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Lerosey L, Ksiasek E, Abrahamowicz M, Antoine C, Dharancy S, Dumortier J, Doussot A, Di Martino V, Houssel-Debry P, Conti F, Francoz C, Pageaux GP, Salame E, Faitot F, Coilly A, Hardwigsen J, Decaens T, Chermak F, Muscari F, Anty R, Duvoux C, Abergel A, Minello A, Mouillot T, Binquet C, Latournerie M. Recipient age influences survival after liver transplant: Results of the French national cohort 2007-2017. Liver Int 2024; 44:1396-1408. [PMID: 38451069 DOI: 10.1111/liv.15867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2023] [Revised: 01/11/2024] [Accepted: 01/31/2024] [Indexed: 03/08/2024]
Abstract
BACKGROUND In recent years, age at liver transplantation (LT) has markedly increased. In the context of organ shortage, we investigated the impact of recipient age on post-transplantation mortality. METHODS All adult patients who received a first LT between 2007 and 2017 were included in this cross-sectional study. Recipients' characteristics at the time of listing, donor and surgery data, post-operative complications and follow-up of vital status were retrieved from the national transplantation database. The impact of age on 5-year overall mortality post-LT was estimated using a flexible multivariable parametric model which was also used to estimate the association between age and 10-year net survival, accounting for expected age- and sex-related mortality. RESULTS Among the 7610 patients, 21.4% were aged 60-65 years, and 15.7% over 65. With increasing age, comorbidities increased but severity of liver disease decreased. Older recipient age was associated with decreased observed survival at 5 years after LT (p < .001), with a significant effect particularly during the first 2 years. The linear increase in the risk of death associated with age does not allow any definition of an age's threshold for LT (p = .832). Other covariates associated with an increased risk of 5-year death were dialysis and mechanical ventilation at transplant, transfusion during LT, hepatocellular carcinoma and donor age. Ten-year flexible net survival analysis confirmed these results. CONCLUSION Although there was a selection process for older recipients, increasing age at LT was associated with an increased risk of death, particularly in the first years after LT.
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- Lea Lerosey
- Service d'Hépato-gastro-entérologie, CHU Dijon-Bourgogne, Dijon, France
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- CHU Dijon Bourgogne, INSERM, Université de Bourgogne, CIC 1432, Module Épidémiologie Clinique, Dijon, France
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- Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Agence de Biomédecine, Direction Prélèvement Greffe Organes-Tissus, Saint-Denis, France
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- Service des maladies de l'appareil digestif, CHRU de Lille, Lille, France
- Université Lille 2 and Inserm U795, Lille, France
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- Service d'Hépa-gastroentérologie, Hôpital Édouard Herriot, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Service de Chirurgie Hépato-biliaire, Hôpital Jean Minjoz, Besançon, France
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- Service d'Hépatologie, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
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- Service d'hépatologie, Hôpital Beaujon, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
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- Service de chirurgie digestive et transplantation hépatique, CHU Tours, Tours, France
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- Service d'Hépatologie, Hôpital Paul Brousse, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
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- Service de chirurgie digestive et transplantation hépatique, CHU Marseille, Marseille, France
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- Service d'hépato-gastroentérologie, CHU Grenoble, Grenoble, France
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- Service d'Hépato-gastro-entérologie, CHU Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
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- Service Chirurgie Hépato-Bilio-Pancréatique et Transplantation, CHU Toulouse, Toulouse, France
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- Hépatologie, CHU de Clermont Ferrand, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Service d'Hépato-gastro-entérologie, CHU Dijon-Bourgogne, Dijon, France
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- Service d'Hépato-gastro-entérologie, CHU Dijon-Bourgogne, Dijon, France
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- CHU Dijon Bourgogne, INSERM, Université de Bourgogne, CIC 1432, Module Épidémiologie Clinique, Dijon, France
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Lamarque C, Segaux L, Bachellier P, Buchard B, Chermak F, Conti F, Decaens T, Dharancy S, Di Martino V, Dumortier J, Francoz-Caudron C, Gugenheim J, Hardwigsen J, Muscari F, Radenne S, Salamé E, Uguen T, Ursic-Bedoya J, Antoine C, Deshayes A, Jacquelinet C, Natella PA, Leroy V, Cherqui D, Oubaya N, Duvoux C. Evaluation of a delayed liver transplantation strategy for patients with HCC receiving bridging therapy: the DELTA-HCC study. J Hepatol 2024:S0168-8278(24)00202-2. [PMID: 38521171 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2024.03.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2023] [Revised: 02/09/2024] [Accepted: 03/09/2024] [Indexed: 03/25/2024]
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INTRODUCTION To maximize utility and prevent premature liver transplantation (LT), a delayed LT strategy (DS) was adopted in France in 2015 in patients listed for any single HCC treated with resection or thermal-ablation during waiting phase, postponing LT until recurrence. The purpose of this study was to evaluate DS to make sure that it did not hamper pre and post-LT outcomes in DS patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS Patients listed for HCC in France between 2015 and 2018 were studied. After data extraction from the national LT database, 2,025 patients were identified and classified according to 6 groups: single tumor entering DS, single tumor not entering DS, multiple tumors, no curative treatment, untreatable HCC or T1 tumors. 18-months Kaplan-Meier estimates of drop-out for death, too sick to be transplanted or tumor progression before LT, 5-year post-LT HCC recurrence and post LT-survival rates were compared. RESULTS Median waiting-time in DS group was 910 days. Pre-LT drop-out probability was significantly lower in DS compare to other groups (13% vs 19%, p=0.0043) and significantly higher in the T1 group (25.4%, p=0.05). Post-LT HCC-recurrence rate in multiples nodules group was significantly higher (19.6%, p= 0.019) and post-LT 5-year survival did not differ among groups with 74% in DS group (p=0.22). CONCLUSION The DELTA HCC study shows that DS does not negatively impact neither pre- nor post-LT patients 'outcomes, and has the potential to redistribute organs to patients in more urgent need of LT. It can reasonably be proposed and pursued. The unexpected high risk of drop out in T1 patients seems related to the MELD-based driving rules underserving this subgroup, calling for revision of allocation rules. IMPACTS AND IMPLICATIONS To maximize utility and prevent premature liver transplantation (LT), a delayed LT strategy (DS) was adopted in France in 2015. It consists in postponing LT until recurrence in patients listed for any single HCC curatively treated by surgical resection or thermal ablation. The DELTA HCC study was conducted to evaluate this nationwide strategy. It shows in a non-US, European LT program that DS:- does not negatively impact pre- nor post-LT patients 'outcome,- concerns up to 20% of LT candidates-has therefore the potential to redistribute organs to patients in more urgent need of LT. Such a delayed strategy can reasonably be pursued and extended to other LT programs. Of note, an unexpected high risk of drop out in T1 patients, seemingly related to MELD-based offering rules which underserve these patients, calls for further scrutinization and revision of allocation rules in this subgroup.
