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McCarthy RE, Bowen DG, Strasser SI, McKenzie C. The dangers of herbal weight loss supplements: a case report of drug-induced liver injury secondary to Garcinia cambogia ingestion. Pathology 2020; 53:545-547. [PMID: 33250192 DOI: 10.1016/j.pathol.2020.08.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2020] [Revised: 07/30/2020] [Accepted: 08/06/2020] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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- R E McCarthy
- Department of Tissue Pathology and Diagnostic Oncology, New South Wales Health Pathology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, NSW, Australia.
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- AW Morrow Gastroenterology and Liver Centre, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, NSW, Australia; Central Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
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- AW Morrow Gastroenterology and Liver Centre, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, NSW, Australia; Central Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Tissue Pathology and Diagnostic Oncology, New South Wales Health Pathology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, NSW, Australia; Central Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
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Prince DS, Liu K, Pavendranathan G, Strasser SI, Bollipo S, Kanazaki R. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on gastroenterology trainees in Australia. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2020; 35:1841-1842. [PMID: 32578262 PMCID: PMC7361352 DOI: 10.1111/jgh.15159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2020] [Accepted: 06/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- DS Prince
- AW Morrow Gastroenterology and Liver CentreRoyal Prince Alfred HospitalSydneyNew South WalesAustralia,South West Sydney Clinical SchoolUniversity of New South WalesSydneyNew South WalesAustralia
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- AW Morrow Gastroenterology and Liver CentreRoyal Prince Alfred HospitalSydneyNew South WalesAustralia,Sydney Medical SchoolThe University of SydneySydneyNew South WalesAustralia,Liver Injury and Cancer ProgramThe Centenary InstituteSydneyNew South WalesAustralia
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- Gastroenterology DepartmentSt George HospitalSydneyNew South WalesAustralia,St George and Sutherland Clinical SchoolUniversity of New South WalesSydneyNew South WalesAustralia
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- AW Morrow Gastroenterology and Liver CentreRoyal Prince Alfred HospitalSydneyNew South WalesAustralia,Sydney Medical SchoolThe University of SydneySydneyNew South WalesAustralia,Gastroenterological Society of AustraliaMelbourneVictoriaAustralia
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- Department of GastroenterologyJohn Hunter HospitalNewcastleNew South WalesAustralia,University of NewcastleNewcastleNew South WalesAustralia
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- South West Sydney Clinical SchoolUniversity of New South WalesSydneyNew South WalesAustralia,Department of Gastroenterology and HepatologyLiverpool HospitalSydneyNew South WalesAustralia
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Pandya K, Liu K, Strasser SI. Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic: Diaphragmatic paralysis after transarterial chemoembolization of hepatocellular carcinoma. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2020; 35:181. [PMID: 31412424 DOI: 10.1111/jgh.14834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2019] [Accepted: 08/08/2019] [Indexed: 12/09/2022]
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- K Pandya
- AW Morrow Gastroenterology and Liver Centre, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- AW Morrow Gastroenterology and Liver Centre, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- AW Morrow Gastroenterology and Liver Centre, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Mudaliar S, Liu K, Pavendranathan G, Kench JG, Strasser SI. Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic: Kasabach-Merritt syndrome in adult. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2019; 34:1675. [PMID: 31137080 DOI: 10.1111/jgh.14676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2019] [Accepted: 03/30/2019] [Indexed: 12/09/2022]
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- S Mudaliar
- AW Morrow Gastroenterology and Liver Center, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia.,Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- AW Morrow Gastroenterology and Liver Center, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia.,Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St George Hospital, Sydney, Australia.,University of New South Wales School of Medicine, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- AW Morrow Gastroenterology and Liver Center, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia.,Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- AW Morrow Gastroenterology and Liver Center, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia.,Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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Baars JE, Strasser SI, Kaffes AJ, Saxena P. Gastrointestinal: Knot the intent. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2018; 33:1431. [PMID: 29573478 DOI: 10.1111/jgh.14125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/09/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- J E Baars
- AW Morrow Gastroenterology and Liver Centre, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- AW Morrow Gastroenterology and Liver Centre, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- AW Morrow Gastroenterology and Liver Centre, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- AW Morrow Gastroenterology and Liver Centre, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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McCaughan GW, Thwaites PA, Roberts SK, Strasser SI, Mitchell J, Morales B, Mason S, Gow P, Wigg A, Tallis C, Jeffrey G, George J, Thompson AJ, Parker FC, Angus PW. Sofosbuvir and daclatasvir therapy in patients with hepatitis C-related advanced decompensated liver disease (MELD ≥ 15). Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2018; 47:401-411. [PMID: 29205432 DOI: 10.1111/apt.14404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [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: 06/28/2017] [Revised: 08/14/2017] [Accepted: 10/11/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Antiviral therapy for hepatitis C has the potential to improve liver function in patients with decompensated cirrhosis. AIMS To examine the virological response and effect of viral clearance in patients with decompensated hepatitis C cirrhosis all with MELD scores ≥15 following sofosbuvir/daclatasvir ± ribavirin. METHODS We prospectively collected data on patients who commenced sofosbuvir/daclatasvir for 24-weeks under the Australian patient supply program (TOSCAR) and analysed outcomes including sustained viral response at 12 weeks (SVR12), death and transplant. RESULTS 108 patients (M/F, 79/29; median age 56years; Child-Pugh 10; MELD 16; genotype 1/3, 55/47) received sofosbuvir/daclatasvir and two also received ribavirin. On intention-to-treat, the SVR12 rate was 70% (76/108). Seventy-eight patients completed 24-weeks therapy. SVR12 was achieved in 56 of these patients on per-protocol-analysis (76%). SVR12 was 80% in genotype 1 compared to 69% in genotype 3. Thirty patients failed to complete therapy. In patients achieving SVR12, median MELD and Child-Pugh fell from 16(IQR15-17) to 14(12-17) and 10(9-11) to 8(7-9), respectively (P<.001). In those who died, MELD increased from 16 to 23 at death (P=.036). Patients who required transplantation had a significantly higher baseline MELD (20) compared to those patients completing treatment (16) (P=.0010). The odds ratio for transplant in patients with baseline MELD ≥20 was 13.8(95%CI 2.78-69.04). CONCLUSIONS SVR12 rates with sofosbuvir/daclatasvir in advanced liver disease are lower than in compensated disease. Although treatment improves MELD and Child-Pugh in most patients, a significant proportion will die or require transplantation. In those with MELD ≥20, it may be better to delay treatment until post-transplant.
