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Giovanni Brandi

University of Bologna-Italy
Verified email at unibo.it
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Interactions between commensal bacteria and gut sensorimotor function in health and disease

G Barbara, V Stanghellini, G Brandi… - Official journal of the …, 2005 - journals.lww.com
Commensal bacteria inhabiting the human intestine (ie, intestinal microflora) participate in
the development and maintenance of gut sensory and motor functions, including the …

Cholangiocarcinoma: Epidemiology and risk factors

SA Khan, S Tavolari, G Brandi - Liver International, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) is a heterogeneous disease arising from a complex interaction
between host‐specific genetic background and multiple risk factors. Globally, CCA …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular pathways involved in colorectal cancer: implications for disease behavior and prevention

D Colussi, G Brandi, F Bazzoli… - International journal of …, 2013 - mdpi.com
Research conducted during the past 30 years has increased our understanding of the
mechanisms involved in colorectal cancer initiation and development. The findings have …

Prevalence of and risk factors for hepatic steatosis in Northern Italy

S Bellentani, G Saccoccio, F Masutti… - Annals of internal …, 2000 - acpjournals.org
Background: Although hepatic steatosis is seen with increasing frequency in clinical
practice, its prevalence and risk factors are unknown. Objective: To investigate the …

[PDF][PDF] The key role of segmented filamentous bacteria in the coordinated maturation of gut helper T cell responses

V Gaboriau-Routhiau, S Rakotobe, E Lecuyer, I Mulder… - Immunity, 2009 - cell.com
Microbiota-induced cytokine responses participate in gut homeostasis, but the cytokine
balance at steady-state and the role of individual bacterial species in setting the balance …

Ramucirumab after sorafenib in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma and increased α-fetoprotein concentrations (REACH-2): a randomised, double-blind …

AX Zhu, YK Kang, CJ Yen, RS Finn, PR Galle… - The lancet …, 2019 - thelancet.com
Background Patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma and increased α-fetoprotein
concentrations have poor prognosis. We aimed to establish the efficacy of ramucirumab in …

Pembrolizumab in combination with gemcitabine and cisplatin compared with gemcitabine and cisplatin alone for patients with advanced biliary tract cancer …

RK Kelley, M Ueno, C Yoo, RS Finn, J Furuse, Z Ren… - The Lancet, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background Biliary tract cancers, which arise from the intrahepatic or extrahepatic bile ducts
and the gallbladder, generally have a poor prognosis and are rising in incidence worldwide …

Can current preoperative imaging be used to detect microvascular invasion of hepatocellular carcinoma?

M Renzulli, S Brocchi, A Cucchetti, F Mazzotti… - Radiology, 2016 - pubs.rsna.org
Purpose To determine the accuracy of imaging features, such as tumor dimension,
multinodularity, nonsmooth tumor margins, peritumoral enhancement, and radiogenomic …

[HTML][HTML] PD-L1, TMB, MSI, and other predictors of response to immune checkpoint inhibitors in biliary tract cancer

A Rizzo, AD Ricci, G Brandi - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Over the last decade, immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) targeting
programmed death 1 (PD-1), programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1), and cytotoxic T …

Fungal dysbiosis in mucosa-associated microbiota of Crohn's disease patients

G Liguori, B Lamas, ML Richard… - Journal of Crohn's …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Aims: Gut microbiota is involved in many physiological functions
and its imbalance is associated with several diseases, particularly with inflammatory bowel …