Imbalance of Neutrophils and Lymphocyte Counts Can Be Predictive of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Occurrence in Hepatitis C-related Cirrhosis Treated With Direct-acting Antivirals

Gastroenterology. 2018 Jun;154(8):2281-2282. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2017.12.051. Epub 2018 May 7.

Authors

Andrea Casadei Gardini¹, Fabio Conti², Francesco Giuseppe Foschi², Stefano Brillanti³, Pietro Andreone³; members of Bologna DAA group

Collaborators

members of Bologna DAA group:
Giuseppe Mazzella, Federico Ravaioli, Federica Buonfiglioli, Luigi Bolondi, Cristina Crespi, Marco Lenzi, Paolo Muratori, Gabriella Verucchi, Lorenzo Badia, Mauro Bernardi, Paolo Caraceni, Maria Cristina Morelli, Sonia Berardi

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medical Oncology, Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e Cura dei Tumori (IRST) IRCCS, Meldola, Italy.
² Division of Internal Medicine, Ospedale di Faenza, ASL Romagna, Faenza, Italy.
³ Research Centre for the Study of Hepatitis, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.

PMID: 29746809
DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2017.12.051

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Comment

MeSH terms

Antiviral Agents
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular*
Hepatitis C
Humans
Liver Cirrhosis
Liver Neoplasms*
Lymphocyte Count
Neutrophils

Substances

Antiviral Agents