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- G W McCaughan
- Australian National Liver Transplant Unit, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
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- Victorian Liver Transplant Unit, Austin Health, Heidelberg, Vic., Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Vic., Australia
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- Australian National Liver Transplant Unit, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Vic., Australia
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- Victorian Liver Transplant Unit, Austin Health, Heidelberg, Vic., Australia
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- Australian National Liver Transplant Unit, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
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- Victorian Liver Transplant Unit, Austin Health, Heidelberg, Vic., Australia
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- South Australian Liver Transplant Unit, Flinders Medical Centre, Bedford Park, SA, Australia
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- Queensland Liver Transplant Unit, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Woolloongabba, Qld, Australia
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- Western Australian Liver Transplant Unit, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, WA, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, NSW, Australia
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- St Vincent's Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Vic., Australia
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- Victorian Liver Transplant Unit, Austin Health, Heidelberg, Vic., Australia
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- Victorian Liver Transplant Unit, Austin Health, Heidelberg, Vic., Australia
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McCaughan GW, Crawford M, Sandroussi C, Koorey DJ, Bowen DG, Shackel NA, Strasser SI. Assessment of adult patients with chronic liver failure for liver transplantation in 2015: who and when? Intern Med J 2017; 46:404-12. [PMID: 27062203 DOI: 10.1111/imj.13025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2015] [Revised: 12/06/2015] [Accepted: 12/07/2015] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
Abstract
In 2015, there are a few absolute contraindications to liver transplantation. In adult patients, survival post-liver transplant is excellent, with 1-year survival rate >90% and 5-year survival rates >80% and predicted median allograft survival beyond 20 years. Patients with a Child-Turcotte Pugh score ≥9 or a model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) score >15 should be referred for liver transplantation, with patients who have a MELD score >17 showing a 1-year survival benefit with liver transplantation. A careful selection of hepatocellular cancer patients results in excellent outcomes, while consideration of extra-hepatic disease (reversible vs irreversible) and social support structures are crucial to patient assessment. Alcoholic liver disease remains a challenge, and the potential to cure hepatitis C virus infection together with the emerging issue of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease-associated chronic liver failure will change the landscape of the who in the years ahead. The when will continue to be determined largely by the severity of liver disease based on the MELD score for the foreseeable future.
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- G W McCaughan
- Australian National Liver Transplantation Unit, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,AW Morrow Gastroenterology and Liver Centre, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,Liver Injury and Cancer Group, Centenary Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Australian National Liver Transplantation Unit, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Australian National Liver Transplantation Unit, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Australian National Liver Transplantation Unit, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,AW Morrow Gastroenterology and Liver Centre, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Australian National Liver Transplantation Unit, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,AW Morrow Gastroenterology and Liver Centre, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,Liver Injury and Cancer Group, Centenary Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Australian National Liver Transplantation Unit, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,AW Morrow Gastroenterology and Liver Centre, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,Liver Injury and Cancer Group, Centenary Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Australian National Liver Transplantation Unit, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,AW Morrow Gastroenterology and Liver Centre, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Marcellin P, Ahn SH, Chuang WL, Hui AJ, Tabak F, Mehta R, Petersen J, Lee CM, Ma X, Caruntu FA, Tak WY, Elkhashab M, Lin L, Wu G, Martins EB, Charuworn P, Yee LJ, Lim SG, Foster GR, Fung S, Morano L, Samuel D, Agarwal K, Idilman R, Strasser SI, Buti M, Gaeta GB, Papatheodoridis G, Flisiak R, Chan HLY. Predictors of response to tenofovir disoproxil fumarate plus peginterferon alfa-2a combination therapy for chronic hepatitis B. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2016; 44:957-966. [PMID: 27629859 DOI: 10.1111/apt.13779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [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: 05/27/2016] [Revised: 06/17/2016] [Accepted: 08/04/2016] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND In patients with chronic hepatitis B, tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) plus pegylated interferon (PEG-IFN) for 48-weeks results in higher rates of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) loss than either monotherapy. AIM To identify baseline and on-treatment factors associated with HBsAg loss at Week 72 and provide a model for predicting HBsAg loss in patients receiving combination therapy for 48 weeks. METHODS A secondary analysis of data from an open-label study where patients were randomised to TDF (300 mg/day, oral) plus PEG-IFN (PI, 180 μg/week, subcutaneous) for 48 weeks (TDF/PI-48w); TDF plus PEG-IFN for 16 weeks, TDF for 32 weeks (TDF/PI-16w+TDF-32w); TDF for 120 weeks (TDF-120w) or PEG-IFN for 48 weeks (PI-48w). Logistic regression methods were used to identify models that best predicted HBsAg loss at Week 72. RESULTS Rates of HBsAg loss at Week 72 were significantly higher in the TDF/PI-48w group (6.5%) than in the TDF/PI-16w+TDF-32w (0.5%), TDF-120w (0%) and PI-48w (2.2%) groups (P = 0.09). The only baseline factor associated with response was genotype A. HBsAg decline at Week 12 or 24 of treatment was associated with HBsAg loss at Week 72 (P < 0.001). HBsAg decline >3.5 log10 IU/mL at Week 24 in the TDF/PI-48w group resulted in a positive predictive value of 85% and a negative predictive value of 99% for HBsAg loss at Week 72. CONCLUSIONS HBsAg decline at Week 24 of TDF plus PEG-IFN combination therapy may identify patients who, after completing 48 weeks of treatment, have a better chance of achieving HBsAg loss at Week 72.
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- Gilead Sciences, Inc., Foster City, CA, USA
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- Gilead Sciences, Inc., Foster City, CA, USA
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- Gilead Sciences, Inc., Foster City, CA, USA
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Lampertico P, Chan HLY, Janssen HLA, Strasser SI, Schindler R, Berg T. Review article: long-term safety of nucleoside and nucleotide analogues in HBV-monoinfected patients. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2016; 44:16-34. [PMID: 27198929 DOI: 10.1111/apt.13659] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [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: 12/18/2015] [Revised: 01/15/2016] [Accepted: 04/21/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Nucleos(t)ide analogues (NUCs) for chronic hepatitis B treatment achieve high rates of viral suppression and are generally well tolerated. Entecavir (ETV) and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) are the currently preferred first-line agents. The safety of these agents in clinical practice is particularly relevant since long-term treatment is usually required. AIM To summarise and critically discuss recent real-world evidence on the safety of treatment with ETV or TDF in hepatitis B virus (HBV)-monoinfected patients. METHODS PubMed and conference proceedings up to 15th June 2015 were searched using the terms ((((Hepatitis_B) OR HBV) AND ((tenofovir) OR entecavir)) AND (((lactic_acidosis) OR bone) OR renal)). RESULTS In selected populations included in registration studies, both ETV and TDF were well tolerated with no clinically significant renal toxicity or lactic acidosis. Growing 'real-world' clinical experience with these agents includes some reports of ETV-associated lactic acidosis and TDF-associated renal impairment; however, evidence from cohort studies appears to be conflicting. In the case of ETV-related lactic acidosis, a small number of cases have been reported, all in patients with decompensated cirrhosis. The degree of association between TDF treatment and changes in markers of renal function varies between studies: discrepancies may result from the use of different definitions and cut-offs for reporting renal toxicities, and differences in patient populations. CONCLUSIONS Pre-treatment and on-treatment monitoring of eGFR and phosphorus, with prompt appropriate dose adjustment or treatment switch can minimise the impact of NUC renal toxicity. Standardisation of measures of renal impairment and identification of early molecular markers remain an unmet need.