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Dumortier J, Conti F, Hiriart JB, Dharancy S, Duvoux C, Besch C, Houssel-Debry P, Latournerie M, Chermak F, Meszaros M, Pageaux GP, Radenne S, Boillot O, Hardwigsen J, Kounis I, Kamar N, Saliba F, Erard D, Del Bello A. Treatment of donor-specific anti-HLA antibodies-mediated rejection after liver transplantation: A French nationwide retrospective study. Liver Transpl 2023; 29:1313-1322. [PMID: 37367954 DOI: 10.1097/lvt.0000000000000200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2023] [Accepted: 05/25/2023] [Indexed: 06/28/2023]
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The deleterious effect of donor-specific anti-HLA antibodies (DSA) after liver transplantation (LT) has been increasingly recognized during the past decade. Antibody-mediated rejection (AMR) represents a rare but severe complication in the presence of DSA. However, little is known concerning the treatment of AMR after LT. The nationwide French study aimed to describe LT recipients who received specific treatment of AMR. We performed a multicenter retrospective study on 44 patients who were treated with B-cell targeting agents from January 2008 to December 2020. Median patient age at the time of AMR treatment was 51.6 years (range: 17.9-68.0). AMR was classified as acute (n = 19) or chronic (n = 25). The diagnosis of AMR was made after a median time of 16.8 months (range: 0.4-274.2) after LT. The main therapeutic combination was plasma exchange/rituximab/IVIG (n = 25, 56.8%). The median follow-up after the treatment of AMR was 32 months (range: 1-115). After the treatment, 1-, 5- and 10-year patient and graft survivals were 77%, 55.9%, and 55.9%, and 69.5%, 47.0%, and 47.0%, respectively. Initial total bilirubin (Q1-Q3 vs. Q4) was significantly associated with patient survival (log-rank test, p = 0.005) and graft survival (log-rank test, p = 0.002). After a median follow-up of 21 months (range: 12-107), DSA became undetectable in 15/38 patients (39.5%) with available DSA monitoring. In conclusion, specific treatment of AMR in LT recipients has slowly emerged in France during the past decade and has probably been considered in the most severe patients; this explains the global poor outcome, even if the outcome was favorable in some cases.
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- Jérôme Dumortier
- Hospices Civils de Lyon, Hôpital Edouard Herriot, Fédération des Spécialités digestives, et Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon, France
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- APHP, Hôpital de la Pitié Salpêtrière, Service d'hépatologie et transplantation hépatique, Paris, France
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- CHU de Bordeaux, Hôpital Haut-Lévêque, Service de Chirurgie hépatobiliaire et de transplantation hépatique, Bordeaux, France
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- CHU Lille, Hôpital Claude Huriez, Service des maladies de l'appareil digestif, Lille, France
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- CHRU Hautepierre, Service de chirurgie hépato-bilio-pancréatique et transplantation hépatique, Strasbourg, France
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- Hôpital Universitaire de Pontchaillou, Service d'Hépatologie et Transplantation hépatique, Rennes, France
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- CHU Dijon, Service d'Hépato-gastroentérologie et oncologie digestive, Inserm EPICAD LNC-UMR1231, Université de Bourgogne-Franche Comté, Dijon, France
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- CHU de Bordeaux, Hôpital Haut-Lévêque, Service de Chirurgie hépatobiliaire et de transplantation hépatique, Bordeaux, France
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- CHU Saint Eloi, Département d'hépato-gatroentérologie et transplantation hépatique, et Université de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- CHU Saint Eloi, Département d'hépato-gatroentérologie et transplantation hépatique, et Université de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Hospices civils de Lyon, Hôpital de la Croix Rousse, Service d'Hépato-Gastroentérologie, Lyon, France
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- Hospices Civils de Lyon, Hôpital Edouard Herriot, Fédération des Spécialités digestives, et Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon, France
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- APHM, Hôpital La Timone, Service chirurgie générale et transplantation hépatique Marseille, France
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- AP-HP, Hôpital Paul Brousse, Centre Hépato-Biliaire, INSERM, Unité 1193, Hepatinov, et Université Paris Saclay, Villejuif, France
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- CHU Rangueil, Département de Néphrologie et Transplantation d'Organes, Toulouse, France
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- AP-HP, Hôpital Paul Brousse, Centre Hépato-Biliaire, INSERM, Unité 1193, Hepatinov, et Université Paris Saclay, Villejuif, France
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- Hospices civils de Lyon, Hôpital de la Croix Rousse, Service d'Hépato-Gastroentérologie, Lyon, France
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- CHU Rangueil, Département de Néphrologie et Transplantation d'Organes, Toulouse, France
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Dewitte A, Defaye M, Dahmi A, Ouattara A, Joannes-Boyau O, Chermak F, Chiche L, Laurent C, Battelier M, Sigaut S, Khoy-Ear L, Grigoresco B, Cauchy F, Francoz C, Paugam Burtz C, Janny S, Weiss E. Prognostic Impact of Early Recovering Acute Kidney Injury Following Liver Transplantation: A Multicenter Retrospective Study. Transplantation 2022; 106:781-791. [PMID: 34172644 DOI: 10.1097/tp.0000000000003865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common complication after liver transplantation (LT), but the specific impact of rapidly resolving AKI is not elucidated. This study investigates the factors associated with early recovery from AKI and its association with post-LT outcomes. METHODS Retrospective analysis of 441 liver transplant recipients with end-stage liver disease without pretransplant renal impairment. AKI was defined according to Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes criteria and early renal recovery by its disappearance within 7 d post-LT. RESULTS One hundred forty-six patients (32%) developed a post-LT AKI, of whom 99 (69%) recovered early and 45 (31%) did not. Factors associated with early recovery were Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes stage 1 (odds ratio [OR],14.11; 95% confidence interval [CI], 5.59-40.22; P < 0.0001), minimum prothrombin time >50 % (OR, 4.50; 95% CI, 1.67-13.46; P = 0.003) and aspartate aminotransferase peak value <1000 U/L (OR, 4.07; 95% CI, 1.64-10.75; P = 0.002) within 48 h post-LT. Patients with early recovery had a renal prognosis similar to that of patients without AKI with no difference in estimated glomerular filtration rate between day 7 and 1 y. Their relative risk of developing chronic kidney disease was 0.88 (95% CI, 0.55-1.41; P = 0.6) with survival identical to patients without AKI and better than patients without early recovery (P < 0.0001). CONCLUSIONS Most patients with post-LT AKI recover early and have a similar renal prognosis and survival to those without post-LT AKI. Factors associated with early renal recovery are related to the stage of AKI, the extent of liver injury, and the early graft function. Patients at risk of not recovering may benefit the most from perioperative protective strategies, particularly those aimed at minimizing the adverse effects of calcineurin inhibitors.
