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Francis Yao, MD

Title(s)	Professor, Medicine
School	School of Medicine
Address	400 Parnassus Avenue, #A745 San Francisco CA 94117
Phone	415-514-0250
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Biography

Education and Training

Albert Einstein College of Medicine		1987
Stanford Hospital and Clinics	Residency	1990	Internal Medicine
Stanford Hospital and Clinics	Fellowship	1993	Gastroenterology

Overview

Dr. Francis Yao is a gastroenterologist who serves as medical director of the UCSF Liver Transplant Program. He also directs the UCSF Liver Transplant Outreach and Community Liaison Program.

In his research, Yao is interested in liver cancer treatment, particularly as related to liver transplants. He has contributed to important publications in this area. His other research interests include hepatitis B infection and outcomes for patients undergoing liver transplantation.

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Publications

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AFP-L3 and DCP strongly predict early hepatocellular carcinoma recurrence after liver transplantation. J Hepatol. 2023 12; 79(6):1469-1477. Norman JS, Li PJ, Kotwani P, Shui AM, Yao F, Mehta N. PMID: 37683735.

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Gas Gastroenterology
Translation:Humans
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. Am J Transplant. 2023 11; 23(11):1771-1780. Natarajan B, Tabrizian P, Hoteit M, Frenette C, Parikh N, Ghaziani T, Dhanasekaran R, Guy J, Shui A, Florman S, Yao FY, Mehta N. PMID: 37532179.

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Tra Transplantation
Translation:Humans
Refining the approach to down-staging of HCC prior to liver transplantation: Patient selection, loco-regional treatments, and systemic therapies. Hepatology. 2023 May 16. Mehta N, Kelley RK, Yao FY. PMID: 37183865.

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Gas Gastroenterology
AFP-L3 and DCP are superior to AFP in predicting waitlist dropout in HCC patients: Results of a prospective study. Liver Transpl. 2023 10 01; 29(10):1041-1049. Mehta N, Kotwani P, Norman J, Shui A, Li PJ, Saxena V, Chan W, Yao FY. PMID: 37159217; PMCID: PMC10523909.

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Gas Gastroenterology Tra Transplantation
Translation:Humans
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. Liver Transpl. 2023 02 01; 29(2):233-235. Giard JM, Dodge JL, Yao FY, Mehta N. PMID: 35809249.

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Gas Gastroenterology Tra Transplantation
Translation:Humans
National Experience on Waitlist Outcomes for Down-Staging of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: High Dropout Rate in All-Comers. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2023 06; 21(6):1581-1589. Huang AC, Dodge JL, Yao FY, Mehta N. PMID: 36038129.

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Gas Gastroenterology
Translation:Humans
National experience with living donor liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma. Liver Transpl. 2022 07; 28(7):1144-1157. Silverstein J, Yao FY, Grab JD, Braun HJ, Roberts J, Dodge JL, Mehta N. PMID: 35226793; PMCID: PMC10266543.

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Gas Gastroenterology Tra Transplantation
Translation:Humans
Lower Alpha-Fetoprotein Threshold of 500 ng/mL for Liver Transplantation May Improve Posttransplant Outcomes in Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Liver Transpl. 2022 05; 28(5):763-773. Goldman ML, Zhou K, Dodge JL, Yao F, Mehta N. PMID: 34927344; PMCID: PMC9295312.

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Gas Gastroenterology Tra Transplantation
Translation:Humans
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. Liver Transpl. 2022 03; 28(3):376-385. Bernards S, Hirose R, Yao FY, Jin C, Dodge JL, Huang CY, Mehta N. PMID: 34761847; PMCID: PMC8857020.

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Gas Gastroenterology Tra Transplantation
Translation:Humans
Review of Liver Transplantation in Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Gastroenterol Hepatol (N Y). 2021 Nov; 17(11):536-538. Yao F. PMID: 35466307; PMCID: PMC9021162.

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Sex-based Disparities in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Recurrence After Liver Transplantation. Transplantation. 2021 11 01; 105(11):2420-2426. Cullaro G, Rubin J, Mehta N, Yao F, Verna EC, Lai JC. PMID: 33323764; PMCID: PMC8200371.

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Tra Transplantation
Translation:Humans
Liver Transplantation After Downstaging of Hepatocellular Carcinoma With Portal Vein Tumor Thrombus Using Yttrium-90 Radioembolization: Pipe Dream or Reality? Liver Transpl. 2021 12; 27(12):1706-1708. Mehta N, Yao FY. PMID: 34529890.

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Gas Gastroenterology Tra Transplantation
Translation:Humans
Downstaging Outcomes for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Results From the Multicenter Evaluation of Reduction in Tumor Size before Liver Transplantation (MERITS-LT) Consortium. Gastroenterology. 2021 11; 161(5):1502-1512. Mehta N, Frenette C, Tabrizian P, Hoteit M, Guy J, Parikh N, Ghaziani TT, Dhanasekaran R, Dodge JL, Natarajan B, Holzner ML, Frankul L, Chan W, Fobar A, Florman S, Yao FY. PMID: 34331914; PMCID: PMC8545832.

