carmine, Iannone, Andrea, Biliotti, Elisa, Verucchi, Gabriella, Massari, Marco, Licata, Anna, Barbaro, Francesco, Persico, Marcello, Russo, Francesco Paolo, Morisco, Filomena, Pompili, Maurizio, Viganò, Mauro, Puoti, Massimo, Santantonio, Teresa, Villa, Erica, Craxì, Antonio, and Chemello, Liliana

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Settore MED/12, Real-life cohort, Hepatology, Direct-acting antiviral, HCC, Long term outcomes, Predictive factors, Gastroenterology, Long term outcome, Predictive factor
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Background and aims: Severe liver disease markers assessed before HCV eradication are acknowledged to usually improve after the SVR. We prospectively evaluated, in the PITER cohort, the long-term HCC risk profile based on predictors monitored after HCV eradication by direct-acting antivirals in patients with cirrhosis. Methods: HCC occurrence was evaluated by Kaplan-Meier analysis. Cox regression analysis identified the post-treatment variables associated with de-novo HCC; their predictive power was presented in a nomogram. Results: After the end of therapy (median follow-up:28.47 months), among 2064 SVR patients, 119 (5.8%) developed de-novo HCC. The HCC incidence was 1.90%, 4.21%, 6.47% at 12-, 24- and 36-months from end-of-therapy, respectively (incidence rate 2.45/100 person-years). Age, genotype 3, diabetes, platelets (PLT)≤120,000/µl and albumin ≤3.5g/dl levels were identified as pre-treatment HCC independent predictors. Adjusting for age, the post-treatment PLT≤120,000/µl (AdjHR 1.92; 95%CI:1.06-3.45) and albumin≤3.5g/dl (AdjHR 4.38; 95%CI 2.48-7.75) values were independently associated with HCC occurrence. Two different risk profiles were identified by combining long-term post-therapy evaluation of PLT ≤ vs. >120,000/µl and albumin ≤ vs. >3.5g/dl showing a significant different HCC incidence rate of 1.35 vs. 3.77/100 p-y, respectively. Conclusions: The nomogram score based on age, PLT and albumin levels after SVR showed an accurate prediction capability and may support the customizing management for early HCC detection.

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2023

39. Management of hepatitis C virus infection in patients with chronic kidney disease: position statement of the joint committee of Italian association for the study of the liver (AISF), Italian society of internal medicine (SIMI), Italian society of infectious and tropical disease (SIMIT) and Italian society of nephrology (SIN)

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Minutolo, Roberto, Aghemo, Alessio, Chirianni, Antonio, Fabrizi, Fabrizio, Gesualdo, Loreto, Giannini, Edoardo G., Maggi, Paolo, Montinaro, Vincenzo, Paoletti, Ernesto, Persico, Marcello, Perticone, Francesco, Petta, Salvatore, Puoti, Massimo, Raimondo, Giovanni, Rendina, Maria, Zignego, Anna Linda, on behalf of the Italian Society of Nephrology (SIN), the Italian Association for the Study of the Liver (AISF), the Italian Society of Infectious and Tropical Disease (SIMIT), and the Italian Society of Internal Medicine (SIMI)

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2019
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41. Serological and Molecular Characterization of Hepatitis C Virus-Related Cryoglobulinemic Vasculitis in Patients without Cryoprecipitate

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Napodano, Cecilia, primary, Ciasca, Gabriele, additional, Chiusolo, Patrizia, additional, Pocino, Krizia, additional, Gragnani, Laura, additional, Stefanile, Annunziata, additional, Gulli, Francesca, additional, Lorini, Serena, additional, Minnella, Gessica, additional, Fosso, Federica, additional, Di Santo, Riccardo, additional, Romanò, Sabrina, additional, Basile, Valerio, additional, De Stefano, Valerio, additional, Rapaccini, Gian Ludovico, additional, Zignego, Anna Linda, additional, Di Stasio, Enrico, additional, Marino, Mariapaola, additional, and Basile, Umberto, additional

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2023
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42. Profiling the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma after long-term HCV eradication in patients with liver cirrhosis in the PITER cohort