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- Antoine Dewitte
- Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care, CHU de Bordeaux, Pessac, France
- University of Bordeaux, CNRS, Immunoconcept, U5164, Bordeaux, France
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care, CHU de Bordeaux, Pessac, France
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care, CHU de Bordeaux, Pessac, France
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care, CHU de Bordeaux, Pessac, France
- University of Bordeaux, INSERM, Biology of Cardiovascular Diseases, U1034, Bordeaux, France
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- Department of Hepatology, CHU de Bordeaux, Pessac, France
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, Beaujon Hospital, DMU Parabol, AP-HP.Nord, Clichy, France
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, Beaujon Hospital, DMU Parabol, AP-HP.Nord, Clichy, France
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, Beaujon Hospital, DMU Parabol, AP-HP.Nord, Clichy, France
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, Beaujon Hospital, DMU Parabol, AP-HP.Nord, Clichy, France
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- Department of HPB Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Beaujon Hospital, DMU Digest, AP-HP.Nord, Clichy, France
- Inserm UMR_S 1149, Centre de Recherche Sur L'inflammation, Paris, France
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- Inserm UMR_S 1149, Centre de Recherche Sur L'inflammation, Paris, France
- Liver Unit, Beaujon Hospital, Clichy, France
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, Beaujon Hospital, DMU Parabol, AP-HP.Nord, Clichy, France
- Inserm UMR_S 1149, Centre de Recherche Sur L'inflammation, Paris, France
- University of Paris, Paris, France
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, Beaujon Hospital, DMU Parabol, AP-HP.Nord, Clichy, France
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, Beaujon Hospital, DMU Parabol, AP-HP.Nord, Clichy, France
- Inserm UMR_S 1149, Centre de Recherche Sur L'inflammation, Paris, France
- University of Paris, Paris, France
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Decraecker M, Dutartre D, Hiriart JB, Irles-Depé M, Chermak F, Foucher J, de Lédinghen V. Long-term prognosis of patients with metabolic (dysfunction)-associated fatty liver disease by non-invasive methods. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2022; 55:580-592. [PMID: 34978351 DOI: 10.1111/apt.16760] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2021] [Revised: 08/01/2021] [Accepted: 12/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND Non-invasive assessment of fibrosis is predictive of the prognosis of non-alcoholic and alcoholic fatty liver disease but this has not been demonstrated in metabolic (dysfunction)-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD). AIMS We assessed the prognosis of non-invasive methods in patients with MAFLD. METHODS All consecutive patients with MAFLD, with liver stiffness measurements, FIB-4 (Fibrosis-4), and LIVERFASt were included in this cohort study. The primary endpoint was analysed by the Kaplan-Meier method and secondary endpoints were estimated by Gray test or logistic regression. Factors independently associated with overall mortality and morbidity were identified by a multivariate Cox model. The prognostic performance of non-invasive methods for prediction of mortality was evaluated by Harrell's C-index and for morbidity by area under the receiver operating characteristics curve (AUC). RESULTS A total of 1239 patients with MAFLD were analysed (median age 56 years, male 56.5%, median body mass index 31 kg/m2 and obesity 59%). The median follow-up was 62 months [42-91 months] and 73 (5.8%) subjects died. Baseline results of non-invasive methods were correlated with overall and liver-related mortalities (P < 0.001), and with all-cause and liver-related outcomes (P < 0.001). A predictive model (composed of clinical parameters and liver stiffness measurement, FIB-4 or LIVERFASt) was an excellent predictor of overall and liver-related mortalities (C-index 0.8-0.9), and a good predictor of overall and liver-related morbidities (AUC 0.72-0.74). CONCLUSION Baseline liver stiffness measurement, FIB-4 and LIVERFASt can predict global and liver-related mortality and morbidity in patients with MAFLD and could be prognosis endpoints in clinical trials.
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- Marie Decraecker
- Hepatology Unit, Hôpital Haut Lévêque, Bordeaux University Hospital, Bordeaux, France
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- Hepatology Unit, Hôpital Haut Lévêque, Bordeaux University Hospital, Bordeaux, France
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- Hepatology Unit, Hôpital Haut Lévêque, Bordeaux University Hospital, Bordeaux, France
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- Hepatology Unit, Hôpital Haut Lévêque, Bordeaux University Hospital, Bordeaux, France
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- Hepatology Unit, Hôpital Haut Lévêque, Bordeaux University Hospital, Bordeaux, France
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- Hepatology Unit, Hôpital Haut Lévêque, Bordeaux University Hospital, Bordeaux, France.,INSERM U1053, Bordeaux University, Bordeaux, France
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Decraecker M, Dutartre D, Hiriart JB, Irles-Depé M, Marraud des Grottes H, Chermak F, Foucher J, Delamarre A, de Ledinghen V. Long-term prognosis of patients with alcohol-related liver disease or non-alcoholic fatty liver disease according to metabolic syndrome or alcohol use. Liver Int 2022; 42:350-362. [PMID: 34679242 DOI: 10.1111/liv.15081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2021] [Revised: 09/25/2021] [Accepted: 10/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS The boundary between non-alcoholic (NAFLD) and alcohol-related liver disease (ALD) is based on alcohol consumption. However, metabolic syndrome and alcohol use frequently co-exist. The aim of this study was to determine prognostic factors of long-term morbidity and mortality in patients with NAFLD or ALD. METHODS From 2003 to 2016, all consecutive NAFLD or ALD patients were prospectively included in this cohort study. We evaluated overall survival, specific cause of mortality and occurrence of any complication. The primary endpoint was analysed by the Kaplan Meier method, secondary endpoints were estimated by Gray test method or logistic regressions. Factors independently associated with overall mortality and morbidity were identified by a multivariate Cox model. RESULTS A total of 3365 patients (1667 with ALD and 1698 with NAFLD) were included. Median follow-up was 54 months (range: 30-86) and 563 subjects died. In the overall population, overall mortality was higher in patients with ALD (HR: 10.1 [7.57-13.3]), and with weekly alcohol consumption >7 units (HR:1.66 [1.41-1.96]). Liver-related mortality was higher in patients with ALD (HR: 11 [7.27-16.5]). In the NAFLD group, weekly alcohol consumption >1 unit was associated with higher overall mortality (HR: 1.9 [1.1-3.4]), and weekly alcohol consumption >7 units was associated with higher overall morbidity (OR: 1.89 [1.61-2.21]). In the ALD group, the presence of metabolic syndrome was associated with higher overall (HR:1.27 [1.02-1.57]), and liver (HR: 1.47 [1.1-1.96]) mortalities, and overall (OR: 1.46 [1.14-1.88]), liver (OR: 1.46 [1.14-1.88]) morbidities. CONCLUSION In fatty liver diseases, light alcohol consumption and metabolic syndrome are prognosis cofactors.
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- Marie Decraecker
- Hepatology unit, Hôpital Haut Lévêque, Bordeaux University Hospital, Bordeaux, France
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- Hepatology unit, Hôpital Haut Lévêque, Bordeaux University Hospital, Bordeaux, France
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- Hepatology unit, Hôpital Haut Lévêque, Bordeaux University Hospital, Bordeaux, France
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- Hepatology unit, Hôpital Haut Lévêque, Bordeaux University Hospital, Bordeaux, France
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- Hepatology unit, Hôpital Haut Lévêque, Bordeaux University Hospital, Bordeaux, France
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- Hepatology unit, Hôpital Haut Lévêque, Bordeaux University Hospital, Bordeaux, France
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- Hepatology unit, Hôpital Haut Lévêque, Bordeaux University Hospital, Bordeaux, France.,INSERM U1053, Bordeaux University, Bordeaux, France
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Shili-Masmoudi S, Wong GLH, Hiriart JB, Liu K, Chermak F, Shu SST, Foucher J, Tse YK, Bernard PH, Yip TCF, Merrouche W, Chan HLY, Wong VWS, de Lédinghen V. Liver stiffness measurement predicts long-term survival and complications in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Liver Int 2020; 40:581-589. [PMID: 31749300 DOI: 10.1111/liv.14301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2019] [Revised: 10/14/2019] [Accepted: 11/06/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS In non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), fibrosis is the strongest prognostic factor and can be assessed by non-invasive methods. We evaluated the ability of liver stiffness measurement (LSM) to predict overall survival and liver, cardiovascular and oncologic complications. METHODS We prospectively collected data on 2251 consecutive NAFLD patients (mean age 59 years, male 53%, mean body mass index 28 kg/m2 ) in two centres. At inclusion, all patients had LSM, clinical and biological evaluation. During follow-up, we recorded cardiovascular events, cancers, liver complications, liver transplantation and death. The primary endpoint was overall survival. Survival curves according to LSM were first performed using Kaplan-Meier method for the primary endpoint, and Aalen-Johansen method for secondary outcomes to take into account competitive risks. In a second step, a Cox proportional hazard model analysis was done to identify independent predictors of overall survival. RESULTS Median follow-up was 27 months [IQR: 25-38]. Fifty-five patients died and three patients had liver transplantation. Overall survival significantly decreased as baseline LSM increased. Twenty-one patients (0.9%) had a liver event, 142 (6.3%) developed cancer (excluding HCC) and 151 (6.7%) had a cardiovascular event during follow-up. By multivariable analysis, independent predictors of overall survival were as follows: baseline LSM (adjusted HR (aHR) = 2.85 [1.65-4.92], P = .0002), age (aHR = 1.11 [1.08-1.13], P < .0001) and male sex (aHR = 2.05 [1.17-3.57], P = .012). Patients with elevated LSM were also more likely to develop cardiovascular, and liver events but not other cancers. CONCLUSION LSM can be used to predict survival, cardiovascular and liver complications in NAFLD patients.