View in: PubMed Mentions: 23 Fields:
Gas Gastroenterology
Translation:Humans
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. Liver Transpl. 2021 06; 27(6):818-829. Harding-Theobald E, Yao FYK, Mehta N. PMID: 33570786.

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Gas Gastroenterology Tra Transplantation
Translation:Humans Cells
Hepatic Toxicity After Selective Chemoembolization Is Associated With Decreased Survival Among Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2021 05; 216(5):1283-1290. Lokken RP, Kerlan RK, Chung YC, Chen YF, Mehta NJ, Yao FY, Fidelman N. PMID: 33703926.

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Rad Radiology
Translation:Humans
Disseminated Legionella micdadei infection in a liver transplant patient presenting as pulmonary nodules and a laryngeal lesion. Transpl Infect Dis. 2021 Jun; 23(3):e13563. Bond AR, Bainbridge E, Doernberg SB, Babik JM, Miller S, Khanafshar E, Henry T, David A, Russell M, Brandman D, Sherman CB, Yao F, Fung M. PMID: 33434394.

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Tra Transplantation
Translation:Humans Cells
DCP and AFP-L3 Are Complementary to AFP in Predicting High-Risk Explant Features: Results of a Prospective Study. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2022 03; 20(3):701-703.e2. Kotwani P, Chan W, Yao F, Mehta N. PMID: 33524592.

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Gas Gastroenterology
Translation:Humans
The Key Role of Staging Definitions for Assessment of Downstaging for Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Semin Liver Dis. 2021 05; 41(2):117-127. Yao FY, Fidelman N, Mehta N. PMID: 33788207.

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Gas Gastroenterology
Translation:Humans
Reply. Hepatology. 2020 12; 72(6):2243-2244. Mehta N, Yao FY. PMID: 32583439.

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Gas Gastroenterology
Translation:Humans
A novel waitlist dropout score for hepatocellular carcinoma - identifying a threshold that predicts worse post-transplant survival. J Hepatol. 2021 04; 74(4):829-837. Mehta N, Dodge JL, Roberts JP, Yao FY. PMID: 33188904; PMCID: PMC7979440.

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Gas Gastroenterology
Translation:Humans
CON: Portal Vein Thrombosis Does Not Impact Liver Transplantation Outcomes. Clin Liver Dis (Hoboken). 2020 Oct; 16(4):132. Sherman C, Syed S, Gardner J, Yao FY. PMID: 33163163; PMCID: PMC7609708.

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COVID-19 and Abdominal Transplant: A Stepwise Approach to Practice During Pandemic Conditions. Transplantation. 2020 11; 104(11):2215-2220. Syed SM, Gardner J, Roll G, Webber A, Mehta N, Shoji J, Adelmann D, Niemann C, Braun HJ, Mello A, Yao F, Posselt A, Kang SM, Hirose R, Roberts J, Feng S, Ascher N, Stock P, Freise C. PMID: 32639408; PMCID: PMC7363383.

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Tra Transplantation
Translation:Humans Cells PHPublic Health
Hepatocellular Carcinoma Demonstrates Heterogeneous Growth Patterns in a Multicenter Cohort of Patients With Cirrhosis. Hepatology. 2020 11; 72(5):1654-1665. Rich NE, John BV, Parikh ND, Rowe I, Mehta N, Khatri G, Thomas SM, Anis M, Mendiratta-Lala M, Hernandez C, Odewole M, Sundaram LT, Konjeti VR, Shetty S, Shah T, Zhu H, Yopp AC, Hoshida Y, Yao FY, Marrero JA, Singal AG. PMID: 32017165; PMCID: PMC7398837.

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Gas Gastroenterology
Translation:Humans
Surveillance for HCC After Liver Transplantation: Increased Monitoring May Yield Aggressive Treatment Options and Improved Postrecurrence Survival. Transplantation. 2020 10; 104(10):2105-2112. Lee DD, Sapisochin G, Mehta N, Gorgen A, Musto KR, Hajda H, Yao FY, Hodge DO, Carter RE, Harnois DM. PMID: 31972705.

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Tra Transplantation
Translation:Humans
Effect of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Metabolic Risk Factors on Waitlist Outcomes in Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Transplant Direct. 2020 Oct; 6(10):e605. Weinfurtner K, Dodge JL, Yao FYK, Mehta N. PMID: 33134485; PMCID: PMC7591127.

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Donation After Circulatory Death Is Associated With Similar Posttransplant Survival in All but the Highest-Risk Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients. Liver Transpl. 2020 09; 26(9):1100-1111. Silverstein J, Roll G, Dodge JL, Grab JD, Yao FY, Mehta N. PMID: 32531867; PMCID: PMC8722407.

