Namiki Izumi

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1 Genome-wide association of IL28B with response to pegylated interferon-alpha and ribavirin therapy for chronic hepatitis C. Nat Genet 2009 14.16
2 Management of hepatocellular carcinoma in Japan: Consensus-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines proposed by the Japan Society of Hepatology (JSH) 2010 updated version. Dig Dis 2011 3.74
3 α-fetoprotein levels after interferon therapy and risk of hepatocarcinogenesis in chronic hepatitis C. Hepatology 2013 3.27
4 Effect of vitamin K2 on the recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma. Hepatology 2011 3.00
5 Daclatasvir plus asunaprevir for chronic HCV genotype 1b infection. Hepatology 2014 2.83
6 Risk factors for exceeding the Milan criteria after successful radiofrequency ablation in patients with early-stage hepatocellular carcinoma. Liver Transpl 2014 2.77
7 FGF3/FGF4 amplification and multiple lung metastases in responders to sorafenib in hepatocellular carcinoma. Hepatology 2013 1.81
8 Pre-treatment prediction of response to pegylated-interferon plus ribavirin for chronic hepatitis C using genetic polymorphism in IL28B and viral factors. J Hepatol 2010 1.80
9 Mutagenic effects of ribavirin and response to interferon/ribavirin combination therapy in chronic hepatitis C. J Hepatol 2005 1.74
10 Influence of hepatitis B virus genotypes on the intra- and extracellular expression of viral DNA and antigens. Hepatology 2006 1.60
11 A predictive model of response to peginterferon ribavirin in chronic hepatitis C using classification and regression tree analysis. Hepatol Res 2010 1.58
12 Branched-chain amino acids as pharmacological nutrients in chronic liver disease. Hepatology 2011 1.52
13 Effect of aging on risk for hepatocellular carcinoma in chronic hepatitis C virus infection. Hepatology 2010 1.44
14 Genome-wide association study confirming association of HLA-DP with protection against chronic hepatitis B and viral clearance in Japanese and Korean. PLoS One 2012 1.44
15 Specific mutations in enhancer II/core promoter of hepatitis B virus subgenotypes C1/C2 increase the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma. J Hepatol 2006 1.40
16 Genome-wide association study identified ITPA/DDRGK1 variants reflecting thrombocytopenia in pegylated interferon and ribavirin therapy for chronic hepatitis C. Hum Mol Genet 2011 1.31
17 Prognostic impact of spontaneous tumor rupture in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma: an analysis of 1160 cases from a nationwide survey. Ann Surg 2014 1.25
18 Early decrease in α-fetoprotein, but not des-γ-carboxy prothrombin, predicts sorafenib efficacy in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma. Oncology 2011 1.24
19 Evidence-based Clinical Practice Guidelines for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: The Japan Society of Hepatology 2013 update (3rd JSH-HCC Guidelines). Hepatol Res 2015 1.23
20 Sofosbuvir plus ribavirin in Japanese patients with chronic genotype 2 HCV infection: an open-label, phase 3 trial. J Viral Hepat 2014 1.23
21 Comparison of resection and ablation for hepatocellular carcinoma: a cohort study based on a Japanese nationwide survey. J Hepatol 2012 1.19
22 Association of gene expression involving innate immunity and genetic variation in interleukin 28B with antiviral response. Hepatology 2011 1.19
23 Influence of hepatitis B virus X and core promoter mutations on hepatocellular carcinoma among patients infected with subgenotype C2. J Clin Microbiol 2007 1.14
24 Guidelines for the treatment of chronic hepatitis and cirrhosis due to hepatitis C virus infection for the fiscal year 2008 in Japan. Hepatol Res 2010 1.13
25 Superselective transarterial chemoembolization for hepatocellular carcinoma. Validation of treatment algorithm proposed by Japanese guidelines. J Hepatol 2011 1.09
26 Serum HBV RNA as a possible marker of HBV replication in the liver during nucleot(s)ide analogue therapy. J Gastroenterol 2013 1.07
27 Transarterial chemoembolization failure/refractoriness: JSH-LCSGJ criteria 2014 update. Oncology 2014 1.06
28 Clinical features associated with radiological response to sorafenib in unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma: a large multicenter study in Japan. Liver Int 2014 1.05
29 T1653 mutation in the box alpha increases the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with chronic hepatitis B virus genotype C infection. Clin Infect Dis 2005 1.02
30 Incidence and clinical course of major depression in patients with chronic hepatitis type C undergoing interferon-alpha therapy: a prospective study. Gen Hosp Psychiatry 2003 1.01