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- Sarah Shili-Masmoudi
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux, Hôpital Haut-Lévêque, Service d'Hépatologie, Bordeaux, France
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- State Key Laboratory of Digestive Disease, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.,Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux, Hôpital Haut-Lévêque, Service d'Hépatologie, Bordeaux, France
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- AW Morrow Gastroenterology and Liver Centre, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.,Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux, Hôpital Haut-Lévêque, Service d'Hépatologie, Bordeaux, France
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- State Key Laboratory of Digestive Disease, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.,Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux, Hôpital Haut-Lévêque, Service d'Hépatologie, Bordeaux, France
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- State Key Laboratory of Digestive Disease, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.,Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux, Hôpital Haut-Lévêque, Service d'Hépatologie, Bordeaux, France
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- State Key Laboratory of Digestive Disease, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.,Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux, Hôpital Haut-Lévêque, Service d'Hépatologie, Bordeaux, France
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- State Key Laboratory of Digestive Disease, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.,Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- State Key Laboratory of Digestive Disease, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.,Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux, Hôpital Haut-Lévêque, Service d'Hépatologie, Bordeaux, France.,INSERM U1053, Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
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Boursier J, Cassinotto C, Hunault G, Shili S, Lebigot J, Lapuyade B, Lannes A, Hiriart JB, Cartier V, Le Bail B, Michalak S, Mouries A, Oberti F, Chermak F, Fouchard-Hubert I, Cales P, Aube C, de Ledinghen V. Criteria to Determine Reliability of Noninvasive Assessment of Liver Fibrosis With Virtual Touch Quantification. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2019; 17:164-171.e5. [PMID: 29753082 DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2018.04.062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2018] [Revised: 04/20/2018] [Accepted: 04/29/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Virtual Touch Quantification (VTQ) evaluates liver fibrosis in patients with chronic liver diseases by measuring shear wave speed in the liver. We aimed to determine the reliability criteria of VTQ examination. METHODS We performed a prospective study of 1094 patients with chronic liver disease from November 2009 through October 2016 at Angers University Hospital, and between April 2010 and May 2015 at Bordeaux University Hospital, in France. All patients underwent liver biopsy analysis (reference standard), and VTQ examination was made by experienced operators on the same day, or no more than 3 months before or afterward. Advanced liver fibrosis was defined as fibrosis stage F ≥ 3 according to the scoring system of the Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis Clinical Research Network, or fibrosis stage F ≥ 2 according to the Metavir scoring system. The diagnostic accuracy of VTQ in detection of advanced fibrosis or cirrhosis was assessed using the area under the receiver operating characteristic (AUROC) and the rate of correctly classified patients. Reliability criteria were defined from the intrinsic characteristics of VTQ examination, which were shown to influence the diagnostic accuracy. RESULTS VTQ identified patients with advanced fibrosis with an AUROC of 0.773 ± 0.014 and correctly classified 72.0% of patients using a diagnostic cut-off value of 1.37 m/s. VTQ identified patients with cirrhosis with an AUROC value of 0.839 ± 0.014 and correctly classified 78.4% of patients using a cut-off value of 1.87 m/s. The reliability of VTQ decreased with an increasing ratio of interquartile range/median (IQR/M) in patients with intermediate-high VTQ results. We defined 3 reliability categories for VTQ: unreliable (IQR/M ≥0.35 with VTQ result ≥1.37 m/s), reliable (IQR/M ≥0.35 with VTQ result <1.37 m/s or IQR/M 0.15-0.34), and very reliable (IQR/M <0.15). For advanced fibrosis, VTQ correctly classified 57.8% of patients in the unreliable group, 73.7% of patients in the reliable group, and 80.9% of patients in the very reliable group (P < .001); for cirrhosis, these values were 50.0%, 83.4%, and 92.6%, respectively (P < .001). Of the VTQ examinations made, 21.4% were unreliable, 55.0% were reliable, and 23.6% were very reliable. The skin-liver capsule distance was independently associated with an unreliable VTQ examination, which occurred in 52.7% of patients with a distance of 30 mm or more. CONCLUSIONS In a study to determine the reliability of VTQ findings, compared with results from biopsy analysis, we assigned VTQ examinations to 3 categories (unreliable, reliable, and very reliable). VTQ examinations with IQR/M ≥0.35 and ≥1.37 m/s had very low diagnostic accuracy. Our reliability criteria for liver fibrosis assessment with VTQ will help physicians to accurately evaluate the severity of chronic liver diseases and monitor their progression.
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- Jerome Boursier
- Hepatology Department, Angers University Hospital, Angers, France; Hémodynamique, Interaction Fibrose et Invasivité tumorales Hépatiques Laboratory, Unité Propre de Recherche de l'Enseignement Supérieur 3859, Structure Fédérative de Recherche 4208, Bretagne Loire University, Angers, France.