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Gas Gastroenterology Tra Transplantation
Translation:Humans
Bacchus Listed for a Liver Transplant: Comment. Anesthesiology. 2020 06; 132(6):1593. Kronish K, Freise CE, Yao FY. PMID: 32217868.

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Ane Anesthesiology
Liver Transplantation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Working Group Report from the ILTS Transplant Oncology Consensus Conference. Transplantation. 2020 06; 104(6):1136-1142. Mehta N, Bhangui P, Yao FY, Mazzaferro V, Toso C, Akamatsu N, Durand F, Ijzermans J, Polak W, Zheng S, Roberts JP, Sapisochin G, Hibi T, Kwan NM, Ghobrial M, Soin A. PMID: 32217938.

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Tra Transplantation
Translation:Humans
Unfair Advantages for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients Listed for Liver Transplant in Short-Wait Regions Following 2015 Hepatocellular Carcinoma Policy Change. Liver Transpl. 2020 05; 26(5):662-672. Brondfield MN, Dodge JL, Hirose R, Heimbach J, Yao FY, Mehta N. PMID: 31833634; PMCID: PMC8751234.

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Gas Gastroenterology Tra Transplantation
Translation:Humans
Liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma: Management after the transplant. Am J Transplant. 2020 02; 20(2):333-347. Verna EC, Patel YA, Aggarwal A, Desai AP, Frenette C, Pillai AA, Salgia R, Seetharam A, Sharma P, Sherman C, Tsoulfas G, Yao FY. PMID: 31710773.

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Tra Transplantation
Translation:Humans
National Experience on Down-Staging of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Before Liver Transplant: Influence of Tumor Burden, Alpha-Fetoprotein, and Wait Time. Hepatology. 2020 03; 71(3):943-954. Mehta N, Dodge JL, Grab JD, Yao FY. PMID: 31344273; PMCID: PMC8722406.

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Gas Gastroenterology
REPLY. Hepatology. 2019 10; 70(4):1491-1492. Mehta N, Dodge JL, Yao FY. PMID: 31095762.

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Gas Gastroenterology
Translation:Humans
Comparison of Liver Transplant Wait-List Outcomes Among Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma With Public vs Private Medical Insurance. JAMA Netw Open. 2019 08 02; 2(8):e1910326. Gutin L, Yao F, Dodge JL, Grab J, Mehta N. PMID: 31469395; PMCID: PMC6724163.

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Med Medicine (General)
Translation:Humans
Prospective Phase II trial of drug-eluting bead chemoembolization for liver transplant candidates with hepatocellular carcinoma and marginal hepatic reserve. J Hepatocell Carcinoma. 2019; 6:93-103. Fidelman N, Johanson C, Kohi MP, Kolli KP, Kohlbrenner RM, Lehrman ED, Taylor AG, Kelley RK, Yao FY, Roberts JP, Kerlan RK. PMID: 31355158; PMCID: PMC6588798.

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Noninvasive estimation of pulmonary vascular resistance improves portopulmonary hypertension screening in liver transplant candidates. Clin Transplant. 2019 07; 33(7):e13585. DesJardin JT, Manicardi M, Svetlichnaya Y, Kolaitis NA, Papolos AI, Selby VN, Zier LS, Klein L, Aras MA, Yao FY, Roberts JP, De Marco T. PMID: 31074522.

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Tra Transplantation
Translation:Humans
Are There Upper Limits in Tumor Burden for Down-Staging of Hepatocellular Carcinoma to Liver Transplant? Analysis of the All-Comers Protocol. Hepatology. 2019 10; 70(4):1185-1196. Sinha J, Mehta N, Dodge JL, Poltavskiy E, Roberts J, Yao F. PMID: 30779440.

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Gas Gastroenterology
Translation:Humans
Predictors of low risk for dropout from the liver transplant waiting list for hepatocellular carcinoma in long wait time regions: Implications for organ allocation. Am J Transplant. 2019 08; 19(8):2210-2218. Mehta N, Dodge JL, Hirose R, Roberts JP, Yao FY. PMID: 30861298; PMCID: PMC7072024.

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Tra Transplantation
Translation:Humans
What Are the Optimal Liver Transplantation Criteria for Hepatocellular Carcinoma? Clin Liver Dis (Hoboken). 2019 Jan; 13(1):20-25. Mehta N, Yao FY. PMID: 31168361; PMCID: PMC6465780.

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Alpha-Fetoprotein Decrease from > 1,000 to < 500 ng/mL in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma Leads to Improved Posttransplant Outcomes. Hepatology. 2019 03; 69(3):1193-1205. Mehta N, Dodge JL, Roberts JP, Hirose R, Yao FY. PMID: 30548884; PMCID: PMC7087461.

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Gas Gastroenterology
Translation:Humans
The mRECIST Classification Provides Insight into Tumor Biology for Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma Awaiting Liver Transplantation. Liver Transpl. 2019 02; 25(2):228-241. Lee DD, Samoylova M, Mehta N, Musto KR, Roberts JP, Yao FY, Harnois DM. PMID: 30198150.