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Kondili, Loreta A., primary, Quaranta, Maria Giovanna, additional, Cavalletto, Luisa, additional, Calvaruso, Vincenza, additional, Ferrigno, Luigina, additional, D'Ambrosio, Roberta, additional, Simonelli, Ilaria, additional, Brancaccio, Giuseppina, additional, Raimondo, Giovanni, additional, Brunetto, Maurizia R., additional, Zignego, Anna Linda, additional, Coppola, Carmine, additional, Iannone, Andrea, additional, Biliotti, Elisa, additional, Verucchi, Gabriella, additional, Massari, Marco, additional, Licata, Anna, additional, Barbaro, Francesco, additional, Persico, Marcello, additional, Russo, Francesco Paolo, additional, Morisco, Filomena, additional, Pompili, Maurizio, additional, Viganò, Mauro, additional, Puoti, Massimo, additional, Santantonio, Teresa, additional, Villa, Erica, additional, Craxì, Antonio, additional, Chemello, Liliana, additional, Panetta, Valentina, additional, Gaeta, Giovanni Battista, additional, Filomia, Roberto, additional, Coco, Barbara, additional, Monti, Monica, additional, Amoruso, Daniela Caterina, additional, Madonia, Salvatore, additional, Ieluzzi, Donatella, additional, Taliani, Gloria, additional, Badia, Lorenzo, additional, Migliorino, Guglielmo Marco, additional, Giorgini, Alessia, additional, Masarone, Mario, additional, Blanc, Pierluigi, additional, Cossiga, Valentina, additional, De Siena, Martina, additional, Tata, Xhimi, additional, Rumi, Maria Grazia, additional, Chessa, Luchino, additional, Lampertico, Pietro, additional, Ferrari, Carlo, additional, Gentile, Ivan, additional, Parruti, Giustino, additional, Baiocchi, Leonardo, additional, Ciancio, Alessia, additional, Invernizzi, Pietro, additional, Federico, Alessandro, additional, Torti, Carlo, additional, Morsica, Giulia, additional, Andreone, Pietro, additional, Aghemo, Alessio, additional, Popoli, Patrizia, additional, and Vella, Stefano, additional

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2023
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43. Epidemiological and clinical profile of HDV infected people in care in Italy: interim analysis from the ongoing PITER cohort

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Kondili, Loreta, primary, Tosti, Maria Elena, additional, Quaranta, Maria Giovanna, additional, Ciancio, Alessia, additional, Messina, Vincenzo, additional, Brancaccio, Giuseppina, additional, Brunetto, Maurizia, additional, Capasso, Mario, additional, Rosato, Valerio, additional, Cacciola, Irene, additional, Pasulo, Luisa, additional, Santantonio, Teresa, additional, Coppola, Carmine, additional, Biliotti, Elisa, additional, Barbaro, Francesco, additional, Massari, Marco, additional, Coppola, Nicola, additional, Ferrarese, Alberto, additional, Russo, Francesco Paolo, additional, Di Marco, Vito, additional, Marrone, Aldo, additional, Schivazappa, Simona, additional, Federico, Alessandro, additional, Blanc, Pierluigi, additional, Rocco, Alba, additional, Morsica, Giulia, additional, Ieluzzi, Donatella, additional, Conti, Fabio, additional, De Siena, Martina, additional, Bavetta, Maria Grazia, additional, Milella, Michele, additional, Gentile, Ivan, additional, Porcu, Carmen, additional, Chemello, Liliana, additional, Maracci, Monia, additional, Zignego, Anna Linda, additional, Baiocchi, Leonardo, additional, Maida, Ivana Rita, additional, and Coco, Barbara, additional

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2023
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44. Predicting de‐novoportal vein thrombosis after HCV eradication: A long‐term competing risk analysis in the ongoing PITER cohort

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Kondili, Loreta A., Zanetto, Alberto, Quaranta, Maria Giovanna, Ferrigno, Luigina, Panetta, Valentina, Calvaruso, Vincenza, Zignego, Anna Linda, Brunetto, Maurizia R., Raimondo, Giovanni, Biliotti, Elisa, Ieluzzi, Donatella, Iannone, Andrea, Madonia, Salvatore, Chemello, Liliana, Cavalletto, Luisa, Coppola, Carmine, Morisco, Filomena, Barbaro, Francesco, Licata, Anna, Federico, Alessandro, Cerini, Federica, Persico, Marcello, Pompili, Maurizio, Ciancio, Alessia, Piscaglia, Fabio, Chessa, Luchino, Giacometti, Andrea, Invernizzi, Pietro, Brancaccio, Giuseppina, Benedetti, Antonio, Baiocchi, Leonardo, Gentile, Ivan, Coppola, Nicola, Nardone, Gerardo, Craxì, Antonio, Russo, Francesco Paolo, Monti, Monica, Coco, Barbara, Filomia, Roberto, Bruno, Erica Maria, Cossiga, Valentina, Amodeo, Simona, Dallio, Marcello, Crapanzano, Luciano, Masarone, Mario, De Siena, Martina, Serio, Ilaria, Loi, Martina, Brescini, Lucia, Ciaccio, Antonio, Cucco, Monica, Tata, Xhimi, Sagnelli, Caterina, Sgamato, Costantino, Claar, Ernesto, Rosselli Del Turco, Elena, Rumi, Maria Grazia, Gaeta, Giovanni Battista, and Simioni, Paolo