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- P Lampertico
- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, "A.M. and A. Migliavacca" Center for Liver Disease, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Toronto Centre for Liver Diseases, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- AW Morrow Gastroenterology and Liver Centre, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Nephrology and Intensive Care, Campus Virchow, Charité - Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany
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- Section Hepatology, Clinic for Gastroenterology and Rheumatology, University Hospital Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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Colombo M, Fernández I, Abdurakhmanov D, Ferreira PA, Strasser SI, Urbanek P, Moreno C, Streinu-Cercel A, Verheyen A, Iraqi W, DeMasi R, Hill A, Läuffer JM, Lonjon-Domanec I, Wedemeyer H. Safety and on-treatment efficacy of telaprevir: the early access programme for patients with advanced hepatitis C. Gut 2014; 63:1150-8. [PMID: 24201995 PMCID: PMC4078754 DOI: 10.1136/gutjnl-2013-305667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIM Severe adverse events (AEs) compromise the outcome of direct antiviral agent-based treatment in patients with advanced liver fibrosis due to HCV infection. HEP3002 is an ongoing multinational programme to evaluate safety and efficacy of telaprevir (TVR) plus pegylated-interferon-α (PEG-IFNα) and ribavirin (RBV) in patients with advanced liver fibrosis caused by HCV genotype 1 (HCV-1). METHODS 1782 patients with HCV-1 and bridging fibrosis or compensated cirrhosis were prospectively recruited from 16 countries worldwide, and treated with 12 weeks of TVR plus PEG-IFN/RBV, followed by 12 or 36 weeks of PEG-IFN and RBV (PR) alone dependent on virological response to treatment and previous response type. RESULTS 1587 patients completed 12 weeks of triple therapy and 4 weeks of PR tail (53% cirrhosis, 22% HCV-1a). By week 12, HCV RNA was undetectable in 85% of naives, 88% of relapsers, 80% of partial responders and 72% of null responders. Overall, 931 patients (59%) developed grade 1-4 anaemia (grade 3/4 in 31%), 630 (40%) dose reduced RBV, 332 (21%) received erythropoietin and 157 (10%) were transfused. Age and female gender were the strongest predictors of anaemia. 64 patients (4%) developed a grade 3/4 rash. Discontinuation of TVR due to AEs was necessary in 193 patients (12%). Seven patients died (0.4%, six had cirrhosis). CONCLUSIONS In compensated patients with advanced fibrosis due to HCV-1, triple therapy with TVR led to satisfactory rates of safety, tolerability and on-treatment virological response with adequate managements of AEs.
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- M Colombo
- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Fondazione IRCCS Ca` Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Universita` degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Sección de Aparato Digestivo, Madrid, Spain
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- I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, E. M. Tareev Clinic for Nephrology, Internal and Occupational Medicine, Moscow, Russia
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- Viral Hepatitis Division of Infectious Disease, Outpatient Clinic to HIV, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- AW Morrow Gastroenterology and Liver Centre, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Internal Medicine, First Medical Faculty, Charles University, and Central Military Hospital Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Liver Unit, Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatopancreatology and Digestive Oncology, Erasme University Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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- Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, National Institute for Infectious Diseases, "Prof. Dr. Matei Bals", Bucharest, Romania
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- Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Paris, France
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- Janssen Research and Development, Titusville, New Jersey, USA
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- Janssen Research and Development, High Wycombe, UK
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- Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Hannover, Germany
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Nguyen V, Tan PK, Greenup AJ, Glass A, Davison S, Samarasinghe D, Holdaway S, Strasser SI, Chatterjee U, Jackson K, Locarnini SA, Levy MT. Anti-viral therapy for prevention of perinatal HBV transmission: extending therapy beyond birth does not protect against post-partum flare. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2014; 39:1225-34. [PMID: 24666381 DOI: 10.1111/apt.12726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [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: 12/17/2013] [Revised: 01/03/2014] [Accepted: 03/04/2014] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND Antepartum anti-viral therapy (AVT) is often administered to prevent perinatal transmission of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. Little is known about the effect of AVT on post-partum flare rates and severity. AIM To examine whether extending AVT beyond birth influences the post-partum course. METHODS One hundred and one pregnancies in 91 women with HBV DNA levels ≥log 7 IU/mL were included. AVT (initially lamivudine, later tenofovir disoproxil fumarate) was commenced from 32 weeks gestation and stopped soon after birth and at 12 weeks post-partum. Outcomes according to post-partum treatment duration were examined: Group 1 = AVT ≤4 weeks (n = 44), Group 2 = AVT >4 weeks (n = 43), Group 3 = no AVT (n = 14). RESULTS The majority of women were HBeAg+ (97%), median age 29 years, baseline HBV DNA log 8.0 IU/mL and follow-up 48 weeks post-partum. Post-partum treatment duration was 2 weeks for Group 1 and 12 weeks for Group 2, P < 0.01. Flare rates were not significantly different: Group 1 = 22/44 (50%), Group 2 = 17/43 (40%) and Group 3 = 4/14 (29%), P = 0.32. Onset of flare was similar at 8/10/9 weeks post-partum for Groups 1/2/3 respectively, P = 0.34. The majority of flares spontaneously resolved. HBeAg seroconversion (n = 1/5/1 in Groups 1/2/3, P = 0.27) was not associated with treatment duration or the occurrence of a post-partum flare. CONCLUSIONS Post-partum flares are common and usually arise early after delivery. They are often mild in severity and most spontaneously resolve. Extending anti-viral therapy does not protect against post-partum flares or affect HBeAg seroconversion rates.
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- V Nguyen
- Liverpool Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Prakoso E, Jones C, Koorey DJ, Strasser SI, Bowen D, McCaughan GW, Shackel NA. Terlipressin therapy for moderate-to-severe hyponatraemia in patients with liver failure. Intern Med J 2013; 43:240-6. [PMID: 23176166 DOI: 10.1111/imj.12032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2012] [Accepted: 10/28/2012] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Hyponatraemia in liver failure is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Improving serum sodium in liver failure has been observed in patients receiving terlipressin. METHODS We assessed the response of hyponatraemia in patients with liver failure to terlipressin using comparative retrospective analysis. RESULTS Twenty-three patients received terlipressin for hyponatraemia after failed conservative management (median age 52 years (27-67), model for end-stage liver disease score 28 (16-38)). The median therapy was 7 days (1-27), with an average total dose of 25 mg (4-90) and a mean follow up of 51 days (5-1248). These patients were compared with 11 hyponatraemic patients managed conservatively during the same period with comparable age, baseline serum sodium and follow up. After 1 week of terlipressin therapy, serum sodium increased from a median of 120 (115-128) to 129 mmol/L (121-144) (P < 0.001), and at the end of terlipressin therapy, the serum sodium had increased significantly to 131 mmol/L (120-148) (P < 0.001). In comparison, in the conservatively managed group, the serum sodium did not increase significantly from the baseline of 123 (117-127) mmol/L. Adverse events occurred in 26% of patients receiving terlipressin, which predominantly pulmonary oedema. Importantly, more hyponatraemic patients treated with terlipressin (48%) were alive compared with the conservative group (18%), despite the latter having a significantly lower baseline median MELD score of 21 (16-30) (P = 0.008). Moreover, the transplant-free survival was higher in the terlipressin (30%) compared with the conservative group (0%). CONCLUSIONS Terlipressin is effective in treating hyponatraemia in liver failure. Importantly, terlipressin use results in better transplant-free survival but also more adverse events.