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- Radiology Department, Saint-Eloi Hospital, Montpellier University Hospital, Montpellier, France
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- Hémodynamique, Interaction Fibrose et Invasivité tumorales Hépatiques Laboratory, Unité Propre de Recherche de l'Enseignement Supérieur 3859, Structure Fédérative de Recherche 4208, Bretagne Loire University, Angers, France
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- Hepatology Unit, Haut-Lévêque Hospital, Bordeaux University Hospital, Pessac, France
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- Radiology Department, Angers University Hospital, Angers, France
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- Radiology Department, Haut-Lévêque Hospital, Bordeaux University Hospital, Pessac, France
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- Hepatology Department, Angers University Hospital, Angers, France
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- Hepatology Unit, Haut-Lévêque Hospital, Bordeaux University Hospital, Pessac, France
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- Radiology Department, Angers University Hospital, Angers, France
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- Pathology Department, Bordeaux University Hospital, Bordeaux, France
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- Pathology Department, Angers University Hospital, Angers, France
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- Radiology Department, Haut-Lévêque Hospital, Bordeaux University Hospital, Pessac, France
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- Hepatology Department, Angers University Hospital, Angers, France; Hémodynamique, Interaction Fibrose et Invasivité tumorales Hépatiques Laboratory, Unité Propre de Recherche de l'Enseignement Supérieur 3859, Structure Fédérative de Recherche 4208, Bretagne Loire University, Angers, France
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- Hepatology Unit, Haut-Lévêque Hospital, Bordeaux University Hospital, Pessac, France
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- Hepatology Department, Angers University Hospital, Angers, France; Hémodynamique, Interaction Fibrose et Invasivité tumorales Hépatiques Laboratory, Unité Propre de Recherche de l'Enseignement Supérieur 3859, Structure Fédérative de Recherche 4208, Bretagne Loire University, Angers, France
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- Hepatology Department, Angers University Hospital, Angers, France; Hémodynamique, Interaction Fibrose et Invasivité tumorales Hépatiques Laboratory, Unité Propre de Recherche de l'Enseignement Supérieur 3859, Structure Fédérative de Recherche 4208, Bretagne Loire University, Angers, France
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- Hémodynamique, Interaction Fibrose et Invasivité tumorales Hépatiques Laboratory, Unité Propre de Recherche de l'Enseignement Supérieur 3859, Structure Fédérative de Recherche 4208, Bretagne Loire University, Angers, France; Radiology Department, Angers University Hospital, Angers, France
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- Hepatology Unit, Haut-Lévêque Hospital, Bordeaux University Hospital, Pessac, France; INSERM U1053, Bordeaux University, Bordeaux, France
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Boursier J, Vergniol J, Guillet A, Hiriart JB, Lannes A, Le Bail B, Michalak S, Chermak F, Bertrais S, Foucher J, Oberti F, Charbonnier M, Fouchard-Hubert I, Rousselet MC, Calès P, de Lédinghen V. Diagnostic accuracy and prognostic significance of blood fibrosis tests and liver stiffness measurement by FibroScan in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. J Hepatol 2016; 65:570-8. [PMID: 27151181 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2016.04.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 251] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2015] [Revised: 04/09/2016] [Accepted: 04/23/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS NAFLD is highly prevalent but only a small subset of patients develop advanced liver fibrosis with impaired liver-related prognosis. We aimed to compare blood fibrosis tests and liver stiffness measurement (LSM) by FibroScan for the diagnosis of liver fibrosis and the evaluation of prognosis in NAFLD. METHODS Diagnostic accuracy was evaluated in a cross-sectional study including 452 NAFLD patients with liver biopsy (NASH-CRN fibrosis stage), LSM, and eight blood fibrosis tests (BARD, NAFLD fibrosis score, FibroMeter(NAFLD), aspartate aminotransferase to platelet ratio index (APRI), FIB4, FibroTest, Hepascore, FibroMeter(V2G)). Prognostic accuracy was evaluated in a longitudinal study including 360 NAFLD patients. RESULTS LSM and FibroMeter(V2G) were the two best-performing tests in the cross-sectional study: AUROCs for advanced fibrosis (F3/4) were, respectively, 0.831±0.019 and 0.817±0.020 (p⩽0.041 vs. other tests); rates of patients with ⩾90% negative/positive predictive values for F3/4 were 56.4% and 46.7% (p<0.001 vs. other tests); Obuchowski indexes were 0.834±0.014 and 0.798±0.016 (p⩽0.036 vs. other tests). Two fibrosis classifications were developed to precisely estimate the histological fibrosis stage from LSM or FibroMeter(V2G) results without liver biopsy (diagnostic accuracy, respectively: 80.8% vs. 77.4%, p=0.190). Kaplan-Meier curves in the longitudinal study showed that both classifications categorised NAFLD patients into subgroups with significantly different prognoses (p<0.001): the higher was the class of the fibrosis classification, the worse was the prognosis. CONCLUSIONS LSM and FibroMeter(V2G) were the most accurate of nine evaluated tests for the non-invasive diagnosis of liver fibrosis in NAFLD. LSM and FibroMeter(V2G) fibrosis classifications help physicians estimate both fibrosis stage and patient prognosis in clinical practice. LAY SUMMARY The amount of liver fibrosis is the main determinant of the liver-related prognosis in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). We evaluated eight blood tests and FibroScan in a cross-sectional diagnostic study and found that FibroScan and the blood test FibroMeter(V2G) were the two most accurate tests for the non-invasive evaluation of liver fibrosis in NAFLD. A longitudinal prognostic study showed these two tests initially developed for the diagnosis are also prognostic markers as they allow for the stratification of NAFLD patients in several subgroups with significantly different prognosis.
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- Jérôme Boursier
- Service d'Hépato-Gastroentérologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Angers, France; HIFIH, UPRES 3859, SFR 4208, Université LUNAM, Angers, France.
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- Centre d'Investigation de la Fibrose Hépatique, Hôpital Haut-Lévêque, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux, Pessac, France
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- Service d'Hépato-Gastroentérologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Angers, France
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- Centre d'Investigation de la Fibrose Hépatique, Hôpital Haut-Lévêque, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux, Pessac, France
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- Service d'Hépato-Gastroentérologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Angers, France
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- Service de Pathologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
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- Département de Pathologie Cellulaire et Tissulaire, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Angers, France
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- Centre d'Investigation de la Fibrose Hépatique, Hôpital Haut-Lévêque, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux, Pessac, France
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- Centre d'Investigation de la Fibrose Hépatique, Hôpital Haut-Lévêque, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux, Pessac, France
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- Service d'Hépato-Gastroentérologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Angers, France; HIFIH, UPRES 3859, SFR 4208, Université LUNAM, Angers, France
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- Centre d'Investigation de la Fibrose Hépatique, Hôpital Haut-Lévêque, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux, Pessac, France
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- Service d'Hépato-Gastroentérologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Angers, France; HIFIH, UPRES 3859, SFR 4208, Université LUNAM, Angers, France
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- HIFIH, UPRES 3859, SFR 4208, Université LUNAM, Angers, France; Département de Pathologie Cellulaire et Tissulaire, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Angers, France
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- Service d'Hépato-Gastroentérologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Angers, France; HIFIH, UPRES 3859, SFR 4208, Université LUNAM, Angers, France
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- Centre d'Investigation de la Fibrose Hépatique, Hôpital Haut-Lévêque, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux, Pessac, France; INSERM U1053, Université Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
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de Lédinghen V, Wong GLH, Vergniol J, Chan HLY, Hiriart JB, Chan AWH, Chermak F, Choi PCL, Foucher J, Chan CKM, Merrouche W, Chim AML, Le Bail B, Wong VWS. Controlled attenuation parameter for the diagnosis of steatosis in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2016; 31:848-55. [PMID: 26514665 DOI: 10.1111/jgh.13219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 130] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2015] [Revised: 10/12/2015] [Accepted: 10/18/2015] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIM Controlled attenuation parameter (CAP) evaluated with transient elastography (FibroScan) is a recent method for non-invasive assessment of steatosis. Its usefulness in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is unknown. We prospectively investigated the performance of CAP for the diagnosis of steatosis in NAFLD, factors associated with discordances between CAP and steatosis grades, and relationships between CAP and clinical or biological parameters. METHODS All CAP examinations performed in NAFLD patients with a liver biopsy performed within 1 week of CAP measurement were included. Liver biopsies were assessed for activity and fibrosis stage, NAFLD activity score, and steatosis graded as follows: S0, steatosis < 5%; S1, 5-33%; S2, 34-66%; S3, >66%. RESULTS Two hundred sixty-one patients (59% male, age 56 years) from two ethnic groups were included. No patient had steatosis < 5%. The area under the receiver-operating characteristics curve of CAP for steatosis ≥S2 and S3 was 0.80 and 0.66, respectively. At a cut-off value of 310 dB/m, the sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive values for ≥S2 steatosis were 79%, 71%, 86%, and 71%, respectively. Discordance of at least one grade between CAP and steatosis was observed in 81 patients. By multivariate analysis, only steatosis S2S3 was associated with no discordance. By multivariate analysis, only BMI ≥ 30 kg/m(2) was significantly associated with CAP > 310 dB/m. CONCLUSION The association of CAP with steatosis, especially in patients with non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, and with elevated BMI could be useful for the diagnosis and follow-up of NAFLD patients.