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Gas Gastroenterology Tra Transplantation
Translation:Humans
Distinguishing Tumor From Bland Portal Vein Thrombus in Liver Transplant Candidates With Hepatocellular Carcinoma: the A-VENA Criteria. Liver Transpl. 2019 02; 25(2):207-216. Sherman CB, Behr S, Dodge JL, Roberts JP, Yao FY, Mehta N. PMID: 30246323; PMCID: PMC7103424.

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Gas Gastroenterology Tra Transplantation
Translation:Humans
Screening for Hepatocellular Carcinoma to Improve Cancer-Related Mortality: Looking Behind When We Should Be Looking Ahead. Gastroenterology. 2019 03; 156(4):1215-1217. Mehta N, Monto A, Yao FY. PMID: 30543796.

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Gas Gastroenterology
Translation:Humans PHPublic Health
Multicenter validation of a score to predict prognosis after the development of HCC recurrence following liver transplantation. HPB (Oxford). 2019 06; 21(6):731-738. Goldaracena N, Mehta N, Scalera I, Sposito C, Atenafu EG, Yao FY, Muiesan P, Mazzaferro V, Sapisochin G. PMID: 30391218.

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Gas Gastroenterology
Translation:Humans
Increasing Liver Transplantation Wait-List Dropout for Hepatocellular Carcinoma With Widening Geographical Disparities: Implications for Organ Allocation. Liver Transpl. 2018 10; 24(10):1346-1356. Mehta N, Dodge JL, Hirose R, Roberts JP, Yao FY. PMID: 30067889; PMCID: PMC6445639.

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Gas Gastroenterology Tra Transplantation
Translation:Humans
Predictors of Ultrasound Failure to Detect Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Liver Transpl. 2018 09; 24(9):1171-1177. Samoylova ML, Mehta N, Roberts JP, Yao FY. PMID: 29781162.

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Gas Gastroenterology Tra Transplantation
Translation:Humans
Direct-acting antivirals do not increase the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma recurrence after local-regional therapy or liver transplant waitlist dropout. Hepatology. 2018 08; 68(2):449-461. Huang AC, Mehta N, Dodge JL, Yao FY, Terrault NA. PMID: 29476694; PMCID: PMC6097892.

View in: PubMed Mentions: 31 Fields:
Gas Gastroenterology
Translation:Humans Cells
Alpha-Fetoprotein Slope >7.5 ng/mL per Month Predicts Microvascular Invasion and Tumor Recurrence After Liver Transplantation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Transplantation. 2018 05; 102(5):816-822. Giard JM, Mehta N, Dodge JL, Roberts JP, Yao FY. PMID: 29505494; PMCID: PMC6472907.

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Tra Transplantation
Translation:Humans Cells
History of Marijuana Use Does Not Affect Outcomes on the Liver Transplant Waitlist. Transplantation. 2018 05; 102(5):794-802. Kotwani P, Saxena V, Dodge JL, Roberts J, Yao F, Hameed B. PMID: 29319619; PMCID: PMC5924414.

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Tra Transplantation
Translation:Humans
Living donor liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma: To expand (beyond Milan) or downstage (to Milan)? Liver Transpl. 2018 03; 24(3):327-329. Mehta N, Yao FY. PMID: 29351366.

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Gas Gastroenterology Tra Transplantation
Translation:Humans
Validation of the prognostic power of the RETREAT score for hepatocellular carcinoma recurrence using the UNOS database. Am J Transplant. 2018 05; 18(5):1206-1213. Mehta N, Dodge JL, Roberts JP, Yao FY. PMID: 29068145; PMCID: PMC6445634.

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Tra Transplantation
Translation:Humans
Con: Treating hepatitis C virus With direct-acting antivirals: Fear not the perceived threat of hepatocellular carcinoma. Liver Transpl. 2017 12; 23(12):1596-1600. Mehta N, Yao FY. PMID: 29024442.

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Gas Gastroenterology Tra Transplantation
Translation:Humans Cells
Excellent Outcomes of Liver Transplantation Following Down-Staging of Hepatocellular Carcinoma to Within Milan Criteria: A Multicenter Study. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2018 06; 16(6):955-964. Mehta N, Guy J, Frenette CT, Dodge JL, Osorio RW, Minteer WB, Roberts JP, Yao FY. PMID: 29175528; PMCID: PMC6053266.

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Gas Gastroenterology
Translation:Humans
Misdiagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients receiving no local-regional therapy prior to liver transplant: An analysis of the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network explant pathology form. Clin Transplant. 2017 Nov; 31(11). Mehta N, Dodge JL, Roberts JP, Hirose R, Yao FY. PMID: 28881064; PMCID: PMC5937711.

