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ArticleDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Role of LI-RADS Indeterminate Observations in the Risk of Hepatocellular Carcinoma after HCV Eradication with Direct-Acting Antivirals.

Federica Vernuccio, Roberto Cannella, Giuseppe Cabibbo, Silvia Greco, Ciro Celsa, Francesco Matteini, Paolo Giuffrida, Massimo Midiri, Vito Di Marco, Calogero Cammà and 1 more

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Federica VernuccioDepartment of Radiology, University Hospital of Padova, Via Nicolò Giustiniani 2, 35128 Padova, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-0350-1794
Roberto CannellaSection of Radiology, Department of Biomedicine, Neuroscience and Advanced Diagnostics (BiND), University Hospital "Paolo Giaccone", Via del Vespro 129, 90127 Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-3808-0785
Giuseppe CabibboDepartment of Health Promotion Sciences Maternal and Infant Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, PROMISE, University of Palermo, 90127 Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0946-3859
Silvia GrecoSection of Radiology, Department of Biomedicine, Neuroscience and Advanced Diagnostics (BiND), University Hospital "Paolo Giaccone", Via del Vespro 129, 90127 Palermo, Italy.
Ciro CelsaDepartment of Health Promotion Sciences Maternal and Infant Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, PROMISE, University of Palermo, 90127 Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5662-2162
Francesco MatteiniSection of Radiology, Department of Biomedicine, Neuroscience and Advanced Diagnostics (BiND), University Hospital "Paolo Giaccone", Via del Vespro 129, 90127 Palermo, Italy.
Paolo GiuffridaDepartment of Health Promotion Sciences Maternal and Infant Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, PROMISE, University of Palermo, 90127 Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4628-1130
Massimo MidiriSection of Radiology, Department of Biomedicine, Neuroscience and Advanced Diagnostics (BiND), University Hospital "Paolo Giaccone", Via del Vespro 129, 90127 Palermo, Italy.
Vito Di MarcoDepartment of Health Promotion Sciences Maternal and Infant Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, PROMISE, University of Palermo, 90127 Palermo, Italy.
Calogero CammàDepartment of Health Promotion Sciences Maternal and Infant Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, PROMISE, University of Palermo, 90127 Palermo, Italy.
Giuseppe BrancatelliSection of Radiology, Department of Biomedicine, Neuroscience and Advanced Diagnostics (BiND), University Hospital "Paolo Giaccone", Via del Vespro 129, 90127 Palermo, Italy.
University of Palermo · ITUniversity of Padua · IT

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Abstract

purposeTo assess whether HCC (LR-5) occurrence may be associated with the presence of Liver Imaging Reporting and Data System (LI-RADS) indeterminate observations in patients with hepatitis C virus infection treated with direct acting antiviral (DAA) therapy. MATERIALS AND

methodsThis retrospective study included patients with HCV-related cirrhosis who achieved sustained virologic response (SVR) after DAA therapy between 2015 and 2019 and submitted to CT/MRI follow-ups with a minimum interval time of six months before and after DAA. Two blinded readers reviewed CT/MRI to categorize observations according to LI-RADS version 2018. Differences in rate of LI-RADS 5 observations (i.e., LR-5) before and after SVR were assessed. Time to LR-5 occurrence and risk factors for HCC after DAAs were evaluated by using Kaplan-Meier method and Cox proportional hazard model, respectively.

resultsOur final study population comprised 115 patients (median age 72 years) with a median CT/MRI follow-up of 47 months (IQR 26-77 months). Twenty-nine (25.2%) patients were diagnosed with LR-5 after DAA. The incidence of LR-5 after DAAs was 10.4% (12/115) at one year and 17.4% (20/115) at two years. LR-5 occurrence after DAA was significantly higher in patients with Child Pugh class B (log-rank

conclusionsThe presence of LR-3 and LR-4 observations significantly increases HCC risk following the eradication of HCV infection.

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chronic hepatitis Chepatocellular carcinomaliver cirrhosismagnetic resonance imagingsustained virologic response

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