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- Victor de Lédinghen
- Investigation Center of Liver Fibrosis, Haut-Lévêque Hospital, Bordeaux University Hospital, Pessac, France.,INSERM U1053, Bordeaux University, Bordeaux, France
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- State Key Laboratory of Digestive Disease, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.,Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Investigation Center of Liver Fibrosis, Haut-Lévêque Hospital, Bordeaux University Hospital, Pessac, France
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- State Key Laboratory of Digestive Disease, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.,Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Investigation Center of Liver Fibrosis, Haut-Lévêque Hospital, Bordeaux University Hospital, Pessac, France
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- Department of Anatomical and Cellular Pathology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Investigation Center of Liver Fibrosis, Haut-Lévêque Hospital, Bordeaux University Hospital, Pessac, France
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- Department of Anatomical and Cellular Pathology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Investigation Center of Liver Fibrosis, Haut-Lévêque Hospital, Bordeaux University Hospital, Pessac, France
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- Investigation Center of Liver Fibrosis, Haut-Lévêque Hospital, Bordeaux University Hospital, Pessac, France.,INSERM U1053, Bordeaux University, Bordeaux, France
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- Investigation Center of Liver Fibrosis, Haut-Lévêque Hospital, Bordeaux University Hospital, Pessac, France
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- Investigation Center of Liver Fibrosis, Haut-Lévêque Hospital, Bordeaux University Hospital, Pessac, France.,INSERM U1053, Bordeaux University, Bordeaux, France
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- INSERM U1053, Bordeaux University, Bordeaux, France.,Department of Pathology, Pellegrin Hospital, Bordeaux University Hospital, Bordeaux, France
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- State Key Laboratory of Digestive Disease, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.,Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Coilly A, Calmus Y, Chermak F, Dumortier J, Duvoux C, Guillaud O, Houssel-Debry P, Neau-Cransac M, Stocco J. Once-daily prolonged release tacrolimus in liver transplantation: Experts' literature review and recommendations. Liver Transpl 2015; 21:1312-21. [PMID: 26264233 DOI: 10.1002/lt.24228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2015] [Revised: 06/22/2015] [Accepted: 06/28/2015] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
Abstract
The efficacy and safety of tacrolimus (Tac) twice daily (bid) and once a day (qd) formulations are considered to be similar. However, the available information regarding initiation of Tac qd is sparse, and practical information is lacking. On the basis of a literature review, clinical efficacy, and safety trials, French experts in the liver transplantation field were asked to highlight pharmacokinetic (PK) differences between both formulations to assess efficacy and safety of the qd formulation in the context of de novo initiation or conversion and to provide their recommendations for initiation and day-to-day management of Tac qd. The same efficacy and safety profile is found for both immediate-release and prolonged-release Tac. PK differences carry on absorption because of the difference in formulations but not on metabolism or excretion. Tac qd offers a better reproducibility in exposure than Tac bid but is associated with an increased risk of disturbed absorption in case of a change in intestinal motility. The same therapeutic drug monitoring with Tac qd and bid could be applied, based on minimal concentration (trough level; C(min)), as there is a similar strong correlation between C(min) and the area under the curve (AUC) for both formulations. Different protocols for Tac qd initiation were described through numerous studies, except for early conversion: initiation on day 0, using 0.10 to 0.20 mg/kg/day as monotherapy, or lower dosages in case of concomitant immunosuppressant treatment or poor graft quality; early conversion from day 5 to 6 months, preferably before hospital discharge, using a 1 to 1.3 mg/kg/day schedule and with first C(min) assessment 48 hours after the conversion; and later conversion (>6 months posttransplantation) using a milligram-to-milligram dosage schedule, and with dose adjustment based on weekly C(min) measurement. Experts underline that an increase in treatment adherence was expected using Tac qd in liver recipients. In conclusion, Tac qd has the same efficacy and safety profile as Tac bid. De novo introduction or later conversion are well documented but could differ from day-to-day practice.
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- Audrey Coilly
- Centre Hepato-Biliaire, AP-HP Hôpital Paul Brousse, Villejuif, France.,Unit 1193, INSERM, Villejuif, France.,Unités Mixtes de Recherche en Santé 1193, Universite Paris-Sud, Villejuif, France
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- Service d'Hépatologie et de Transplantation Hépatique, AP-HP Hôpital Saint-Antoine, Paris, France
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- Centre d'investigation de la Fibrose Hépatique, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux Hôpital Haut-Lévêque, Pessac, France
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- Unité de Transplantation Hépatique, Hopital Edouard Herriot, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Unité de Transplantation Hépatique, Hopital Edouard Herriot, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Service des Maladies du Foie, Hôpital Pontchaillou, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Rennes, Rennes, France
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- Service de Transplantation Hepatique, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux Hôpital Pellegrin, Bordeaux, France
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Vergniol J, Boursier J, Coutzac C, Bertrais S, Foucher J, Angel C, Chermak F, Hubert IF, Merrouche W, Oberti F, de Lédinghen V, Calès P. Evolution of noninvasive tests of liver fibrosis is associated with prognosis in patients with chronic hepatitis C. Hepatology 2014; 60:65-76. [PMID: 24519328 DOI: 10.1002/hep.27069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2013] [Accepted: 02/06/2014] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
Abstract
UNLABELLED No data are available about the prediction of long-term survival using repeated noninvasive tests of liver fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C (CHC). We aimed to assess the prognostic value of 3-year liver stiffness measurement (LSM), aspartate aminotransferase to platelet ratio index (APRI), and fibrosis 4 (FIB-4) evolution in CHC. CHC patients with two LSM (1,000-1,500 days interval) were prospectively included. Blood fibrosis tests APRI and FIB-4 were calculated the day of baseline (bLSM) and follow-up (fLSM) LSM. Evolution of fibrosis tests was expressed as delta: (follow-up-baseline results)/duration. Date and cause of death were recorded during follow-up that started the day of fLSM. In all, 1,025 patients were included. Median follow-up after fLSM was 38.0 months (interquartile range [IQR]: 27.7-46.1) during which 35 patients died (14 liver-related death) and seven had liver transplantation. Prognostic accuracy (Harrell C-index) of multivariate models including baseline and delta results was not significantly different between LSM and FIB-4 (P ≥ 0.24), whereas FIB-4 provided more accurate prognostic models than APRI (P = 0.03). By multivariate analysis including LSM variables, overall survival was independently predicted by bLSM, delta (dLSM), and sustained virological response (SVR). Prognosis was excellent in patients having bLSM <7 kPa, SVR, or no increase (<1 kPa/year) in 7-14 kPa bLSM. Prognosis was significantly impaired in patients with an increase (≥ 1 kPa/year) in 7-14 kPa bLSM, or decrease (≤ 0 kPa/year) in ≥ 14 kPa bLSM (P = 0.949 between these two groups). Patients with an increase (>0 kPa/year) in ≥ 14 kPa bLSM had the worst prognosis. Baseline and delta FIB-4 also identified patient subgroups with significantly different prognosis. CONCLUSION Three-year evolution of noninvasive tests of liver fibrosis has a strong prognostic value in CHC patients. These tests should be repeated to monitor patients and predict their outcome.