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Tra Transplantation
Translation:Humans
Wait Time of Less Than 6 and Greater Than 18 Months Predicts Hepatocellular Carcinoma Recurrence After Liver Transplantation: Proposing a Wait Time "Sweet Spot". Transplantation. 2017 09; 101(9):2071-2078. Mehta N, Heimbach J, Lee D, Dodge JL, Harnois D, Burns J, Sanchez W, Roberts JP, Yao FY. PMID: 28353492; PMCID: PMC5568965.

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Tra Transplantation
Translation:Humans
Liver transplantation recipients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis have lower risk hepatocellular carcinoma. Liver Transpl. 2017 08; 23(8):1015-1022. Lewin SM, Mehta N, Kelley RK, Roberts JP, Yao FY, Brandman D. PMID: 28340509.

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Gas Gastroenterology Tra Transplantation
Translation:Humans Cells
Validation of a Risk Estimation of Tumor Recurrence After Transplant (RETREAT) Score for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Recurrence After Liver Transplant. JAMA Oncol. 2017 Apr 01; 3(4):493-500. Mehta N, Heimbach J, Harnois DM, Sapisochin G, Dodge JL, Lee D, Burns JM, Sanchez W, Greig PD, Grant DR, Roberts JP, Yao FY. PMID: 27838698; PMCID: PMC5395317.

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Neo Neoplasms
Translation:Humans
Transarterial Radioembolization for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Who, When… and Y(90)? Gastroenterology. 2016 12; 151(6):1062-1065. Mehta N, Yao FY. PMID: 27983951.

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Gas Gastroenterology
Translation:Humans
Reply. Liver Transpl. 2016 08; 22(8):1164-5. Mehta N, Yao FY. PMID: 27097078.

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Gas Gastroenterology Tra Transplantation
Increased hepatocellular carcinoma recurrence in women compared to men with high alpha fetoprotein at liver transplant. Ann Hepatol. 2016 Jul-Aug; 15(4):545-9. Sarkar M, Dodge JL, Roberts JP, Terrault N, Yao F, Mehta N. PMID: 27236153; PMCID: PMC5224926.

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Gas Gastroenterology
Translation:Humans
Lack of benefits of mammalian target of rapamycin inhibitor in patients transplanted for hepatocellular carcinoma: Is this the end of the story? Liver Transpl. 2016 05; 22(5):582-4. Mehta N, Roberts JP, Yao FY. PMID: 26951991.

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Gas Gastroenterology Tra Transplantation
Translation:Humans Animals
Hepatocellular cancer as indication for liver transplantation: pushing beyond Milan. Curr Opin Organ Transplant. 2016 Apr; 21(2):91-8. Mehta N, Yao FY. PMID: 26807513.

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Tra Transplantation
Translation:Humans
Nucleos(t)ide analogs reduce the risk of hepatitis B-associated hepatocellular carcinoma: A can't miss proposition? Hepatology. 2016 May; 63(5):1415-7. Mehta N, Yao FY. PMID: 26679367.

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Gas Gastroenterology
Translation:Humans
Intention to treat outcome of T1 hepatocellular carcinoma with the "wait and not ablate" approach until meeting T2 criteria for liver transplant listing. Liver Transpl. 2016 Feb; 22(2):178-87. Mehta N, Sarkar M, Dodge JL, Fidelman N, Roberts JP, Yao FY. PMID: 26479422; PMCID: PMC4803445.

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Gas Gastroenterology Tra Transplantation
Translation:Humans
Minimal Transplant Survival Benefit for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Is it Real or an Overestimation of Waitlist Life Expectancy? Gastroenterology. 2016 Feb; 150(2):533-4. Mehta N, Heimbach J, Hirose R, Roberts JP, Yao FY. PMID: 26718172.

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Gas Gastroenterology
Translation:Humans
Reassessing the boundaries of liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma: Where do we stand with tumor down-staging? Hepatology. 2016 Mar; 63(3):1014-25. Yao FY, Fidelman N. PMID: 26560491.

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Gas Gastroenterology
Translation:Humans
Liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma: analysis of factors predicting outcome in 1074 patients in OPTN Region 5. Clin Transplant. 2015 Jun; 29(6):506-12. Macdonald B, Sewell JL, Harper AM, Roberts JP, Yao FY. PMID: 25777321; PMCID: PMC4797941.

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Tra Transplantation
Translation:Humans
Implications of discordant findings between hepatic angiography and cross-sectional imaging in transplant candidates with hepatocellular carcinoma. Liver Transpl. 2015 Apr; 21(4):454-67. Young K, Fidelman N, Yao FY, Hills NK, Kohi MP, Kolli KP, Taylor AG, Kerlan RK. PMID: 25678220; PMCID: PMC4807728.

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Gas Gastroenterology Tra Transplantation
Translation:Humans
Circulating tumor cells in hepatocellular carcinoma: a pilot study of detection, enumeration, and next-generation sequencing in cases and controls. BMC Cancer. 2015 Mar 31; 15:206. Kelley RK, Magbanua MJ, Butler TM, Collisson EA, Hwang J, Sidiropoulos N, Evason K, McWhirter RM, Hameed B, Wayne EM, Yao FY, Venook AP, Park JW. PMID: 25884197; PMCID: PMC4399150.

