Intention-to-treat outcomes of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma receiving immunotherapy before liver transplant: The multicenter VITALITY study

Authors: Tabrizian, Parissa ^{1, ⁎}, Holzner, Matthew L. ¹, Ajmera, Veeral ², Kim, Amy K. ³, Zhou, Kali ⁴, Schnickel, Gabriel T. ⁵, Torosian, Kelly ², Hoteit, Maarouf ⁶, Marino, Rebecca ¹, Li, Michael ⁷, Yao, Francis ^{7, 8}, Florman, Sander S. ¹, Schwartz, Myron E. ¹, Mehta, Neil ⁷

Source: In Journal of Hepatology March 2025 82(3):512-522

Real-World Management of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Selected Case Presentations Highlighting the Dilemmas of Surveillance

Authors: Zheng, Elizabeth, Yao, Francis

Source: In Clinics in Liver Disease February 2025 29(1):49-58

Alcohol and Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Authors: Ha, Nghiem B., Yao, Francis

Source: In Clinics in Liver Disease November 2024 28(4):633-646

National Experience on Waitlist Outcomes for Down-Staging of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: High Dropout Rate in All-Comers

Authors: Huang, Annsa C., Dodge, Jennifer L., Yao, Francis Y., Mehta, Neil

Source: Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology. 21(6):1581-1589

Availability: http://explore.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/display.do?tabs=detailsTab&gathStatTab=true&ct=display&fn=search&doc=ETOCvdc_100190684833.0x000001&indx=1&recIds=ETOCvdc_100190684833.0x000001

AFP-L3 and DCP strongly predict early hepatocellular carcinoma recurrence after liver transplantation

Authors: Norman, Joshua S., Li, P. Jonathan, Kotwani, Prashant, Shui, Amy M., Yao, Francis, Mehta, Neil

Source: In Journal of Hepatology December 2023 79(6):1469-1477

Downstaging hepatocellular carcinoma before liver transplantation: A multicenter analysis of the “all-comers” protocol in the Multicenter Evaluation of Reduction in Tumor Size before Liver Transplantation (MERITS-LT) consortium

Authors: Natarajan, Brahma, Tabrizian, Parissa, Hoteit, Maarouf, Frenette, Catherine, Parikh, Neehar, Ghaziani, Tara, Dhanasekaran, Renu, Guy, Jennifer, Shui, Amy, Florman, Sander, Yao, Francis Y., Mehta, Neil

Source: In American Journal of Transplantation November 2023 23(11):1771-1780

Alpha‐fetoprotein slope over 7.5 ng/ml over 3 months before liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma predicts recurrence even after controlling for alpha‐fetoprotein at liver transplantation

Authors: Giard, Jeanne‐Marie, Dodge, Jennifer L., Yao, Francis Y., Mehta, Neil

Source: Liver transplantation. 29(2):233-235

Availability: http://explore.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/display.do?tabs=detailsTab&gathStatTab=true&ct=display&fn=search&doc=ETOCvdc_100193381067.0x000001&indx=1&recIds=ETOCvdc_100193381067.0x000001

The Impact of Median Model for End‐Stage Liver Disease at Transplant Minus 3 National Policy on Waitlist Outcomes in Patients With and Without Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Authors: Bernards, Sarah, Hirose, Ryutaro, Yao, Francis Y., Jin, Chengshi, Dodge, Jennifer L., Huang, Chiung‐Yu, Mehta, Neil

Source: Liver transplantation. 28(3):376-385

Availability: http://explore.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/display.do?tabs=detailsTab&gathStatTab=true&ct=display&fn=search&doc=ETOCvdc_100141617762.0x000001&indx=1&recIds=ETOCvdc_100141617762.0x000001

National experience with living donor liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma

Authors: Silverstein, Jordyn, Yao, Francis Y., Grab, Joshua D., Braun, Hillary J., Roberts, John, Dodge, Jennifer L., Mehta, Neil

Source: Liver transplantation. 28(7):1144-1157

Availability: http://explore.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/display.do?tabs=detailsTab&gathStatTab=true&ct=display&fn=search&doc=ETOCvdc_100191474414.0x000001&indx=1&recIds=ETOCvdc_100191474414.0x000001

Lower Alpha‐Fetoprotein Threshold of 500 ng/mL for Liver Transplantation May Improve Posttransplant Outcomes in Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Authors: Goldman, Max L., Zhou, Kali, Dodge, Jennifer L., Yao, Francis, Mehta, Neil

Source: Liver transplantation. 28(5):763-773

Availability: http://explore.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/display.do?tabs=detailsTab&gathStatTab=true&ct=display&fn=search&doc=ETOCvdc_100191473932.0x000001&indx=1&recIds=ETOCvdc_100191473932.0x000001

Provider Attitudes Toward Risk-Based Hepatocellular Carcinoma Surveillance in Patients With Cirrhosis in the United States

Authors: Kim, Nicole J., Rozenberg-Ben-Dror, Karine, Jacob, David A., Rich, Nicole E., Singal, Amit G., Aby, Elizabeth S., Yang, Ju Dong, Nguyen, Veronica, Pillai, Anjana, Fuchs, Michael, Moon, Andrew M., Shroff, Hersh, Agarwal, Parul D., Perumalswami, Ponni, Chandna, Shaun, Zhou, Kali, Patel, Yuval A., Latt, Nyan L., Wong, Robert, Duarte-Rojo, Andres, Lindenmeyer, Christina C., Frenette, Catherine, Ge, Jin, Mehta, Neil, Yao, Francis, Benhammou, Jihane N., Bloom, Patricia P., Leise, Michael, Kim, Hyun-seok, Levy, Cynthia, Barnard, Abbey, Khalili, Mandana, Ioannou, George N.

