Search Results - "Gaeta, GB"

Interferon-α plus amantadine in chronic hepatitis C resistant to interferon alone: a pilot randomized study by Gaeta, G. B., Stornaiuolo, G., Stanzione, M., Ascione, T., Pasquazzi, C., Taliani, G., Cimino, L., Budillon, G., Piccinino, F.

“…The optimal therapy for patients with chronic hepatitis C who have not responded to interferon (IFN) is still an unsolved issue. The aim of this study was to…”
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Hepatocellular carcinoma in HIV-infected patients: epidemiological features, clinical presentation and outcome by PUOTI, Massimo, BRUNO, Raffaele, SORIANO, Vincent, DONATO, Francesco, BATTISTA GAETA, Giovanni, QUINZAN, Gian Paolo, PRECONE, Davide, GELATTI, Umberto, ASENSI, Victor, VACCHER, Emanuela

“…Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is an increasing cause of mortality in HIV-seropositive individuals. The aim of the study was to compare the main features of…”
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PCN125 - Intermediate and Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma Management in four Italian Centers: Patterns of Treatment and Costs by Colombo, GL, Cammà, C, Attili, AF, Ganga, R, Gaeta, GB, Brancaccio, G, Franzini, JM, Volpe, M, Cortesi, E, Turchetti, G

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Epidemiological and clinical burden of chronic hepatitis B virus/hepatitis C virus infection. A multicenter Italian study by Gaeta, Giovanni B, Stornaiuolo, Gianfranca, Precone, Davide F, Lobello, Salvatore, Chiaramonte, Maria, Stroffolini, Tommaso, Colucci, Giuseppe, Rizzetto, Mario

“…Background/Aims: This study assess prevalence, risk factors, and clinical and virological features of dual hepatitis B virus (HBV)/hepatitis C virus (HCV)…”
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Visceral leishmaniasis in pregnancy: a case series and a systematic review of the literature by Pagliano, Pasquale, Carannante, Novella, Rossi, Marco, Gramiccia, Marina, Gradoni, Luigi, Faella, Francesco Saverio, Gaeta, Giovanni Battista

“…Objectives: Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is endemic in tropical and sub-tropical areas. Only anecdotal cases of VL in pregnancy are reported in the literature,…”
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Intermediate and Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma Management in four Italian Centers: Patterns of Treatment and Costs by Colombo, GL, Cammà, C, Attili, AF, Ganga, R, Gaeta, GB, Brancaccio, G, Franzini, JM, Volpe, M, Cortesi, E, Turchetti, G

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Chronic Hepatitis D: A Vanishing Disease? An Italian Multicenter Study by Gaeta, Giovanni B, Stroffolini, Tommaso, Chiaramonte, Maria, Ascione, Tiziana, Stornaiuolo, Gianfranca, Lobello, Salvatore, Sagnelli, Evangelista, Brunetto, Maurizia R, Rizzetto, Mario

“…Hepatitis delta virus (HDV) was responsible for a high proportion of cases of acute and chronic liver disease in Southern Europe during the 1970s. Some data…”
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Fever of unknown origin: a systematic review of the literature for 1995–2004 by Gaeta, Giovanni B, Fusco, Francesco M, Nardiello, Salvatore

“…BACKGROUNDFever of unknown origin (FUO) identifies a pattern of fever with temperature higher than 38.3°C on several occasions over more than 3 weeks, in which…”
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Histological and virological features and follow-up of hepatitis C virus carriers with normal aminotransferase levels: the Italian prospective study of the asymptomatic C carriers (ISACC) by Puoti, Claudio, Castellacci, Roberto, Montagnese, Fabrizio, Zaltron, Serena, Stornaiuolo, Gianfranca, Bergami, Nicoletta, Bellis, Lia, Precone, Davide F, Corvisieri, Paolo, Puoti, Massimo, Minola, Eliseo, Gaeta, Giovanni Battista

“…Background/Aims: To evaluate demographic characteristics, liver histology and virological features of hepatitis C virus (HCV) carriers with normal alanine…”
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Patterns of treatment and costs of intermediate and advanced hepatocellular carcinoma management in four Italian centers by Colombo, Giorgio Lorenzo, Cammà, Calogero, Attili, Adolfo Francesco, Ganga, Roberto, Gaeta, Giovanni Battista, Brancaccio, Giuseppina, Franzini, Jean Marie, Volpe, Marco, Turchetti, Giuseppe

