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Transplant Proc ; 46(3): 736-8, 2014 Apr.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24767337

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: As the survival of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected individuals has improved due to the widespread use of antiretroviral therapy, the mortality rate due to hepatitis C virus (HCV)-related liver disease has increased in HIV/HCV-coinfected patients. AIM: The aims of this study were to establish the appropriate therapeutic strategy for HIV/HCV-coinfected patients by evaluating the liver function, including the hepatic functional reserve and portal hypertension, and to investigate the prognosis of HIV/HCV-coinfected patients in Japan. PATIENTS AND METHODS: In addition to regular liver function tests, the hepatic functional reserve of 41 patients with HIV/HCV coinfection was evaluated using the indocyanine green retention rate and liver galactosyl serum albumin-scintigraphy. The data for 146 patients with HIV/HCV coinfection through blood products were extracted from 4 major HIV centers in Japan. In addition to liver function tests, the platelet counts (PLT) were evaluated as a marker of portal hypertension. RESULTS: In spite of the relatively preserved general liver function test results, approximately 40% of the HIV/HCV-coinfected patients had an impaired hepatic functional reserve. In addition, while the albumin and bilirubin levels were normal, the PLT was <150,000/µL in 17 patients. Compared with HCV mono-infected patients with a PLT <150,000/µL, the survival of HIV/HCV-coinfected patients was shorter (HCV, 5 years, 97%; 10 years, 86% and HIV/HCV, 5 years, 87%; 10 years, 73%; P < .05). CONCLUSION: These results must be taken into account to establish an optimal therapeutic strategy, including the appropriate timing of liver transplantation in HIV/HCV-coinfected patients in Japan.


Subject(s)
Blood-Borne Pathogens , HIV Infections/complications , Hepatitis C/complications , Hypertension, Portal/complications , Liver/physiopathology , Transfusion Reaction , HIV Infections/physiopathology , HIV Infections/transmission , Hepatitis C/physiopathology , Humans , Japan , Prognosis
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Drug Discov Ther ; 7(5): 201-8, 2013 Oct.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24270385

ABSTRACT

We conducted an in vivo study to evaluate the anticancer effect and toxicity of fine-powder cisplatin suspended in lipiodol (fCDDP/LPD suspension) after a single administration of three different doses to rats via the intrahepatic artery after transplantation of rat ascites hepatoma cells. The toxicity of the fCDDP/LPD suspension was also assessed in the same protocol in noncancer-bearing rats and the observed toxicologic changes were compared among groups administered saline (Sal), an aqueous solution of fCDDP (fCDDP/Sal solution), and LPD alone. In parallel with the toxicity test, plasma CDDP concentrations were compared between the fCDDP/LPD suspension and fCDDP/Sal solution. The mean weight of the tumors in the fCDDP/LPD suspension groups was significantly less than in the LPD-alone group. The pathologic changes in the liver observed in the fCDDP/LPD suspension group increased with dose, were more marked compared with those in the fCDDP/Sal solution and LPD-alone groups, and were reversible. No other toxicologic effects were observed. The concentration of CDDP in the plasma in the fCDDP/LPD suspension group was slightly lower than that in the fCDDP/Sal solution group. In conclusion, the results indicate that the fCDDP/LPD suspension has sufficient anticancer efficacy and tolerability for use in the clinical treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma.


Subject(s)
Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols/pharmacology , Carcinoma, Hepatocellular/drug therapy , Liver Neoplasms/drug therapy , Animals , Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols/administration & dosage , Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols/toxicity , Carcinoma, Hepatocellular/pathology , Cell Line, Tumor , Cisplatin/administration & dosage , Dose-Response Relationship, Drug , Ethiodized Oil/administration & dosage , Hepatic Artery , Liver Neoplasms/pathology , Male , Neoplasm Transplantation , Particle Size , Powders , Rats , Toxicity Tests , Treatment Outcome
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Br J Cancer ; 109(7): 1904-7, 2013 Oct 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24008659

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: The efficacy of hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy for the treatment of advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains unclear. METHODS: The outcome of 476 patients with HCC who underwent hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy with 5-fluorouracil and cisplatin (HAIC) were compared with 1466 patients who did not receive active therapy. RESULTS: A survival benefit of the therapy after adjusting for known risk factors was observed (hazard ratio, 0.48; 95% CI, 0.41-0.56; P<0.0001). In propensity score-matched analysis (n=682), median survival time was longer for patients who underwent chemotherapy (14.0 months) than for patients who did not receive active treatment (5.2 months, P<0.0001). CONCLUSION: For advanced HCC, HAIC is considered to be an effective treatment.