View in: PubMed Mentions: 59 Fields:
Neo Neoplasms
Translation:Humans Cells CTClinical Trials
Downstaging of hepatocellular cancer before liver transplant: long-term outcome compared to tumors within Milan criteria. Hepatology. 2015 Jun; 61(6):1968-77. Yao FY, Mehta N, Flemming J, Dodge J, Hameed B, Fix O, Hirose R, Fidelman N, Kerlan RK, Roberts JP. PMID: 25689978; PMCID: PMC4809192.

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Gas Gastroenterology
Translation:Humans
Potential role of the donor in hepatocellular carcinoma recurrence after liver transplantation. Liver Transpl. 2015 Feb; 21(2):187-94. Vagefi PA, Dodge JL, Yao FY, Roberts JP. PMID: 25371243; PMCID: PMC4308564.

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Gas Gastroenterology Tra Transplantation
Translation:Humans
Evaluating the validity of model for end-stage liver disease exception points for hepatocellular carcinoma patients with multiple nodules <2 cm. Clin Transplant. 2015 Jan; 29(1):52-9. Samoylova ML, Dodge JL, Mehta N, Yao FY, Roberts JP. PMID: 25366656; PMCID: PMC4402972.

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Tra Transplantation
Translation:Humans
Response to letter to the editors. Liver Transpl. 2014 Oct; 20(10):1285. Yao FY, Hameed B, Mehta N, Roberts JP. PMID: 25155484.

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Gas Gastroenterology Tra Transplantation
Translation:Humans
Hepatic artery and biliary complications in liver transplant recipients undergoing pretransplant transarterial chemoembolization. Liver Transpl. 2014 Oct; 20(10):1221-8. Goel A, Mehta N, Guy J, Fidelman N, Yao F, Roberts J, Terrault N. PMID: 25045002; PMCID: PMC4804463.

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Gas Gastroenterology Tra Transplantation
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Combined effects of recipient age and model for end-stage liver disease score on liver transplantation outcomes. Transplantation. 2014 Sep 15; 98(5):557-62. Sharpton SR, Feng S, Hameed B, Yao F, Lai JC. PMID: 24717221; PMCID: PMC4461209.

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Tra Transplantation
Translation:Humans
Restricting liver transplant recipients to younger donors does not increase the wait-list time or the dropout rate: the hepatitis C experience. Liver Transpl. 2014 Oct; 20(10):1202-10. Flemming JA, Vagefi PA, Freise CE, Yao FY, Terrault NA. PMID: 24961679; PMCID: PMC4803440.

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Gas Gastroenterology Tra Transplantation
Translation:Humans
Alpha-fetoprotein level > 1000 ng/mL as an exclusion criterion for liver transplantation in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma meeting the Milan criteria. Liver Transpl. 2014 Aug; 20(8):945-51. Hameed B, Mehta N, Sapisochin G, Roberts JP, Yao FY. PMID: 24797281; PMCID: PMC4807739.

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Gas Gastroenterology Tra Transplantation
Translation:Humans
Time to transplantation as a predictor of hepatocellular carcinoma recurrence after liver transplantation. Liver Transpl. 2014 Aug; 20(8):937-44. Samoylova ML, Dodge JL, Yao FY, Roberts JP. PMID: 24797145; PMCID: PMC4394747.

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Gas Gastroenterology Tra Transplantation
Translation:Humans
Outcomes after liver transplantation for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma and a low risk of dropout from the transplant waiting list. Liver Transpl. 2014 May; 20(5):627-8. Mehta N, Dodge JL, Roberts JP, Hirose R, Yao FY. PMID: 24493311; PMCID: PMC4395854.

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Gas Gastroenterology Tra Transplantation
Translation:Humans
Conundrum of treatment for early-stage hepatocellular carcinoma: radiofrequency ablation instead of liver transplantation as the first-line treatment? Liver Transpl. 2014 Mar; 20(3):257-60. Yao FY. PMID: 24493329.

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Gas Gastroenterology Tra Transplantation
Translation:Humans
Identification of liver transplant candidates with hepatocellular carcinoma and a very low dropout risk: implications for the current organ allocation policy. Liver Transpl. 2013 Dec; 19(12):1343-53. Mehta N, Dodge JL, Goel A, Roberts JP, Hirose R, Yao FY. PMID: 24285611; PMCID: PMC3883622.

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Gas Gastroenterology Tra Transplantation
Translation:Humans
Validating posttransplant hepatocellular carcinoma recurrence data in the United Network for Organ Sharing database. Liver Transpl. 2013 Dec; 19(12):1318-23. Samoylova ML, Dodge JL, Vittinghoff E, Yao FY, Roberts JP. PMID: 24039140; PMCID: PMC5291119.