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- E Prakoso
- AW Morrow Gastroenterology and Liver Centre, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, Australia
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Prakoso E, Jones C, Koorey DJ, Strasser SI, Bowen D, McCaughan GW, Shackel NA. Author reply. Intern Med J 2013; 43:607. [DOI: 10.1111/imj.12114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2013] [Accepted: 03/07/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- E. Prakoso
- AW Morrow Gastroenterology and Liver Centre; Royal Prince Alfred Hospital; Sydney New South Wales Australia
- Liver Immunobiology Laboratory; Centenary Institute; Sydney New South Wales Australia
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- Department of Pharmacy; Royal Prince Alfred Hospital; Sydney New South Wales Australia
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- AW Morrow Gastroenterology and Liver Centre; Royal Prince Alfred Hospital; Sydney New South Wales Australia
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- AW Morrow Gastroenterology and Liver Centre; Royal Prince Alfred Hospital; Sydney New South Wales Australia
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- AW Morrow Gastroenterology and Liver Centre; Royal Prince Alfred Hospital; Sydney New South Wales Australia
- Liver Immunobiology Laboratory; Centenary Institute; Sydney New South Wales Australia
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- AW Morrow Gastroenterology and Liver Centre; Royal Prince Alfred Hospital; Sydney New South Wales Australia
- Liver Immunobiology Laboratory; Centenary Institute; Sydney New South Wales Australia
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- AW Morrow Gastroenterology and Liver Centre; Royal Prince Alfred Hospital; Sydney New South Wales Australia
- Liver Immunobiology Laboratory; Centenary Institute; Sydney New South Wales Australia
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Silva MF, Sapisochin G, Strasser SI, Hewa-Geeganage S, Chen J, Wigg AJ, Jones R, Saraiva R, Kikuchi L, Carrilho F, Fontes PRO, Charco R. Liver resection and transplantation offer similar 5-year survival for Child-Pugh-Turcotte A HCC-patients with a single nodule up to 5 cm: a multicenter, exploratory analysis. Eur J Surg Oncol 2013; 39:386-95. [PMID: 23375469 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2012.12.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2012] [Revised: 11/15/2012] [Accepted: 12/07/2012] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND AIM The current guideline of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases recommends liver resection for Child-Pugh-Turcotte A patients with a single hepatocellular carcinoma, total serum bilirubin ≤ 1 mg/dL and absence of significant portal hypertension. This subset of patients would have a long-term survival comparable to transplantation. The main aim of this study is to evaluate the survival rates in patients with a single nodule ≤ 5 cm following resection. METHODS Medical records of 105 Child-Pugh-Turcotte A patients who underwent liver resection between 1997 and 2009 were analyzed in 3 countries. RESULTS One, 3-, and 5-year survival rate was 97%, 83%, and 66%, respectively, and no variable that can be assessed prior to liver resection predicted survival probabilities. CONCLUSIONS Liver resection offers 5-year survival similar to transplantation for Child-Pugh-Turcotte A patients with hepatocellular carcinoma and a single nodule up to 5 cm, independently of any patient baseline characteristics.
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- M F Silva
- Department of Gastroenterology, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia.
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Prakoso E, Verran D, Dilworth P, Kyd G, Tang P, Tse C, Koorey DJ, Strasser SI, Stormon M, Shun A, Thomas G, Joseph D, Pleass H, Gallagher J, Allen R, Crawford M, McCaughan GW, Shackel NA. Increasing liver transplantation waiting list mortality: a report from the Australian National Liver Transplantation Unit, Sydney. Intern Med J 2011; 40:619-25. [PMID: 20840212 DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2010.02277.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND We aimed to describe the demand for liver transplantation (LTx) and patient outcomes on the waiting list at the Australian National Liver Transplantation Unit, Sydney over the last 20 years. METHODS We performed a retrospective analysis with the data divided into three eras: 1985-1993, 1994-2000 and 2001-2008. RESULTS The number of patients accepted for LTx increased from 320 to 372 and 548 (P < 0.001) with the number of LTx being performed increasing from 262 to 312 and 452 respectively (P < 0.001). The median adult recipient age increased from 45 to 48 and 52 years (P < 0.001) while it decreased in children from 4 to 2 and 1 years respectively (P = 0.001). In parallel, the deceased donor offers decreased from 1003 to 720 and 717 (P < 0.001). Methods to improve access to donor livers have been used with the use of split livers, extended criteria and non-heart beating donors, resulting in increased acceptance of deceased donor offers by 65% and 115% in the second and third eras when compared with the first era (P < 0.001). However, the adult median waiting time has increased from 23 to 41 and 120 days respectively (P < 0.001). This was associated with increased adult mortality on the waiting list from 23 to 40 and 122 respectively (P < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS Despite the increasing proportion of donor offers being used, the waiting list mortality is increasing. A solution to this problem is an increase in organ donation to keep pace with the escalating demand for LTx.
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- E Prakoso
- AW Morrow Gastroenterology and Liver Centre, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, New South Wales, Australia
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Patterson SJ, George J, Strasser SI, Lee AU, Sievert W, Nicoll AJ, Desmond PV, Roberts SK, Locarnini S, Bowden S, Angus PW. Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate rescue therapy following failure of both lamivudine and adefovir dipivoxil in chronic hepatitis B. Gut 2011. [PMID: 21036792 DOI: 10.1136/gut] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To determine the efficacy of tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) in adults with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection who had previously failed lamivudine (LAM) and had significant viral replication (HBV DNA >10⁵ copies/ml if HBeAg positive, > 10⁴ copies/ml if HBeAg negative) despite at least 24 weeks of treatment with adefovir dipivoxil (ADV). DESIGN A prospective open-label study of TDF 300 mg daily. Patients receiving combination ADV/LAM prior to baseline were switched to TDF/LAM. SETTING Multiple tertiary referral centres. METHODS Sixty patients were enrolled. The median age was 48.5 years (range 21e80), 46 (77%) were male and 40 (67%) were HBeAg positive. Thirty-eight patients (63%) were switched from ADV to TDF, the remainder from ADV/LAM to TDF/LAM. At baseline, substitutions conferring resistance to LAM or ADV were present in 20 patients (33%) and 17 patients (28%), respectively. The median baseline viral load was 5.33 log₁₀ IU/ml (range 2.81-8.04). Patients initially treated with TDF monotherapy with persistent viral replication at or after 24 weeks were switched to TDF/LAM. The main outcome measures were change in HBV viral load from baseline and percentage of patients achieving an undetectable viral load (<15 IU/ml). RESULTS Results are reported at 96 weeks of treatment. One patient discontinued TDF at 10 days due to rash. The time-weighted change in viral load from baseline to week 12 was -2.19 log10 IU/ml overall. The median change in HBV DNA from baseline to weeks 12, 24, 48 and 96 was -2.86, -3.23, -3.75 and -4.03 log₁₀ IU/ml, respectively. At 48 and 96 weeks, 27/59 (46%) and 38/59 (64%) patients achieved a HBV DNA <15 IU/ml. The response was independent of baseline LAM therapy or mutations conferring ADV resistance. CONCLUSIONS In heavily pretreated patients with a high rate of genotypic resistance, TDF retains significant activity against HBV although this appears diminished in comparison with studies of naïve patients.