Subject(s)
Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols/therapeutic use , Carcinoma, Hepatocellular/drug therapy , Cisplatin/administration & dosage , Fluorouracil/administration & dosage , Infusions, Intra-Arterial , Liver Neoplasms/drug therapy , Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic/therapeutic use , Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols/administration & dosage , Carcinoma, Hepatocellular/mortality , Cisplatin/therapeutic use , Female , Fluorouracil/therapeutic use , Hepatic Artery , Humans , Japan , Liver Neoplasms/mortality , Male , Treatment Outcome
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Phys Med Biol ; 56(20): N237-46, 2011 Oct 21.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21965281

ABSTRACT

We propose a new method for analyzing the direct impact of multi-leaf collimator (MLC) leaf position errors on dose distributions in volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT). The technique makes use of the following processes. Systematic leaf position errors are generated by directly changing a leaf offset in a linac controller; dose distributions are measured by a two-dimensional diode array; pass rates of the dose difference between measured planar doses with and without the position errors are calculated as a function of the leaf position error. Three different treatment planning systems (TPSs) were employed to create VMAT plans for five prostate cancer cases and the pass rates were compared between the TPSs under various leaf position errors. The impact of the leaf position errors on dose distributions depended upon the final optimization result from each TPS, which was explained by the correlation between the dose error and the average leaf gap width. The presented method determines leaf position tolerances for VMAT delivery for each TPS, which may facilitate establishing a VMAT quality assurance program in a radiotherapy facility.


Subject(s)
Radiation Dosage , Radiotherapy Setup Errors , Radiotherapy, Intensity-Modulated/methods , Humans , Male , Prostatic Neoplasms/radiotherapy , Radiotherapy Dosage , Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted , Radiotherapy, Intensity-Modulated/instrumentation
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Am J Transplant ; 11(3): 518-27, 2011 Mar.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21219581

ABSTRACT

The outcomes of primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) after living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) in a large series have not been reported. We aimed to determine long-term patient and graft survival, risk factors for PSC recurrence, and the significance of recurrence after LDLT in a Japanese registry. Questionnaires concerning patient characteristics, treatments, and clinical courses were used. Data of 114 patients undergoing primary LDLT for PSC from July 1996 to December 2008 in 29 institutions were evaluated. For strict diagnoses of recurrence, patients with hepatic artery thrombosis (n = 8), ABO-blood-type-incompatible transplantation (n = 8), and established ductopenic rejection (n = 2) were excluded and 96 patients were analyzed for risk factors. Recurrence was diagnosed in 26 patients (27%) at 8 to 79 months after transplantation. Patient, graft, and recurrence-free survivals were 78, 74 and 57% at 5 years after LDLT, respectively. The graft loss rate was 69 versus 23% in patients with versus without recurrence, respectively. Multivariate analysis revealed that high MELD scores, first-degree-relative donors, postoperative CMV infection, and early biliary anastomotic complications were significant risk factors for recurrence. PSC recurrence was a significant risk factor of graft loss but not patient death. PSC recurrence was frequent and had significant impacts on outcomes after LDLT.


Subject(s)
Liver Transplantation/adverse effects , Living Donors , Postoperative Complications , Adolescent , Adult , Aged , Asian People , Child , Child, Preschool , Cholangitis, Sclerosing/etiology , Female , Graft Rejection , Humans , Infant , Male , Middle Aged , Recurrence , Registries , Retrospective Studies , Risk Factors , Treatment Outcome , Young Adult
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Transplant Proc ; 36(8): 2304, 2004 Oct.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15561229

ABSTRACT

A 56-year-old man on hemodialysis for 3 years because of chronic renal failure underwent living related donor liver transplantation (LRDLT) and splenectomy using the right hepatic lobe for liver cirrhosis type C (genotype 1b) with hepatocellular carcinoma. At 69 postoperative days (POD), he displayed a high fever and his blood transaminase and total bilirubin were increased. Based on finding in his liver biopsy, we diagnosed rapid recurrence of progressive hepatitis C after LRDLT, so we administered IFNbeta. Thereafter his liver function returned to normal and his HCV-mRNA decreased to 1200 kcopy/mL. We inferred that hemodialysis and splenectomy decreased his immunity, allowing rapidly progressive hepatitis C recurrence after LRDLT.