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Sustained virological response (SVR) by direct‐acting antivirals (DAAs) may reverse the hypercoagulable state of HCV cirrhosis and the portal vein thrombosis (PVT) risk. We evaluated the incidence and predictive factors of de novo, non‐tumoral PVT in patients with cirrhosis after HCV eradication. Patients with HCV‐related cirrhosis, consecutively enrolled in the multi‐center ongoing PITER cohort, who achieved the SVR using DAAs, were prospectively evaluated. Kaplan‐Meier and competing risk regression analyses were performed. During a median time of 38.3 months (IQR: 25.1–48.7 months) after the end of treatment (EOT), among 1609 SVR patients, 32 (2.0%) developed de novo PVT. A platelet count ≤120,000/μL, albumin levels ≤3.5 mg/dL, bilirubin >1.1 mg/dL, a previous liver decompensation, ALBI, Baveno, FIB‐4, and RESIST scores were significantly different (p< 0.001), among patients who developed PVT versus those who did not. Considering death and liver transplantation as competing risk events, esophageal varices (subHR: 10.40; CI 95% 4.33–24.99) and pre‐treatment ALBI grade ≥2 (subHR: 4.32; CI 95% 1.36–13.74) were independent predictors of PVT. After HCV eradication, a significant variation in PLT count, albumin, and bilirubin (p< 0.001) versus pre‐treatment values was observed in patients who did not develop PVT, whereas no significant differences were observed in those who developed PVT (p> 0.05). After the EOT, esophageal varices and ALBI grade ≥2, remained associated with de novo PVT (subHR: 9.32; CI 95% 3.16–27.53 and subHR: 5.50; CI 95% 1.67–18.13, respectively). In patients with HCV‐related cirrhosis, a more advanced liver disease and significant portal hypertension are independently associated with the de novo PVT risk after SVR.

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2024
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47. Treatment of Hepatitis C virus infection in Italy: A consensus report from an expert panel

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Aghemo, Alessio, Alberti, Alfredo, Andreone, Pietro, Andreoni, Massimo, Bonora, Stefano, Brunetto, Maurizia Rossana, Bruno, Raffaele, Bruno, Savino, Calvaruso, Vincenza, Caporaso, Nicola, Ceccherini-Silberstein, Francesca, Cento, Valeria, Ciancio, Alessia, Colombatto, Piero, Degasperi, Elisabetta, Di Marco, Vito, Di Perri, Giovanni, D’offizi, Gianpiero, Fagiuoli, Stefano, Ferrari, Carlo, Gaeta, Giovanni Battista, Pellicelli, Adriano, Petta, Salvatore, Piovesan, Sara, Puoti, Massimo, Raimondo, Giovanni, Russo, Francesco Paolo, Taliani, Gloria, Trama, Ugo, Villa, Erica, Zignego, Anna Linda, Viganò, Mauro, Perno, Carlo Federico, and Craxì, Antonio

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2017
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48. Ombitasvir, paritaprevir, and ritonavir, with or without dasabuvir, plus ribavirin for patients with hepatitis C virus genotype 1 or 4 infection with cirrhosis (ABACUS): a prospective observational study