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- Julien Vergniol
- Centre d'Investigation de la Fibrose hépatique, Hôpital Haut-Lévêque, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux, Pessac, France
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de Lédinghen V, Vergniol J, Capdepont M, Chermak F, Hiriart JB, Cassinotto C, Merrouche W, Foucher J, Brigitte LB. Controlled attenuation parameter (CAP) for the diagnosis of steatosis: a prospective study of 5323 examinations. J Hepatol 2014; 60:1026-31. [PMID: 24378529 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2013.12.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 251] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2013] [Revised: 12/15/2013] [Accepted: 12/16/2013] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND & AIMS Controlled attenuation parameter (CAP) evaluated with transient elastography (FibroScan®) is a recent method for non-invasive assessment of steatosis. Its usefulness in clinical practice is unknown. We prospectively investigated the determinants of CAP failure and the relationships between CAP and clinical or biological parameters in a large cohort of consecutive patients. METHODS All CAP examinations performed in adult patients with suspected chronic liver disease were included. CAP failure was defined as zero valid shot. The following factors were analyzed for their influence on CAP value and the relationships between CAP and clinico-biological parameters: age, gender, body mass index, waist circumference, hypertension, diabetes, metabolic syndrome, alcohol use, liver stiffness measurement, indication, and different biological parameters. RESULTS CAP failure occurred in 7.7% of 5323 examinations. By multivariate analysis, factors independently associated with CAP measurement failure were female gender, BMI, and metabolic syndrome. By multivariate analysis, factors significantly associated with elevated CAP were BMI [25-30]kg/m(2), BMI >30kg/m(2), metabolic syndrome, alcohol >14 drink/week and liver stiffness >6kPa. CAP increased with the number of parameters of metabolic syndrome, BMI, waist circumference, the presence of diabetes or hypertension, and the cause of the disease. In the 440 patients with liver biopsy, for the diagnosis of steatosis >10%, steatosis >33%, and steatosis >66%, AUROCs of CAP were 0.79 (95% CI 0.74-0.84, p<0.001), 0.84 (95% CI 0.80-0.88, p<0.001), 0.84 (95% CI 0.80-0.88, p<0.001), respectively. CONCLUSIONS CAP provides an immediate assessment of steatosis simultaneously with liver stiffness measurement. The strong association of CAP with the metabolic syndrome and alcohol use could be of interest for the follow-up of NAFLD or alcoholic patients.
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- Victor de Lédinghen
- Centre d'Investigation de la Fibrose hépatique, Hôpital Haut-Lévêque, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire de Bordeaux, Pessac, France; INSERM U1053, Université Bordeaux Segalen, Bordeaux, France.
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- Centre d'Investigation de la Fibrose hépatique, Hôpital Haut-Lévêque, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire de Bordeaux, Pessac, France
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- Service de Chirurgie Viscérale, Hôpital Saint-André, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
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- Centre d'Investigation de la Fibrose hépatique, Hôpital Haut-Lévêque, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire de Bordeaux, Pessac, France
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- Centre d'Investigation de la Fibrose hépatique, Hôpital Haut-Lévêque, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire de Bordeaux, Pessac, France
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- Service d'Imagerie Médicale, Hôpital Haut-Lévêque, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire de Bordeaux, Pessac, France
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- Centre d'Investigation de la Fibrose hépatique, Hôpital Haut-Lévêque, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire de Bordeaux, Pessac, France
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- Centre d'Investigation de la Fibrose hépatique, Hôpital Haut-Lévêque, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire de Bordeaux, Pessac, France
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- Laboratoire de Pathologie, Hôpital Pellegrin, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
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de Lédinghen V, Vergniol J, Barthe C, Foucher J, Chermak F, Le Bail B, Merrouche W, Bernard PH. Non-invasive tests for fibrosis and liver stiffness predict 5-year survival of patients chronically infected with hepatitis B virus. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2013; 37:979-88. [PMID: 23557139 DOI: 10.1111/apt.12307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2012] [Revised: 01/03/2013] [Accepted: 03/19/2013] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND Liver stiffness and non-invasive tests predict overall survival in chronic hepatitis C. However, in patients chronically infected with hepatitis B virus (HBV), only the association between liver stiffness and the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma has been published. AIM To evaluate the 5-year prognostic value of liver stiffness, non-invasive tests of liver fibrosis, and liver biopsy, to predict overall survival in chronic hepatitis B. METHODS In a consecutive cohort, we prospectively assessed fibrosis, with liver stiffness, FibroTest, APRI, FIB-4 and liver biopsy (if indicated). We examined death and liver transplantation during a 5-year follow-up, and factors associated with overall survival. RESULTS A total of 600 patients (men 64%, mean age 42 years, inactive carriers 36%) with chronic hepatitis B were included. At 5 years, 25 patients were dead (13 liver-related deaths) and four patients had liver transplantation. Overall survival was 94.1% and survival without liver-related death 96.3%. No liver-related death was observed in inactive carriers. Survival was significantly decreased in patients diagnosed with severe fibrosis, whatever the non-invasive method used (P < 0.0001), or liver biopsy (P = 0.02). Patients' prognosis decreased as liver stiffness and FibroTest increased. In multivariate analysis, FibroTest and liver stiffness had the highest hazard ratio with survival. The association persisted after adjustment on age, necro-inflammatory histological activity presumed by ActiTest and treatment. CONCLUSIONS Liver stiffness measurement or FibroTest can predict survival in chronic HBV infection. Thus, these tools may help physicians to early assess prognosis and discuss specific treatments, such as liver transplantation.
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- V de Lédinghen
- Centre d'Investigation de la Fibrose hépatique, Hôpital Haut-Lévêque, CHU Bordeaux, Pessac, France.
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Cassinotto C, Lapuyade B, Aït-Ali A, Vergniol J, Gaye D, Foucher J, Bailacq-Auder C, Chermak F, Le Bail B, de Lédinghen V. Liver fibrosis: noninvasive assessment with acoustic radiation force impulse elastography--comparison with FibroScan M and XL probes and FibroTest in patients with chronic liver disease. Radiology 2013; 269:283-92. [PMID: 23630312 DOI: 10.1148/radiol.13122208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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PURPOSE To compare the diagnostic performance of acoustic radiation force impulse (ARFI) elastography with that of FibroScan M and XL probes and FibroTest in the staging of fibrosis in patients with chronic liver disease. MATERIALS AND METHODS This study received ethics approval, and all participants provided written informed consent. A total of 321 consecutive patients with chronic liver disease who underwent liver biopsy were prospectively enrolled from April 2010 to May 2012. Liver disease was caused by viral hepatitis (n = 136), alcoholic or nonalcoholic steatohepatitis disorders (n = 113), or some other disease (n = 72). In each patient, liver stiffness was evaluated with ARFI elastography, M and XL probes, and FibroTest within 1 month before liver biopsy. Histologic staging of liver fibrosis served as the reference standard. RESULTS Liver stiffness measurement failure rates were 11.2% with the M probe (36 of 321 patients), 2.3% with the XL probe (six of 260 patients), and 0% with ARFI elastography (0 of 321 patients). Unreliable results with ARFI elastography were more frequent in obese patients (those with a body mass index of 30 kg/m(2) or more) (42 of 86 patients [48.8%] vs 34 of 235 patients [14.5%], P < .0001). No significant difference was found between ARFI elastography and the M probe in the diagnosis of cirrhosis (area under under the receiver operating characteristic curve [Az], 0.88 vs 0.91; P = .12) or severe fibrosis (Az, 0.85 vs 0.89; P = .15); however, the M probe demonstrated better results in the diagnosis of moderate fibrosis (Az, 0.81 vs 0.88; P = .008). No significant difference was found between ARFI elastography and the XL probe in the diagnosis of moderate fibrosis, severe fibrosis, or cirrhosis. The diagnostic performance of ARFI elastography improved when it was applied in nonobese patients (Az of ARFI for cirrhosis and severe fibrosis = 0.92 and 0.91, respectively, in nonobese patients [P = .0002] and 0.63 and 0.63, respectively, in obese patients [P < .0001]). CONCLUSION ARFI elastography is reliable in the assessment of liver fibrosis in patients with chronic liver disease, especially nonobese patients.