31 Chronic hepatitis delta virus infection with genotype IIb variant is correlated with progressive liver disease. J Gen Virol 2003 1.00
32 Changes in plasma vascular endothelial growth factor at 8 weeks after sorafenib administration as predictors of survival for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma. Cancer 2013 1.00
33 Liver Cancer Working Group report. Jpn J Clin Oncol 2010 1.00
34 Simeprevir (TMC435) once daily with peginterferon-α-2b and ribavirin in patients with genotype 1 hepatitis C virus infection: The CONCERTO-4 study. Hepatol Res 2014 1.00
35 Distribution of hepatitis B virus genotypes among patients with chronic infection in Japan shifting toward an increase of genotype A. J Clin Microbiol 2009 0.98
36 Value of highly sensitive fucosylated fraction of alpha-fetoprotein for prediction of hepatocellular carcinoma recurrence after curative treatment. Dig Dis Sci 2013 0.98
37 Peretinoin after curative therapy of hepatitis C-related hepatocellular carcinoma: a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled study. J Gastroenterol 2014 0.98
38 Predictive values of amino acid sequences of the core and NS5A regions in antiviral therapy for hepatitis C: a Japanese multi-center study. J Gastroenterol 2009 0.97
39 Non-invasive prediction of hepatocellular carcinoma development using serum fibrosis marker in chronic hepatitis C patients. J Gastroenterol 2013 0.96
40 Surveillance and diagnostic algorithm for hepatocellular carcinoma proposed by the Liver Cancer Study Group of Japan: 2014 update. Oncology 2014 0.96
41 A comparison of the surgical outcomes among patients with HBV-positive, HCV-positive, and non-B non-C hepatocellular carcinoma: a nationwide study of 11,950 patients. Ann Surg 2015 0.94
42 Association of IL28B variants with response to pegylated-interferon alpha plus ribavirin combination therapy reveals intersubgenotypic differences between genotypes 2a and 2b. J Med Virol 2011 0.94
43 No association for Chinese HBV-related hepatocellular carcinoma susceptibility SNP in other East Asian populations. BMC Med Genet 2012 0.94
44 Interferon-stimulated gene expression and hepatitis C viral dynamics during different interferon regimens. J Hepatol 2003 0.94
45 A case of primary leiomyoma of the liver in a patient without evidence of immunosuppression. Hepatol Res 2002 0.92
46 Relationship between polymorphisms of the inosine triphosphatase gene and anaemia or outcome after treatment with pegylated interferon and ribavirin. Antivir Ther 2011 0.91
47 Data mining model using simple and readily available factors could identify patients at high risk for hepatocellular carcinoma in chronic hepatitis C. J Hepatol 2011 0.91
48 Mutations in the NS5B region of the hepatitis C virus genome correlate with clinical outcomes of interferon-alpha plus ribavirin combination therapy. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2005 0.91
49 Hepatic steatosis in chronic hepatitis C is a significant risk factor for developing hepatocellular carcinoma independent of age, sex, obesity, fibrosis stage and response to interferon therapy. Hepatol Res 2010 0.91
50 [High-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP): a promising biomarker for the screening of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH)]. Nihon Rinsho 2006 0.90
51 Virological escape in HCV genotype-1-infected patients receiving daclatasvir plus ribavirin and peginterferon alfa-2a or alfa-2b. Antivir Ther 2014 0.89
52 Clinical effectiveness of bipolar radiofrequency ablation for small liver cancers. J Gastroenterol 2012 0.89
53 Nationwide study of 4741 patients with non-B non-C hepatocellular carcinoma with special reference to the therapeutic impact. Ann Surg 2014 0.88
54 The presence of steatosis and elevation of alanine aminotransferase levels are associated with fibrosis progression in chronic hepatitis C with non-response to interferon therapy. J Hepatol 2008 0.88
55 Genetic variation near interleukin 28B and the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with chronic hepatitis C. J Gastroenterol 2013 0.88
56 Expression of keratin 19 is related to high recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma after radiofrequency ablation. Oncology 2011 0.87
57 Hepatitis C virus nonstructural protein 5A inhibits tumor necrosis factor-alpha-mediated apoptosis in Huh7 cells. J Infect Dis 2003 0.87
58 2011 Japanese Society for Dialysis Therapy guidelines for the treatment of hepatitis C virus infection in dialysis patients. Ther Apher Dial 2012 0.87
59 Potential relevance of cytoplasmic viral sensors and related regulators involving innate immunity in antiviral response. Gastroenterology 2008 0.87
60 Efficacy and resistance of entecavir following 3 years of treatment of Japanese patients with lamivudine-refractory chronic hepatitis B. Hepatol Int 2010 0.87
