Peg-IFN therapy may be effective as an adjuvant chemopreventive agent after hepatic resection in patients with HCV-related HCC.

We investigated the impact of polymorphisms in host innate immunoregulatory genes on the development of infectious complications after liver transplantation (LT). 3%), of which one third was methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. No differences were observed in the incidence of fungal infections or in cytomegalovirus infections with respect to the three gene polymorphisms. Our findings indicate that FcgR SNPs are predisposing factors for BSI and can predict mortality after LT. This study provides a foundation for further prospective studies on a larger scale.

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Key Points Administration of anti-mouse CD1d blocking mAb prior to A-RBC immunization abolished IL-5 production and anti-A Ab production in mice. In human peripheral blood mononuclear cell–NOD/SCID mice, administration of anti-human CD1d mAb prior to A-RBC immunization completely inhibited anti-A Ab production.

Surgical resection may provide better long-term disease-free survival than RFA in the subgroup of a single HCC exceeding 2 cm of Child-Pugh class A.

HighlightsCompletely different types of GIST rupture have been reported as same perforation type.We classified retrieved cases of GIST rupture to three types: abscess type, hemoperitoneum type, bowel perforation type.Each type demonstrates a specific mechanism of perforation causing characteristic complaints.

Hepatectomy for patients with advanced HCC exceeding MC improves survival, especially for patients with a sufficiently high platelet count, although recurrence rates after initial hepatectomy are high.