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- S J Patterson
- Liver Transplant Unit, Austin Health, Studley Road, Heidelberg, VIC 3084, Australia.
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Patterson SJ, George J, Strasser SI, Lee AU, Sievert W, Nicoll AJ, Desmond PV, Roberts SK, Locarnini S, Bowden S, Angus PW. Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate rescue therapy following failure of both lamivudine and adefovir dipivoxil in chronic hepatitis B. Gut 2011; 60:247-54. [PMID: 21036792 DOI: 10.1136/gut.2010.223206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 161] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.4] [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] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To determine the efficacy of tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) in adults with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection who had previously failed lamivudine (LAM) and had significant viral replication (HBV DNA >10⁵ copies/ml if HBeAg positive, > 10⁴ copies/ml if HBeAg negative) despite at least 24 weeks of treatment with adefovir dipivoxil (ADV). DESIGN A prospective open-label study of TDF 300 mg daily. Patients receiving combination ADV/LAM prior to baseline were switched to TDF/LAM. SETTING Multiple tertiary referral centres. METHODS Sixty patients were enrolled. The median age was 48.5 years (range 21e80), 46 (77%) were male and 40 (67%) were HBeAg positive. Thirty-eight patients (63%) were switched from ADV to TDF, the remainder from ADV/LAM to TDF/LAM. At baseline, substitutions conferring resistance to LAM or ADV were present in 20 patients (33%) and 17 patients (28%), respectively. The median baseline viral load was 5.33 log₁₀ IU/ml (range 2.81-8.04). Patients initially treated with TDF monotherapy with persistent viral replication at or after 24 weeks were switched to TDF/LAM. The main outcome measures were change in HBV viral load from baseline and percentage of patients achieving an undetectable viral load (<15 IU/ml). RESULTS Results are reported at 96 weeks of treatment. One patient discontinued TDF at 10 days due to rash. The time-weighted change in viral load from baseline to week 12 was -2.19 log10 IU/ml overall. The median change in HBV DNA from baseline to weeks 12, 24, 48 and 96 was -2.86, -3.23, -3.75 and -4.03 log₁₀ IU/ml, respectively. At 48 and 96 weeks, 27/59 (46%) and 38/59 (64%) patients achieved a HBV DNA <15 IU/ml. The response was independent of baseline LAM therapy or mutations conferring ADV resistance. CONCLUSIONS In heavily pretreated patients with a high rate of genotypic resistance, TDF retains significant activity against HBV although this appears diminished in comparison with studies of naïve patients.
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- S J Patterson
- Liver Transplant Unit, Austin Health, Studley Road, Heidelberg, VIC 3084, Australia.
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Perry JF, Poustchi H, George J, Farrell GC, McCaughan GW, Strasser SI. Current approaches to the diagnosis and management of hepatocellular carcinoma. Clin Exp Med 2005; 5:1-13. [PMID: 15928877 DOI: 10.1007/s10238-005-0058-3] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2005] [Accepted: 03/30/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a leading cause of cancer death worldwide, and incidence rates in Western countries are on the rise. Despite many options, no ideal treatment yet exists for this highly malignant tumour, and management strategies have varied accordingly. This review summarises current strategies for the diagnosis and management of HCC.
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- J F Perry
- Centre of Clinical Research Excellence to Improve Outcomes in Chronic Liver Disease, University of Sydney, AW Morrow Gastroenterology and Liver Centre, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Missenden Road, Camperdown, 2050 NSW, Australia
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Hepatocellular carcinoma, frequently associated with chronic viral hepatitis, is the fourth most common cancer worldwide. The incidence in Western countries is rising rapidly. Recent developments in diagnostic imaging allow for identification of small lesions amenable to curative therapy. Effective therapy of advanced hepatocellular carcinoma remains a major clinical problem.
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- AW Morrow Gastroenterology and Liver Centre, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
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Schwartz J, Wolford JL, Thornquist MD, Hockenbery DM, Murakami CS, Drennan F, Hinds M, Strasser SI, Lopez-Cubero SO, Brar HS, Ko CW, Saunders MD, Okolo CN, McDonald GB. Severe gastrointestinal bleeding after hematopoietic cell transplantation, 1987-1997: incidence, causes, and outcome. Am J Gastroenterol 2001. [PMID: 11232680 DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9270(00)02342-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/31/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Severe GI bleeding after hematopoietic cell transplantation is commonly due to lesions that are unusual in nontransplant patients. The frequency of GI bleeding appears to have decreased over the last decade, but the reasons have not been readily apparent. We sought to determine the incidence of severe bleeding during two time periods, to describe the causes and outcomes of bleeding, and to analyze the reasons behind an apparent decline in severe bleeding over the decade covered. METHODS During 1986-1987 and 1996-1997, we followed all patients with and without severe bleeding at our institution, a marrow transplant center. RESULTS Over this decade, the incidence of severe bleeding declined from 50/467 (10.7%) to 15/635 (2.4%) (p < 0.0001). Overall mortality from intestinal bleeding declined from 3.6% to 0.9% (p = 0.002), but mortality in those with bleeding remained high (34% vs 40%). The onset (day 42 vs 47) and platelet counts (35,994 vs 37,600/microl) were similar, but the sites and causes of bleeding were different. During 1986-1987, 27/50 patients bled from multiple GI sites, viral and fungal ulcers, or graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). Over the decade, bleeding from GVHD had decreased 80% (p < 0.0001), and bleeding from viral (p < 0.0001) and fungal (p = 0.023) ulcers almost disappeared. CONCLUSIONS The incidence of severe GI bleeding has declined significantly over the last decade because of prevention of viral and fungal infections and severe acute GVHD. However, severe bleeding after transplant remains a highly morbid event, particularly among patients with GVHD.