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Gas Gastroenterology Tra Transplantation
Translation:Humans
Moving past "One size (and number) fits all" in the selection of candidates with hepatocellular carcinoma for liver transplantation. Liver Transpl. 2013 Oct; 19(10):1055-8. Mehta N, Yao FY. PMID: 23959652.

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Gas Gastroenterology Tra Transplantation
Translation:Humans
Reply: To PMID 23333661. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2013 Dec; 11(12):1674. Yao F, Mehta N. PMID: 24035772.

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Gas Gastroenterology
Translation:Humans
Factors associated with outcomes and response to therapy in patients with infiltrative hepatocellular carcinoma. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2013 May; 11(5):572-8. Mehta N, Fidelman N, Sarkar M, Yao FY. PMID: 23333661; PMCID: PMC4052891.

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Gas Gastroenterology
Translation:Humans
Morbidity and mortality following transarterial liver chemoembolization in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma and synthetic hepatic dysfunction. Liver Transpl. 2013 Feb; 19(2):164-73. Garwood ER, Fidelman N, Hoch SE, Kerlan RK, Yao FY. PMID: 23008091.

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Gas Gastroenterology Tra Transplantation
Translation:Humans
Risk factors for liver transplant waitlist dropout in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. Clin Transplant. 2012 Jul-Aug; 26(4):E359-64. Park SJ, Freise CE, Hirose R, Kerlan RK, Yao FY, Roberts JP, Vagefi PA. PMID: 22693962.

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Tra Transplantation
Translation:Humans
Imaging predictors of the response to transarterial chemoembolization in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma: a radiological-pathological correlation. Liver Transpl. 2012 Jun; 18(6):727-36. Kwan SW, Fidelman N, Ma E, Kerlan RK, Yao FY. PMID: 22344899; PMCID: PMC4161220.

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Gas Gastroenterology Tra Transplantation
Translation:Humans
Multidisciplinary management of hepatocellular carcinoma. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2012 Apr; 10(4):354-62. Guy J, Kelley RK, Roberts J, Kerlan R, Yao F, Terrault N. PMID: 22083023.

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Gas Gastroenterology
Translation:Humans
Does a patient qualify for liver transplantation after the down-staging of hepatocellular carcinoma? Liver Transpl. 2011 Oct; 17 Suppl 2:S109-16. Yao FY, Breitenstein S, Broelsch CE, Dufour JF, Sherman M. PMID: 21584927.

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Gas Gastroenterology Tra Transplantation
Translation:Humans
Mixed hepatocellular cholangiocarcinoma and intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma in patients undergoing transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma. Liver Transpl. 2011 Aug; 17(8):934-42. Sapisochin G, Fidelman N, Roberts JP, Yao FY. PMID: 21438129.

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Gas Gastroenterology Tra Transplantation
Translation:Humans
Do preoperative inflammatory markers impact on outcome after liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma? Ann Surg. 2011 Aug; 254(2):383; author reply 383-4. Sapisochin G, Yao FY, Roberts JP. PMID: 21694577.

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Gen General Surgery
Translation:Humans Cells
Cost-effectiveness of screening for recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma after liver transplantation. Clin Transplant. 2011 Mar-Apr; 25(2):283-91. Ladabaum U, Cheng SL, Yao FY, Roberts JP. PMID: 20156221.

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Tra Transplantation
Translation:Humans
Hepatocellular carcinoma: Ablate and wait versus rapid transplantation. Liver Transpl. 2010 Aug; 16(8):925-9. Roberts JP, Venook A, Kerlan R, Yao F. PMID: 20658555.

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Gas Gastroenterology Tra Transplantation
Translation:Humans
Excellent outcome following down-staging of hepatocellular carcinoma prior to liver transplantation: an intention-to-treat analysis. Hepatology. 2008 Sep; 48(3):819-27. Yao FY, Kerlan RK, Hirose R, Davern TJ, Bass NM, Feng S, Peters M, Terrault N, Freise CE, Ascher NL, Roberts JP. PMID: 18688876; PMCID: PMC4142499.

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Gas Gastroenterology
Translation:Humans
Liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma: beyond the Milan criteria. Am J Transplant. 2008 Oct; 8(10):1982-9. Yao FY. PMID: 18727702.

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Tra Transplantation
Translation:Humans
Current approach to down-staging of hepatocellular carcinoma prior to liver transplantation. Curr Opin Organ Transplant. 2008 Jun; 13(3):234-40. Hanje AJ, Yao FY. PMID: 18685309.

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Tra Transplantation
Translation:Humans
Liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma. Ann Surg Oncol. 2008 Apr; 15(4):1001-7. Mazzaferro V, Chun YS, Poon RT, Schwartz ME, Yao FY, Marsh JW, Bhoori S, Lee SG. PMID: 18236119; PMCID: PMC2266786.

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Gen General Surgery Neo Neoplasms
Translation:Humans
Liver transplantation at UCSF--a 20-year experience. Clin Transpl. 2008; 119-25. Hirose R, Yao F, Stock P, Roberts J, Ascher N. PMID: 19708450.