“…Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a severe health condition associated with high hospitalizations and mortality rates, which also imposes a relevant economic…”
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Serum insulin-like growth factor I evaluation as a useful tool for predicting the risk of developing hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with hepatitis C virus-related cirrhosis: A prospective study by MAZZIOTTI, Gherardo, SORVILLO, Francesca, CARELLA, Carlo, MORISCO, Filomena, CARBONE, Antonella, ROTONDI, Mario, STORNAIUOLO, Gianfranca, PRECONE, Davide F, CIOFFI, Michele, GAETA, Giovanni B, CAPORASO, Nicola

“…Although experimental studies have demonstrated an important role of insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) in hepatocarcinogenesis, the clinical data about…”
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Premature discontinuation of interferon plus ribavirin for adverse effects: a multicentre survey in ‘real world’ patients with chronic hepatitis C by Gaeta, G. B., Precone, D. F., Felaco, F. M., Bruno, R., Spadaro, A., Stornaiuolo, G., Stanzione, M., Ascione, T., De Sena, R., Campanone, A., Filice, G., Piccinino, F.

“…SUMMARY Background : Interferon‐α plus ribavirin therapy for chronic hepatitis C is associated with adverse effects that lead to therapy discontinuation in up…”
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Multiple viral infections by Gaeta, Giovanni B., Precone, Davide F., Cozzi-Lepri, Alessandro, Cicconi, Paola, Monforte, Antonella D'Arminio

“…Individuals at risk of HIV are concomitantly at risk of acquiring parenterally or sexually transmitted viruses. Multiple hepatitis co-infection (HBV+HCV;…”
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Does an 'autoimmune' profile affect the clinical profile of chronic hepatitis C? An Italian multicentre survey by Stroffolini, T., Colloredo, G., Gaeta, G. B., Sonzogni, A., Angeletti, S., Marignani, M., Pasquale, G., Venezia, G., Craxì, A., Almasio, P.

“…Nonorgan‐specific autoantibodies (NOSA) are common in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection. It is unclear whether serological markers of…”
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Hepatitis A: post-exposure prophylaxis by Taliani, Gloria, Gaeta, Giovanni Battista

“…We report on the findings of an exploratory review of evidence published in English from 1945 to identify the best post-exposure prophylaxis treatment and the…”
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Innate and Acquired Immune System in Patients Developing Interferon-α-Related Autoimmune Thyroiditis: A Prospective Study by Mazziotti, G., Sorvillo, F., Piscopo, M., Morisco, F., Cioffi, M., Stornaiuolo, G., Gaeta, G. B., Molinari, A. M., Lazarus, J. H., Amato, G., Carella, C.

“…Objective: In this prospective study, we investigated whether the development of interferon (IFN)-α-related autoimmune thyroiditis (IFN-AT) was correlated with…”
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Hepatic Resection and Percutaneous Ethanol Injection as Treatments of Small Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Cancer of the Liver Italian Program (CLIP 08) Retrospective Case–Control Study by Daniele, Bruno, De Sio, Ilario, Izzo, Francesco, Capuano, Gaetano, Andreana, Augusto, Mazzanti, Roberto, Aiello, Antonino, Vallone, Paolo, Fiore, Francesco, Gaeta, Giovan Battista, Perrone, Francesco, Pignata, Sandro, Gallo, Ciro

“…BACKGROUNDPatients with small hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) are usually treated with hepatic resection or percutaneous ethanol injection (PEI). GOALSTo…”
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Short-Course Treatment of Visceral Leishmaniasis with Liposomal Amphotericin B (AmBisome) by Davidson, R. N., di Martino, L., Gradoni, L., Giacchino, R., Gaeta, G. B., Pempinello, R., Scotti, S., Cascio, A., Castagnola, E., Maisto, A., Gramiccia, M., di Caprio, D., Wilkinson, R. J., Bryceson, A. D. M.

“…We evaluatedliposomal amphotericin B (AmBisome; Vestar, San Dimas, CAl administered to 88 immunocompetent patients (56 children) with visceral leishmaniasis…”
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Pathogenic factors in cirrhosis with and without hepatocellular carcinoma: a multicenter Italian study by De Bac, C, Stroffolini, T, Gaeta, G B, Taliani, G, Giusti, G

“…We designed a multicenter cross-sectional study to evaluate the role of alcohol abuse, the hepatitis viruses and other pathogenic factors in cirrhosis and…”
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Characterization of the effects of erythromycin estolate and erythromycin base on the excretory function of the isolated rat liver by Gaeta, G B, Utili, R, Adinolfi, L E, Abernathy, C O, Giusti, G

“…To investigate the mechanisms of erythromycin cholestasis, the effects of erythromycin estolate (EE) on the excretory function of the isolated perfused rat…”
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