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- Christophe Cassinotto
- Service de Radiologie and Service d'hépato-gastro-entérologie, Centre d'investigation de la fibrose hépatique, Hôpital Haut-Lévêque, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux, 1, Avenue de Magellan, 33604 Pessac, France; Service d'anatomo-pathologie, Hôpital Pellegrin, Centre Universitaire de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
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Trimoulet P, Pinson P, Papuchon J, Foucher J, Vergniol J, Chermak F, Wittkop L, Castaing N, Merrouche W, Reigadas S, Molimard M, Kann M, Fleury H, de Lédinghen V. Dynamic and rapid changes in viral quasispecies by UDPS in chronic hepatitis C patients receiving telaprevir-based therapy. Antivir Ther 2013; 18:723-7. [DOI: 10.3851/imp2632] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/01/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Wong VWS, Vergniol J, Wong GLH, Foucher J, Chan AWH, Chermak F, Choi PCL, Merrouche W, Chu SHT, Pesque S, Chan HLY, de Lédinghen V. Liver stiffness measurement using XL probe in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Am J Gastroenterol 2012; 107:1862-71. [PMID: 23032979 DOI: 10.1038/ajg.2012.331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 244] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Liver stiffness measurement (LSM) by transient elastography is a noninvasive test of liver fibrosis, but cannot be performed in a significant proportion of obese patients. The aim of this study was to evaluate the performance of the new XL probe in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). METHODS Liver biopsy and paired LSM by both the original M probe and XL probe were performed on 193 consecutive NAFLD patients in France and Hong Kong. RESULTS Compared with M probe, XL probe was more likely to achieve 10 valid measurements (95% vs. 81%; P<0.001) and a success rate of over 60% (90% vs. 74%; P<0.001). The areas under receiver operating characteristics curves of XL probe for F2, F3, and F4 disease were 0.80, 0.85, and 0.91, respectively. XL probe tended to generate lower LSM than M probe in the same patient. At a cutoff of 7.2 kPa, the sensitivity, specificity, positive, and negative predictive values for F3 or greater disease were 78%, 78%, 60%, and 89%, respectively. Discordance of at least two stages between XL probe and histology was observed in 16 (9%) patients. Body mass index (BMI) over 35 kg/m(2) was independently associated with discordance (adjusted odds ratio 9.09; 95% confidence interval 1.10-75.43). Reliable measurements by XL probe were obtained in 75% of the overall population and 65% of patients with BMI over 30 kg/m(2). CONCLUSIONS LSM by XL probe can be performed successfully in most NAFLD patients, but obesity is associated with less accurate and reliable measurements.
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- Vincent Wai-Sun Wong
- Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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de Lédinghen V, Wong VWS, Vergniol J, Wong GLH, Foucher J, Chu SHT, Le Bail B, Choi PCL, Chermak F, Yiu KKL, Merrouche W, Chan HLY. Diagnosis of liver fibrosis and cirrhosis using liver stiffness measurement: comparison between M and XL probe of FibroScan®. J Hepatol 2012; 56:833-9. [PMID: 22173167 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2011.10.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 171] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2011] [Revised: 10/15/2011] [Accepted: 10/17/2011] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Unreliable results of liver stiffness measurement are obtained in 16% of cases and are independently associated with body mass index (BMI) greater than 30 kg/m(2). A new FibroScan® probe (XL probe) was designed specifically for obese patients. The aim of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of liver stiffness measurement using M and XL probes of Fibroscan® for the diagnosis of fibrosis and cirrhosis in a large cohort of patients. METHODS Consecutive patients undergoing liver biopsies for chronic liver disease were prospectively recruited. Liver stiffness measurement was performed within 1 week before liver biopsy using both M and XL probes of FibroScan®. RESULTS A total of 286 patients were evaluated. A reliable liver stiffness measurement using M probe was obtained in 79.7% of cases. In the other 21.3%, liver stiffness measurement using XL probe was obtained in 56.9% of patients. A strong correlation was found between M and XL values, regardless of BMI. In all groups, median liver stiffness measurement using the XL probe was significantly lower than liver stiffness measurement using the M probe. By multivariate analysis, unsuccessful liver stiffness examination with M probe was independently associated with age >50 years and BMI >30 kg/m(2). By univariate analysis, only BMI >30 kg/m(2) was associated with unsuccessful liver stiffness measurement with XL probe. No significant difference was observed between the M and XL probes for the diagnosis of liver fibrosis. CONCLUSIONS Liver stiffness measurement with either M or XL probe is possible in 91.2% of patients with comparable diagnostic accuracy. In clinical practice, the M probe could be used as first step for liver stiffness measurement. In case of no valid shot or unreliable measurement, the XL probe could be used. This result could be useful for the assessment of liver fibrosis in NAFLD and/or obese patients.
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- Victor de Lédinghen
- Centre d'Investigation de la Fibrose Hépatique, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) de Bordeaux, Hôpital Haut-Lévêque, France.
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Gonzalez C, De Ledinghen V, Vergniol J, Foucher J, Chermak F, Carlier S, Maury E, Cherifi B, Gin H, Rigalleau V. P070 La stéatose hépatique des patients biopsiés pour NASH est associée à leurs apports alimentaires glucidiques. NUTR CLIN METAB 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/s0985-0562(11)70137-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Pageaux GP, Faure S, Chermak F, Bismuth M, Bouyabrine H. [Liver transplantation in a patient with alcoholic cirrhosis: discussion about nonabstinence]. Gastroenterol Clin Biol 2009; 33:F44-F49. [PMID: 19747790 DOI: 10.1016/j.gcb.2009.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Liver transplantation is the recognized treatment for serious cases of alcoholic cirrhosis. However, due to their poor image within society, patients with alcoholic cirrhosis are often less referred to transplant centres. This is even more surprising since in terms of patient' and graft's survival, the results of transplantation are comparable, if not better, than in other indications. Transplantation is the treatment for the liver disease, not a treatment for alcoholism. In the case of severe alcoholic disease, a relapse is neither surprising nor unacceptable or insignificant if severe. In this case, it has an impact on the long-term survival, notably due to mortality by cancer. All the medical teams carrying out transplants agree that abstinence is necessary when a patient is being evaluated for liver transplantation. However, it is not proven that a set period of 6 months' abstinence prior to the transplantation can modify the results. The problem of alcoholism must be treated specifically in terms of addiction both before and after transplantation.
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- G-P Pageaux
- Pôle digestif, service d'hépatogastroentérologie et transplantation hépatique, CHU Saint-Eloi, 80 rue Augustin-Fliche, Montpellier cedex 5, France.
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Andronikof M, Chermak F, Sembach N, Lévy A, Davido A. Ni myosite ni hystérie mais toujours féminin. Rev Med Interne 2002. [DOI: 10.1016/s0248-8663(02)80608-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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