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Ostapowicz G, Dallinger M, Bell SJ, Strasser SI, Watson KJR, Slavin J, Santamaria J, Desmond PV. Changes in hepatitis C-related liver disease in a large clinic population. Intern Med J 2001. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1444-0903.2001.00018.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Ostapowicz G, Dallinger M, Bell SJ, Strasser SI, Watson KJ, Slavin J, Santamaria J, Desmond PV. Changes in hepatitis C-related liver disease in a large clinic population. Intern Med J 2001; 31:90-6. [PMID: 11480484] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/20/2023]
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BACKGROUND Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a significant problem in the Australian community. Over the past few years, the number of patients with diagnosed hepatitis C has increased greatly. The aims of the present study were to define the clinical features of a large group of patients with chronic HCV infection and to examine changes occurring in the referral base and epidemiological characteristics of this group since analysis of the first 342 patients in 1994. METHODS The study included 1,546 consecutive anti-HCV-positive patients who had been referred to St Vincent's Hospital from January 1990 to June 1998. Clinical and laboratory data were collected on all patients. RESULTS Referrals from general practitioners increased from 31% to 70% of all patients between 1990-1993 and 1994-1998. A history of injecting drug use (IDU) was present in 64% of the patients. While 89% of the IDU group was Australasian born, 49% of those in the sporadic group were born overseas. Cirrhosis was found in 18% of biopsied patients. Age, infection duration, age at infection, Mediterranean or Asian origin and a history of transfusion or lack of HCV risk factors were associated with cirrhosis on univariate analysis. Patient age was the only independent predictor of cirrhosis. CONCLUSION The majority of patients with HCV are diagnosed in general practice. A risk factor for infection is identified in 82% of patients. While our reported prevalence of cirrhosis may be an overestimate of that in the overall HCV community, the ultimate disease burden is likely to be significant.
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Schwartz JM, Wolford JL, Thornquist MD, Hockenbery DM, Murakami CS, Drennan F, Hinds M, Strasser SI, Lopez-Cubero SO, Brar HS, Ko CW, Saunders MD, Okolo CN, McDonald GB. Severe gastrointestinal bleeding after hematopoietic cell transplantation, 1987-1997: incidence, causes, and outcome. Am J Gastroenterol 2001; 96:385-93. [PMID: 11232680 DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2001.03549.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Severe GI bleeding after hematopoietic cell transplantation is commonly due to lesions that are unusual in nontransplant patients. The frequency of GI bleeding appears to have decreased over the last decade, but the reasons have not been readily apparent. We sought to determine the incidence of severe bleeding during two time periods, to describe the causes and outcomes of bleeding, and to analyze the reasons behind an apparent decline in severe bleeding over the decade covered. METHODS During 1986-1987 and 1996-1997, we followed all patients with and without severe bleeding at our institution, a marrow transplant center. RESULTS Over this decade, the incidence of severe bleeding declined from 50/467 (10.7%) to 15/635 (2.4%) (p < 0.0001). Overall mortality from intestinal bleeding declined from 3.6% to 0.9% (p = 0.002), but mortality in those with bleeding remained high (34% vs 40%). The onset (day 42 vs 47) and platelet counts (35,994 vs 37,600/microl) were similar, but the sites and causes of bleeding were different. During 1986-1987, 27/50 patients bled from multiple GI sites, viral and fungal ulcers, or graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). Over the decade, bleeding from GVHD had decreased 80% (p < 0.0001), and bleeding from viral (p < 0.0001) and fungal (p = 0.023) ulcers almost disappeared. CONCLUSIONS The incidence of severe GI bleeding has declined significantly over the last decade because of prevention of viral and fungal infections and severe acute GVHD. However, severe bleeding after transplant remains a highly morbid event, particularly among patients with GVHD.
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- J M Schwartz
- Division of Public Health Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and the University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle 98109-1024, USA
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Strasser SI, Shulman HM, Flowers ME, Reddy R, Margolis DA, Prumbaum M, Seropian SE, McDonald GB. Chronic graft-versus-host disease of the liver: presentation as an acute hepatitis. Hepatology 2000; 32:1265-71. [PMID: 11093733 DOI: 10.1053/jhep.2000.20067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/07/2022]
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Chronic graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) of the liver usually presents as an indolent cholestatic disease in patients with skin, mouth, and eye involvement. We observed 14 patients in whom chronic GVHD of the liver presented with marked elevations of serum aminotransferases, clinically resembling acute viral hepatitis. Onset of liver dysfunction was at 294 days (range, 74-747 days) after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation and coincided with a recent cessation or taper of immunosuppressive drugs. Median peak serum alanine transaminase (ALT) was 1,640 U/L (698-2,565 U/L), and median bilirubin was 12.3 mg/dL (0.9-55.9 mg/dL). All biopsies showed characteristic features of GVHD with damaged and degenerative small bile ducts. Other features included a marked lobular hepatitis, moderate to marked amounts of hepatocyte unrest, sinusoidal inflammation with perivenular necroinflammatory foci, and many acidophilic bodies scattered throughout the lobule. When high-dose immunosuppressive therapy was instituted soon after presentation, progressive improvement and eventual normalization of liver enzymes and bilirubin levels were observed. However, in cases in which the diagnosis was not made and therapy was delayed, a progressive cholestatic picture emerged with histologic evidence of loss of small bile ducts and portal fibrosis. We conclude that a distinct syndrome of chronic liver GVHD presenting as an acute hepatitis can be recognized in a patient at risk who is receiving no, or minimal, immunosuppressive medications. Liver biopsy is necessary to exclude viral causes of liver dysfunction and to confirm characteristic abnormalities of small bile ducts. Institution of high-dose immunosuppression can prevent progressive bile duct destruction and effect resolution of jaundice if given early.
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- S I Strasser
- Gastroenterology/Hepatology, Pathology, and Long-Term Follow-Up Programs, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and the University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA 98109-1024, USA
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- G W McCaughan
- A W Morrow Gastroenterology and Liver Centre, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and University of Sydney, NSW.
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- S I Strasser
- A W Morrow Gastroenterology and Liver Centre, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, NSW.
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Cholestasis and jaundice are common after hematopoietic cell transplantation and may have multiple causes. Specific disorders that may contribute to cholestasis in this setting include sepsis, hemolysis, cyclosporine administration, drug toxicity, parenteral nutrition, graft versus host disease, viral infection, and extrahepatic obstruction.