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Tabone, Marco, Andreoni, Massimo, Teti, Elisabetta, Angelico, Mario, Persico, Marcello, Masarone, Mario, Chiodera, Aledssandro, Solinas, Attilio, delle Monache, Marco, Cecere, Roberto, Maria Schimizzi, Anna, Piovesan, Sara, Campagnolo, Davide, Chiara Piras, Maria, Zolfino, Teresa, Paolo Russo, Francesca, Morelli, Olivia, Sangiovanni, Vincenzo, Onofrio, Mirella, Iodice, Valentina, Izzi, Antonio, Pirisi, Massimo, Danieli, Elena, Vinci, Maria, Rizzardini, Giuliano, Fagiuoli, Stefano, Pasulo, Luisa, D'Arminio Monforte, Antonella, Zuin, Massimo, Giorgini, Alessia, Simeone, Filomena, Piali, Guido, Lo Guercio, Carmela, Federico, Alessandro, Brancaccio, Giuseppina, Marrone, Aldo, Abbati, Giuseppe, Boarini, Chiara, Borghi, Vanni, Bernabucci, Veronica, Corti, Giampaolo, Monti, Monica, Rizzetto, Mario, Martini, Silvia, Andreone, Pietro, Gianstefani, Alice, Lenzi, Marco, Verucchi, Gabriella, Toniutto, Pierluigi, Borgia, Guglielmo, Caporaso, Nicola, Morisco, Filomena, Nardone, Gaetano, Angrisani, Debora, Giacometti, Andrea, Benedetti, Antonio, Tarantino, Giuseppe, Marsetti, Fabio, Tavio, Marcello, Novara, Sergio, Antonia Santantonio, Teresa, Serviddio, Gaetano, Brunetto, Maurizia, Coco, Barbara, Angarano, Gioacchino, Milella, Michele, Barone, Michele, Di Leo, Alfredo, Ettore Sansonno, Domenico, Cacciola, Irene, Boffa, Nicola, Saracco, Giorgio, Di Biagio, Antonio, Picciotto, Antonino, de Luca, Andrea, Calvaruso, Vincenza, Corradori, Silvia, Ferrari, Carlo, Orlandini, Alessandra, Maida, Ivana, Torti, Carlo, Chessa, Luchino, Felder, Martina, Vespasiani Gentilucci, Umberto, Angeli, Paolo, Romano, Antonietta, Ludovico Rapaccini, Gian, Miele, Luca, Cima, Serena, Luisa Russo, Maria, Cozzolongo, Raffaele, Onnelli, Giovanna, D'Offizi, Giampiero, Lionetti, Raffaella, Montalbano, Marzia, Guerra, Michele, Di Perri, Giovanni, Boglione, Lucio, Capra, Franco, Carolo, Giada, Ieluzzi, Donatella, Antonini, Cinzia, Termite, Antonio, Madonia, Salvatore, Tarquini, Pierluigi, Parruti, Giustino, Vecchiet, Giacomo, Falasca, Katia, Menzaghi, Barbara, Quirino, Tiziana, Dentone, Chiara, Maria Piscaglia, Anna, Rossi, Cristina, Giordani, Maria, Fontanella, Luca, Cassola, Giovanni, Russello, Maurizio, Cristaudo, Antonio, Giacomet, Vania, Colombo, Massimo, Donato, Francesca, Durante, Emanuele, Cosco, Lucio, Marignani, Massimo, Quartini, Mariano, Memoli, Massimo, Ganga, Roberto, Ponti, Laura, Soria, Alessandro, Grazia Rumi, Maria, Gulminetti, Roberto, Maserati, Renato, Mondelli, Mario, Lazzarin, Adriano, Rita Parisi, Maria, Canovari, Benedetta, Avancini, Ivo, Pravadelli, Cecilia, Blanc, Pier, Pasquazzi, Caterina, Maria Mastroianni, Claudio, Lichtner, Myriam, Distefano, Marco, Magnani, Silvia, Paganin, Simona, Erne, Elke, Gatti, Pietro, Tundi, Paolo, Calabrese, Paolo, Gasbarrini, Antonio, Grieco, Antonio, Coppola, Nicola, Del Poggio, Paolo, Levrero, Massimo, Talliani, Gloria, Vullo, Vincenzo, Cauda, Roberto, La Monica, Silvia, Potenza, Domenico, Rizzo, Salvatore, Castelli, Francesco, Marie Pigozzi, Grazielle, Ciancio, Alessia, Romagnoli, Dante, Barchetti, Federica, Ivanovic, Jelena, Longo, Olimpia, Petraglia, Sandra, Paola Trotta, Maria, Petta, Salvatore, Marzioni, Marco, Russo, Pierluigi, Aghemo, Alessio, Alberti, Alfredo, Ascione, Antonio, Antinori, Andrea, Bruno, Raffaele, Bruno, Savino, Chirianni, Antonio, Gaeta, Giovanni Battista, Giannini, Edoardo G, Merli, Manuela, Messina, Vincenzo, Montilla, Simona, Perno, Carlo Federico, Puoti, Massimo, Raimondo, Giovanni, Rendina, Maria, Silberstein, Francesca Ceccherini, Villa, Erica, Zignego, Anna Linda, Pani, Luca, and Craxì, Antonio

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2017
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49. A prospective study of direct-acting antiviral effectiveness and relapse risk in HCV cryoglobulinemic vasculitis by the Italian PITER cohort