Subject(s)
Hepatitis C/diagnosis , Liver Transplantation/adverse effects , Adult , Carcinoma, Hepatocellular/surgery , Humans , Male , Postoperative Complications/virology , Recurrence , Renal Dialysis , Splenectomy
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Neuroradiology ; 46(11): 876-82, 2004 Nov.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15502998

ABSTRACT

We obtained the venograms using the two-dimensional digital subtraction angiography (2D DSA) images and three dimensional rotation venography (3D RV) images and investigated the potential usefulness of the 3D RV compared with venograms of 2D DSA using the newly developed three-dimensional rotation angiography unit with a flat-panel detector (FPD). This study included 26 sides (11 left, 15 right) in 20 cases (4 males and 16 females) who underwent radiographic examination for management of intracranial tumors and vascular diseases between May 2003 and December 2003. Each patient underwent diagnostic angiography performed on a DSA unit with a FPD. In all patients, the 2D DSA images, including anteroposterior view and lateral view of the carotid artery, were obtained in two stereoscopic views. The 3D RV was used to produce volume-rendered images. Two neuroradiologists investigated the venous configuration of 3D RV compared with that of 2D DSA about the relationship of the venous drainage system on the temporal lobe according to Guppy et al.'s classification. Twenty-four sides of the 26 sides enabled the precious visualization on 3D RV images. In investigation of 2D DSA, 9 sides (37.5%) were classified into type A, 13 (54.2%) into type B, two (8.3%) into type C, and no sides into types D, E, and F. In investigation of 3D RV images, 10 sides (41.7%) were classified into type A, 9 (37.5%) into type B, 1 (4.2%) into type C, 2 (8.3%) into type E, and 2 (8.3%) into type F. Seven of 24 sides demonstrated discrepancy in results between 2D DSA and 3D RV. The 3D RV could be performed by setting the adequate delay in between the injection of the contrast material and starting time of third rotation to acquire the opacified images. In Guppy et al.'s classification, the 3D RV images could demonstrate the precious venous drainage including the venous lakes with use of multiple views and variable reconstruction compared with 2D DSA. Our DSA system with FPD could provide good 3D RV images. These images are very useful for the skull-base surgery because we can understand the three-dimensional vascular anatomy preoperatively.


Subject(s)
Angiography, Digital Subtraction , Brain Diseases/diagnostic imaging , Cerebral Veins/diagnostic imaging , Cranial Sinuses/diagnostic imaging , Imaging, Three-Dimensional , Phlebography/instrumentation , Adult , Aged , Female , Humans , Image Processing, Computer-Assisted , Male , Middle Aged
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Clin Nephrol ; 59(3): 229-33, 2003 Mar.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-12653270

ABSTRACT

Living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) is a treatment for end-stage liver failure, and was developed to overcome the distinct insufficiency of cadaveric donors. Case 1 is a 56-year-old man who had undergone maintenance hemodialysis therapy for 4 years. An LDLT was performed for the treatment of advanced liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. Continuous hemodiafiltration (CHDF) was performed from the 2nd to 5th days after the operation. Case 2 is a 55-year-old man with primary amyloidosis and chronic renal failure. An LDLT was performed for the treatment of severe abdominal distention caused by a large liver volume. Although CHDF was started at the 3rd day after the operation, it was discontinued within 24 hours because of an increased urinary volume. CHDF was required again from the 6th-8th days, after which the blood purification mode was switched to regular intermittent hemodialysis. Meanwhile, no major problems occurred in either case. In conclusion, CHDF was required for about 5 days from the 2nd day after the operation. The application of careful and aggressive blood purification therapy during the perioperative period is a key to successful LDLT in dialysis patients.


Subject(s)
Hemodiafiltration , Liver Diseases/therapy , Liver Transplantation , Humans , Living Donors , Male , Middle Aged , Postoperative Care
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