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- S I Strasser
- Gastroenterology/Hepatology Section, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, USA
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Strasser SI, Myerson D, Spurgeon CL, Sullivan KM, Storer B, Schoch HG, Kim S, Flowers ME, McDonald GB. Hepatitis C virus infection and bone marrow transplantation: a cohort study with 10-year follow-up. Hepatology 1999; 29:1893-9. [PMID: 10347135 DOI: 10.1002/hep.510290609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 129] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Before the introduction of routine blood donor screening in 1991, marrow transplant recipients were at significant transfusion-associated risk for infection with hepatitis C virus (HCV). We followed a cohort of 355 patients undergoing transplant in Seattle during 1987 to 1988 to determine (1) the impact of pretransplant HCV infection on the occurrence and severity of venocclusive disease (VOD); (2) the impact of HCV infection on liver dysfunction, other than VOD, occurring between 21 and 60 days after transplantation; and (3) the natural history of post-transplant HCV liver disease with a 10-year follow-up. HCV-RNA status was determined on serum stored before transplant and at day 100 post-transplant. Sixty-two (17%) patients were HCV-RNA positive before transplant, and 113 (32%) were HCV-RNA positive by day 100 post-transplant (or before death). Severe VOD developed in 22 of 46 (48%) evaluable patients with pretransplant HCV infection and in 150 of 229 (14%) evaluable patients without HCV (P <.0001). In multivariable analysis of risk factors for developing VOD, pretransplant HCV infection associated with elevated serum aspartate transaminase (AST) levels predicted the development of severe VOD (relative risk, 9.6; P =.0001). The presence of HCV with normal AST levels before transplant was not a risk factor for severe VOD. Between 21 and 60 days after transplant, HCV-RNA positive-patients had higher AST levels (median 101 U/L), but similar alkaline phosphatase and total bilirubin levels compared with HCV-negative patients, suggesting that cholestatic liver disease (particularly graft-versus-host disease [GVHD]) was not related to HCV infection. An acute flare of hepatitis (AST >10 times the upper limit of normal) developed at a mean of 136 +/- 58 days in 31% of HCV-positive patients; no patients developed fulminant hepatitis. Between 5 and 10 years after transplant, 57% of HCV-positive and 6% of HCV-negative patients had mild to moderate elevations of AST (P <. 0001), but HCV infection was not associated with excess mortality between 3 and 10 years after bone marrow transplantation. In summary, HCV infection with elevated AST levels is a significant risk factor for severe VOD after marrow transplant. However, the decision to proceed to transplantation in HCV-positive patients must balance the absolute risk of death from VOD against the risks of the underlying disease. In long-term survivors, HCV infection is not associated with excess mortality over 10 years of follow-up.
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- S I Strasser
- Department of Gastroenterology/Hepatology, Clinical Statistics and Long-Term Follow-Up Programs of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
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Strasser SI, Sullivan KM, Myerson D, Spurgeon CL, Storer B, Schoch HG, Murakami CS, McDonald GB. Cirrhosis of the liver in long-term marrow transplant survivors. Blood 1999; 93:3259-66. [PMID: 10233877] [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] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/12/2023] Open
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Patients who survive hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) have multiple risk factors for chronic liver disease, including hepatitis virus infection, iron overload, and chronic graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). We studied 3,721 patients who had survived 1 or more years after HCT at a single center and identified patients with histologic or clinical evidence of cirrhosis. Risk factors for the development of cirrhosis were evaluated and compared with a group of matched control subjects. Cirrhosis was identified in 31 of 3,721 patients surviving 1 or more years after HCT, 23 of 1,850 patients surviving 5 or more years, and in 19 of 860 patients surviving 10 or more years. Cumulative incidence after 10 years was estimated to be 0.6% and after 20 years was 3.8%. The median time from HCT to the diagnosis of cirrhosis was 10.1 years (range, 1.2 to 24.9 years). Twenty-three patients presented with complications of portal hypertension, and 1 presented with hepatocellular carcinoma. Thirteen patients have died from complications of liver disease, and 2 died of other causes. Three patients have undergone orthotopic liver transplantation. Hepatitis C virus infection was present in 25 of 31 (81%) of patients with cirrhosis and in 14 of 31 (45%) of controls (P =.01). Cirrhosis was attibutable to hepatitis C infection in 15 of 16 patients presenting more than 10 years after HCT. There was no difference in the prevalence of acute or chronic GVHD, duration of posttransplant immunosuppression, or posttransplant marrow iron stores between cases and controls. Cirrhosis is an important late complication of hematopoietic cell transplantation and in most cases is due to chronic hepatitis C. Long-term survivors should be evaluated for the presence of abnormal liver function and hepatitis virus infection.
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- S I Strasser
- Gastroenterology/Hepatology, Long-Term Follow-Up and Clinical Statistics Sections of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
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Strasser SI, McDonald GB. Hepatitis viruses and hematopoietic cell transplantation: A guide to patient and donor management. Blood 1999; 93:1127-36. [PMID: 9949154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/10/2023] Open
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- S I Strasser
- Gastroenterology/Hepatology Section, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and the University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle 98109-1024, WA, USA
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We examined the degree of hepatic iron overload in patients receiving marrow transplant for hematologic malignancy and evaluated a new method of morphometric analysis of marrow iron content as a means of estimating hepatic iron stores in these patients. The iron content of marrow and liver specimens from 10 consecutive patients who died between 50 and 100 days after transplant was determined by spectrophotometry. Their mean age was 34.9 years (range 10-59). The mean time to death from disease onset was 2.2 years (0.5-8.7). Patients had received 30.2 +/- 17.4 units of red cells during the transplant period and 47.6 +/- 25.9 red cell units from diagnosis to death. The median hepatic iron concentration (HIC) was 4307 microg/g dry weight (range 1832-13120; normal 530-900) and the median hepatic iron index (HIC (micromol/g dry weight/age (years)) was 3.85 (0.76-8.14). The median biochemical marrow iron content was 1999 microg/g dry weight (range 932-3942). Morphometric analysis of the marrow iron content was performed on digital photomicrographs of a single Prussian blue-stained section of marrow. Strong correlations were demonstrated between morphometric marrow iron content and (1) biochemical marrow iron content (r = 0.8, P= 0.006) and (2) biochemical hepatic iron index (r = 0.82, P = 0.004). We conclude that marrow transplant recipients have a high liver iron content at 50-100 days post transplant with the hepatic iron index in the hereditary hemochromatosis range. Computerized morphometric marrow iron determination is a readily available means of estimating hepatic iron stores in these patients.
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- S I Strasser
- Gastroenterology/Hepatology, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and the University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle 98109, USA
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The acute-phase response is associated with profound effects on oxidative drug metabolism. However, the effects on glucuronidation are poorly characterized. The aim of the present study was to determine the role of mediators of the acute-phase response in the regulation of hepatic uridine diphosphate glucuronosyltransferase (UGT) expression. Family 1 and family 2 UGT isoforms were studied in turpentine-injected rats and in primary hepatocyte cultures exposed to cytokines and/or dexamethasone. In the in vivo model, glucuronidation of p-nitrophenol was unaffected, while testosterone glucuronidation was reduced to 65% of control (P<0.01). In contrast, the mRNA level of UGT1*1 (which metabolizes bilirubin, not phenols) was depressed to 16% of control (P<0.002), while the mRNA level of UGT2B3 (which metabolizes testosterone) was reduced to 53% (P<0.05). In primary hepatocyte culture, dexamethasone treatment resulted in a 3.4-fold induction of UGT1*1 mRNA levels (P<0.001) but only a 1.5-fold induction of UGT2B3 (P=0.1). Interleukin-6 in the presence of dexamethasone resulted in a marked dose-dependent suppression of both UGT1*1 and UGT2B3, although to different degrees. Interleukin-1 had no effect on UGT mRNA levels. Thus, inflammatory mediators, such as cytokines and glucocorticoids, may be important determinants of both oxidative and conjugative drug metabolism by the liver.