Source: Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology. 20(1):183-193

Availability: http://explore.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/display.do?tabs=detailsTab&gathStatTab=true&ct=display&fn=search&doc=ETOCvdc_100151044489.0x000001&indx=1&recIds=ETOCvdc_100151044489.0x000001

Machine learning to predict waitlist dropout among liver transplant candidates with hepatocellular carcinoma

Authors: Kwong, Allison, Hameed, Bilal, Syed, Shareef, Ho, Ryan, Mard, Hossein, Arshad, Sahar, Ho, Isaac, Suleman, Tashfeen, Yao, Francis, Mehta, Neil

Source: Cancer medicine. 11(6):1535-1541

Availability: http://explore.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/display.do?tabs=detailsTab&gathStatTab=true&ct=display&fn=search&doc=ETOCvdc_100144182842.0x000001&indx=1&recIds=ETOCvdc_100144182842.0x000001

National Trends and Waitlist Outcomes of Locoregional Therapy Among Liver Transplant Candidates With Hepatocellular Carcinoma in the United States

Authors: Kwong, Allison J., Ghaziani, T. Tara, Yao, Francis, Sze, Daniel, Mannalithara, Ajitha, Mehta, Neil

Source: In Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology May 2022 20(5):1142-1150

DCP and AFP-L3 Are Complementary to AFP in Predicting High-Risk Explant Features: Results of a Prospective Study

Authors: Kotwani, Prashant, Chan, Wesley, Yao, Francis, Mehta, Neil

Source: In Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology March 2022 20(3):701-703

Downstaging Outcomes for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Results From the Multicenter Evaluation of Reduction in Tumor Size before Liver Transplantation (MERITS-LT) Consortium

Authors: Mehta, Neil, Frenette, Catherine, Tabrizian, Parissa, Hoteit, Maarouf, Guy, Jennifer, Parikh, Neehar, Ghaziani, T. Tara, Dhanasekaran, Renu, Dodge, Jennifer L., Natarajan, Brahma, Holzner, Matthew L., Frankul, Leana, Chan, Wesley, Fobar, Austin, Florman, Sander, Yao, Francis Y.

Source: In Gastroenterology November 2021 161(5):1502-1512

A novel waitlist dropout score for hepatocellular carcinoma – identifying a threshold that predicts worse post-transplant survival

Authors: Mehta, Neil, Dodge, Jennifer L., Roberts, John P., Yao, Francis Y.

Source: In Journal of Hepatology April 2021 74(4):829-837

Review of Liver Transplantation in Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Authors: Yao, Francis

Source: Gastroenterology & hepatology. 17(11):536-549

Availability: http://explore.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/display.do?tabs=detailsTab&gathStatTab=true&ct=display&fn=search&doc=ETOCRN628011497&indx=1&recIds=ETOCRN628011497

Neutrophil‐to‐Lymphocyte Ratio Predicts High‐Risk Explant Features and Waitlist Survival But Is Not Independently Associated With Recurrence or Survival Following Liver Transplantation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Authors: Harding‐Theobald, Emily, Yao, Francis Y.K., Mehta, Neil

Source: Liver transplantation. 27(6):818-829

Availability: http://explore.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/display.do?tabs=detailsTab&gathStatTab=true&ct=display&fn=search&doc=ETOCvdc_100191472487.0x000001&indx=1&recIds=ETOCvdc_100191472487.0x000001

The Key Role of Staging Definitions for Assessment of Downstaging for Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Authors: Yao, Francis, Fidelman, Nicholas, Mehta, Neil

Source: Seminars in liver disease. 41(2):117-127

Availability: http://explore.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/display.do?tabs=detailsTab&gathStatTab=true&ct=display&fn=search&doc=ETOCvdc_100189955326.0x000001&indx=1&recIds=ETOCvdc_100189955326.0x000001

Sex-based Disparities in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Recurrence After Liver Transplantation

Authors: Cullaro, Giuseppe, Rubin, Jessica, Mehta, Neil, Yao, Francis, Verna, Elizabeth C., Lai, Jennifer C.

Source: Transplantation. 105(11):2420-2426

Availability: http://explore.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/display.do?tabs=detailsTab&gathStatTab=true&ct=display&fn=search&doc=ETOCvdc_100144709197.0x000001&indx=1&recIds=ETOCvdc_100144709197.0x000001