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Tra Transplantation
Translation:Humans
Expanded criteria for liver transplantation in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. Hepatol Res. 2007 Sep; 37 Suppl 2:S267-74. Yao FY. PMID: 17877493.

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Liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma: the hepatitis C quandary. Liver Transpl. 2007 Jun; 13(6):783-5. Yao FY. PMID: 17538996.

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Gas Gastroenterology Tra Transplantation
Translation:Humans Cells
Should surveillance for hepatocellular carcinoma be increased in patients with cirrhosis and small liver nodules? Nat Clin Pract Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2006 Oct; 3(10):544-5. Yao FY. PMID: 17008923.

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Gas Gastroenterology
De novo malignancies following liver transplantation: a case-control study with long-term follow-up. Clin Transplant. 2006 Sep-Oct; 20(5):617-23. Yao FY, Gautam M, Palese C, Rebres R, Terrault N, Roberts JP, Peters MG. PMID: 16968488; PMCID: PMC4050657.

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Tra Transplantation
Translation:Humans
Expanded criteria for hepatocellular carcinoma: down-staging with a view to liver transplantation--yes. Semin Liver Dis. 2006 Aug; 26(3):239-47. Yao FY. PMID: 16850373.

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Gas Gastroenterology
Translation:Humans
Selection criteria for liver transplantation in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma: beyond tumor size and number? Liver Transpl. 2006 Aug; 12(8):1189-91. Yao FY. PMID: 16868948.

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Gas Gastroenterology Tra Transplantation
Translation:Humans
A prospective study on downstaging of hepatocellular carcinoma prior to liver transplantation. Liver Transpl. 2005 Dec; 11(12):1505-14. Yao FY, Hirose R, LaBerge JM, Davern TJ, Bass NM, Kerlan RK, Merriman R, Feng S, Freise CE, Ascher NL, Roberts JP. PMID: 16315294.

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Gas Gastroenterology Tra Transplantation
Translation:Humans
High incidence of recurrence and hematologic events following liver transplantation for Budd-Chiari syndrome. Clin Transplant. 2005 Aug; 19(4):501-6. Cruz E, Ascher NL, Roberts JP, Bass NM, Yao FY. PMID: 16008595.

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Tra Transplantation
Translation:Humans
The impact of pre-operative loco-regional therapy on outcome after liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma. Am J Transplant. 2005 Apr; 5(4 Pt 1):795-804. Yao FY, Kinkhabwala M, LaBerge JM, Bass NM, Brown R, Kerlan R, Venook A, Ascher NL, Emond JC, Roberts JP. PMID: 15760404.

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Tra Transplantation
Translation:Humans
Cost-effectiveness of hepatocellular carcinoma surveillance in patients with hepatitis C virus-related cirrhosis. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2005 Jan; 3(1):75-84. Patel D, Terrault NA, Yao FY, Bass NM, Ladabaum U. PMID: 15645408.

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Gas Gastroenterology
Translation:Humans
Applying expanded criteria to liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma: too much too soon, or is now the time? Liver Transpl. 2004 Jul; 10(7):919-21. Yao FY, Roberts JP. PMID: 15237378.

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Gas Gastroenterology Tra Transplantation
Translation:Humans
Liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma: lessons from the first year under the Model of End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) organ allocation policy. Liver Transpl. 2004 May; 10(5):621-30. Yao FY, Bass NM, Ascher NL, Roberts JP. PMID: 15108253.

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Gas Gastroenterology Tra Transplantation
Translation:Humans
Prediction of survival after liver retransplantation for late graft failure based on preoperative prognostic scores. Hepatology. 2004 Jan; 39(1):230-8. Yao FY, Saab S, Bass NM, Hirose R, Ly D, Terrault N, Lazar AA, Bacchetti P, Ascher NL, Roberts JP. PMID: 14752842.

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Gas Gastroenterology
Translation:Humans
De novo non-alcoholic fatty liver disease following orthotopic liver transplantation. Am J Transplant. 2003 Nov; 3(11):1413-7. Poordad F, Gish R, Wakil A, Garcia-Kennedy R, Martin P, Yao FY. PMID: 14525603.

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Tra Transplantation
Translation:Humans
A follow-up analysis of the pattern and predictors of dropout from the waiting list for liver transplantation in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma: implications for the current organ allocation policy. Liver Transpl. 2003 Jul; 9(7):684-92. Yao FY, Bass NM, Nikolai B, Merriman R, Davern TJ, Kerlan R, Ascher NL, Roberts JP. PMID: 12827553.

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Gas Gastroenterology Tra Transplantation
Translation:Humans
Dramatic reduction of the alpha-fetoprotein level after lamivudine treatment of patients with chronic hepatitis B virus infection and cirrhosis. J Clin Gastroenterol. 2003 May-Jun; 36(5):440-2. Yao FY. PMID: 12702990.

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Gas Gastroenterology
Translation:Humans Cells