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- S I Strasser
- Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's Hospital, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia
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PURPOSE To investigate the role of sex hormones in the regulation of UDP-glucuronosyltransferase (UGT). METHODS We examined liver from adult, prepubertal, gonadectomised and gonadectomised plus hormone replaced rats of both sexes. Immunohistochemistry and immunoblots were performed using a polyclonal UGT antibody to a number of family 1 and family 2 UGT isoforms. Northern blot analysis was performed utilising cDNA probes to family 1 and family 2 isoforms. RESULTS Immunohistochemistry demonstrated variations in intensity and distribution of staining in the hormonally manipulated rats. Immunoblots showed variations in individual band intensity between rat groups. Immunoblots using a more specific antibody (anti-17 beta-hydroxysteroid UGT, which recognises UGT2B3 and UGT2B2) demonstrated marked differences between male and female rats and significant alterations after gonadectomy and testosterone replacement in the male rats. In northern analysis, UGT2B3 and 2B1 mRNA were significantly higher in adult males than females, and in prepubertal males compared to prepubertal females. In male rats, gonadectomy resulted in a 45-53% reduction in UGT2B3 and 2B1 levels respectively, which increased significantly with testosterone treatment to greater than normal adult levels. No change in UGT2B3 or 2B1 occurred after gonadectomy in females. In contrast, UGT1*1 mRNA tended to be higher in adult female and prepubertal female rats than in their male counterparts. In females, gonadectomy resulted in significant up-regulation of UGT1*1, while gonadectomy plus oestradiol treatment resulted in markedly reduced levels. UGT1*1 mRNA was not significantly altered by gonadectomy in males. CONCLUSIONS This study demonstrates the differential effects of sex hormones on the expression of isoforms from the two phylogenetically distinct UGT families.
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- S I Strasser
- Department of Gastroenterology, St. Vincent's Hospital, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia
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In both acute and chronic liver disease in man, elimination of drugs metabolized by the cytochrome P450 (CYP) enzymes is impaired. In contrast, those drugs metabolized by UDP-glucuronosyltransferase (UGT) have a relatively normal elimination. Studies in rats with experimentally induced liver injury also show this relative preservation of glucuronidation. In liver disease, a number of factors, including inflammation, fibrosis and regeneration, may be associated with this differential effect on drug metabolism. Partial hepatectomy provides a model in which to isolate the effects of liver regeneration on drug metabolism. Partial hepatectomy or sham operation was performed in 24 male Sprague-Dawley rats and three rats from each group were studied at days 1, 2, 4 and 6. Comparison between CYP and UGT was made at the protein level using immunohistochemistry and immunoblotting probed with a polyclonal antibody to UGT, identifying both family 1 and family 2 isoforms, and an antibody to the CYP isoform CYP2C11. Steady state messenger RNA levels of four isoforms of UGT were assessed by northern blot analysis. By both immunohistochemistry and immunoblotting, the level of CYP protein decreased from day 2 to 6 after hepatectomy. In contrast, the UGT protein level was not altered by partial hepatectomy. Northern blot analysis of UGT isoforms demonstrated differential regulation of isoforms from the two major families. The UGT family 1 isoforms were initially markedly depressed following partial hepatectomy and then steadily rose over 6 days to greater than the level in controls. In contrast, there was an apparent increase in UGT2B1 mRNA (not significant) on day 2, while UGT2B3 mRNA was maintained over the six days. These results demonstrate that during hepatic regeneration the protein content of total UGT is normal, while CYP2C11 protein is markedly reduced. Northern blot analysis suggests that individual isoforms of UGT are differentially regulated during the regeneration process.
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- A M Pellizzer
- Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's Hospital, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia
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Strasser SI. Hepatitis C: questions to be answered. Questions remain about virus transmission, the natural history of infection and the role of interferon in management. Med J Aust 1996; 164:132-3. [PMID: 8628127 DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1996.tb122007.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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- B C Smith
- Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Vic., Australia
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OBJECTIVE To characterise blood donors with equivocal hepatitis C serological results and to develop an algorithm for their diagnosis and follow-up. DESIGN Prospective case survey. SUBJECTS AND SETTING 100 consecutive blood donors referred to the St Vincent's Hospital Liver Clinic, Victoria, with equivocal hepatitis C serological results (positive result for second generation Abbott Enzyme Immunoassay 2.0, but at least one negative result on supplemental testing by first generation Abbott neutralisation assay and Abbott Supplemental Assay for antibody to specific viral antigens). OUTCOME MEASURES Percutaneous risk factors for hepatitis C exposure, peak serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels, results of alternative immunoassay (Monolisa) and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to detect hepatitis C viraemia. RESULTS Thirty subjects had positive results for alternative immunoassay. A risk factor was identified for 32 subjects and was significantly associated (P < 0.01) with positive results for alternative immunoassay (23/32) and PCR (11/32), abnormal ALT levels (7/32), and strong reactivity on initial immunoassay (23/32). Presence of antibodies to both structural and non-structural antigens was also associated with risk factors and positive alternative immunoassay results. CONCLUSIONS A definitive diagnosis was possible in 87% of subjects. A diagnosis of hepatitis C infection was based on positive alternative immunoassay results together with positive PCR results or presence of a risk factor. Hepatitis C was excluded for 60% of patients. The diagnosis for the remaining 13% remained indeterminate, indicating the need for a definitive diagnostic test for hepatitis C.
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- S I Strasser
- Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, VIC
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Strasser SI, Watson KJ, Lee CS, Coghlan PJ, Desmond PV. Risk factors and predictors of outcome in an Australian cohort with hepatitis C virus infection. Med J Aust 1995; 162:355-8. [PMID: 7715515] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To define demographic and epidemiological features of an Australian population with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and determine predictors of histological and clinical outcome. DESIGN Cohort study. PATIENTS AND SETTING 342 consecutive HCV antibody-positive patients referred to the liver clinic of a major metropolitan general hospital. OUTCOME MEASURES Demographic data, serial alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels, full blood count for all patients. Percutaneous liver biopsy in 152 patients (44%). RESULTS 51% of patients had previously used injecting drugs, 15% had received a blood transfusion and 27% had no definite percutaneous risk factor (sporadic group). The injecting drug users (IDUs) were younger and more likely to have been born in Australia. The sporadic group were older and frequently were born in Mediterranean or Asian countries. A history of excessive alcohol use was common, particularly among IDUs (60%). Of 152 patients who had a liver biopsy, 49 had cirrhosis and 103 had chronic hepatitis. Some patients with a normal ALT level had marked necro-inflammatory activity. On univariate analysis, the presence of cirrhosis correlated with older age (P < 0.0001), lack of an identifiable risk factor (P < 0.001) and birth in a Mediterranean or Asian country (P < 0.0001). On multivariate analysis, the only significant predictor of cirrhosis was age (P < 0.001). Among patients with an identifiable percutaneous risk factor, cirrhosis was seen at a median time of 18 years after first exposure to risk, compared with 13 years in patients with chronic hepatitis (P < 0.01). Patients with clinical evidence of portal hypertension were, on average, 15 years older than those with histological cirrhosis only (P < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS Injecting drug use is the major risk factor for chronic HCV infection in Australia. In patients with an identifiable risk factor, the most significant factor associated with a biopsy finding of cirrhosis is the time since first exposure to HCV.
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- S I Strasser
- Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, VIC
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