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Kondili, L, Monti, M, Quaranta, M, Gragnani, L, Panetta, V, Brancaccio, G, Mazzaro, C, Persico, M, Masarone, M, Gentile, I, Andreone, P, Madonia, S, Biliotti, E, Filomia, R, Puoti, M, Fracanzani, A, Laccabue, D, Ieluzzi, D, Coppola, C, Rumi, M, Benedetti, A, Verucchi, G, Coco, B, Chemello, L, Iannone, A, Ciancio, A, Russo, F, Barbaro, F, Morisco, F, Chessa, L, Massari, M, Blanc, P, Zignego, A, Kondili L. A., Monti M., Quaranta M. G., Gragnani L., Panetta V., Brancaccio G., Mazzaro C., Persico M., Masarone M., Gentile I., Andreone P., Madonia S., Biliotti E., Filomia R., Puoti M., Fracanzani A. L., Laccabue D., Ieluzzi D., Coppola C., Rumi M. G., Benedetti A., Verucchi G., Coco B., Chemello L., Iannone A., Ciancio A., Russo F. P., Barbaro F., Morisco F., Chessa L., Massari M., Blanc P., Zignego A. L., Kondili, L, Monti, M, Quaranta, M, Gragnani, L, Panetta, V, Brancaccio, G, Mazzaro, C, Persico, M, Masarone, M, Gentile, I, Andreone, P, Madonia, S, Biliotti, E, Filomia, R, Puoti, M, Fracanzani, A, Laccabue, D, Ieluzzi, D, Coppola, C, Rumi, M, Benedetti, A, Verucchi, G, Coco, B, Chemello, L, Iannone, A, Ciancio, A, Russo, F, Barbaro, F, Morisco, F, Chessa, L, Massari, M, Blanc, P, Zignego, A, Kondili L. A., Monti M., Quaranta M. G., Gragnani L., Panetta V., Brancaccio G., Mazzaro C., Persico M., Masarone M., Gentile I., Andreone P., Madonia S., Biliotti E., Filomia R., Puoti M., Fracanzani A. L., Laccabue D., Ieluzzi D., Coppola C., Rumi M. G., Benedetti A., Verucchi G., Coco B., Chemello L., Iannone A., Ciancio A., Russo F. P., Barbaro F., Morisco F., Chessa L., Massari M., Blanc P., and Zignego A. L.

Abstract

Background and Aims: Mixed cryoglobulinemia is the most common HCV extrahepatic manifestation. We aimed to prospectively evaluate the cryoglobulinemic vasculitis (CV) clinical profile after a sustained virologic response (SVR) over a medium-term to long-term period. Approach and Results: Direct-acting antiviral–treated cryoglobulinemic patients, consecutively enrolled in the multicentric Italian Platform for the Study of Viral Hepatitis Therapy cohort, were prospectively evaluated. Cumulative incidence Kaplan-Meier curves were reported for response, clinical deterioration, relapse and relapse-free survival rates. Cox regression analysis evaluated factors associated with different outcomes. A clinical response was reported in at least one follow-up point for 373 of 423 (88%) patients with CV who achieved SVR. Clinical response increased over time with a 76% improvement rate at month 12 after the end of treatment. A full complete response (FCR) was reached by 164 (38.8%) patients in at least one follow-up point. CV clinical response fluctuated, with some deterioration of the initial response in 49.6% of patients (median time of deterioration, 19 months). In patients who achieved FCR and had an available follow-up (137 patients) a relapse was observed in 13% and it was transient in 66.7% of patients. The rate of patients without any deterioration was 58% and 41% at 12 and 24 months, respectively. After achieving SVR, a clinical nonresponse was associated with older age and renal involvement; a clinical deterioration/relapse was associated with high pretreatment rheumatoid factor values, and FCR was inversely associated with age, neuropathy, and high cryocrit levels. Conclusion: In patients with CV, HCV eradication may not correspond to a persistent clinical improvement, and clinical response may fluctuate. This implies an attentive approach to post-SVR evaluation through prognostic factors and tailored treatment.

Published
2022

50. Safety and efficacy of ombitasvir/paritaprevir/ritonavir/dasabuvir plus ribavirin in patients over 65 years with HCV genotype 1 cirrhosis

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Ascione, Antonio, De Luca, Massimo, Melazzini, Mario, Montilla, Simona, Trotta, Maria Paola, Petta, Salvatore, Puoti, Massimo, Sangiovanni, Vincenzo, Messina, Vincenzo, Bruno, Savino, Izzi, Antonio, Villa, Erica, Aghemo, Alessio, Zignego, Anna Linda, Orlandini, Alessandra, Fontanella, Luca, Gasbarrini, Antonio, Marzioni, Marco, Giannini, Edoardo G., and Craxì, Antonio

Published
2018
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