61 Changes of HCV quasispecies during combination therapy with interferon and ribavirin. Hepatol Res 2004 0.87
62 Pharmacokinetics of ribavirin in combined interferon-alpha 2b and ribavirin therapy for chronic hepatitis C virus infection. Br J Clin Pharmacol 2003 0.86
63 Quantification of collagen and elastic fibers using whole-slide images of liver biopsy specimens. Pathol Int 2013 0.86
64 Clinical characteristics of patients who developed hepatocellular carcinoma after hepatitis C virus eradication with interferon therapy: current status in Japan. Intern Med 2013 0.86
65 Vaniprevir plus peginterferon alfa-2a and ribavirin in treatment-experienced Japanese patients with hepatitis C virus genotype 1 infection: a randomized phase II study. J Gastroenterol 2014 0.84
66 A multicenter survey of re-treatment with pegylated interferon plus ribavirin combination therapy for patients with chronic hepatitis C in Japan. Hepatol Res 2013 0.84
67 Role of gadolinium-ethoxybenzyl-diethylenetriamine pentaacetic acid-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging in the management of hepatocellular carcinoma: consensus at the Symposium of the 48th Annual Meeting of the Liver Cancer Study Group of Japan. Oncology 2013 0.84
68 Pretreatment prediction of response to peginterferon plus ribavirin therapy in genotype 1 chronic hepatitis C using data mining analysis. J Gastroenterol 2010 0.84
69 Management of hepatitis B: Consensus of the Japan Society of Hepatology 2009. Hepatol Res 2010 0.84
70 Hepatocellular carcinoma risk assessment using gadoxetic acid-enhanced hepatocyte phase magnetic resonance imaging. Hepatol Res 2014 0.84
71 Hyperglycemia is a significant prognostic factor of hepatocellular carcinoma after curative therapy. World J Gastroenterol 2013 0.84
72 Association of serum IFN-λ3 with inflammatory and fibrosis markers in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection. J Gastroenterol 2014 0.83
73 Assessment of Kupffer cells by ferumoxides-enhanced MR imaging is beneficial for diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma: comparison of pathological diagnosis and perfusion patterns assessed by CT hepatic arteriography and CT arterioportography. Hepatol Res 2003 0.83
74 Amino acid substitutions in PKR-eIF2 phosphorylation homology domain (PePHD) of hepatitis C virus E2 protein in genotype 2a/2b and 1b in Japan and interferon efficacy. Hepatol Res 2003 0.82
75 Core promoter/pre-core mutations are associated with lamivudine-induced HBeAg loss in chronic hepatitis B with genotype C. J Hepatol 2003 0.82
76 Accumulation of refractory factors for pegylated interferon plus ribavirin therapy in older female patients with chronic hepatitis C. Hepatol Res 2010 0.82
77 LecT-Hepa, a glyco-marker derived from multiple lectins, as a predictor of liver fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C patients. Hepatology 2012 0.82
78 Spatial and chronological differences in hepatitis B virus genotypes from patients with acute hepatitis B in Japan. Hepatol Res 2006 0.81
79 Sequences in the interferon sensitivity-determining region and core region of hepatitis C virus impact pretreatment prediction of response to PEG-interferon plus ribavirin: data mining analysis. J Med Virol 2011 0.81
80 Age and total ribavirin dose are independent predictors of relapse after interferon therapy in chronic hepatitis C revealed by data mining analysis. Antivir Ther 2012 0.81
81 Prospective comparison of real-time tissue elastography and serum fibrosis markers for the estimation of liver fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C patients. Hepatol Res 2013 0.81
82 Pretreatment prediction of anemia progression by pegylated interferon alpha-2b plus ribavirin combination therapy in chronic hepatitis C infection: decision-tree analysis. J Gastroenterol 2011 0.81
83 Significance of a reduction in HCV RNA levels at 4 and 12 weeks in patients infected with HCV genotype 1b for the prediction of the outcome of combination therapy with peginterferon and ribavirin. BMC Infect Dis 2012 0.81
84 Polymerase domain B mutation is associated with hepatitis relapse during long-term lamivudine therapy for chronic hepatitis B. Intervirology 2005 0.80
85 Model incorporating the ITPA genotype identifies patients at high risk of anemia and treatment failure with pegylated-interferon plus ribavirin therapy for chronic hepatitis C. J Med Virol 2013 0.80
86 Prospective randomized crossover trial of combination therapy with bezafibrate and UDCA for primary biliary cirrhosis. Hepatol Res 2004 0.80
87 Survey of survival among patients with hepatitis C virus-related hepatocellular carcinoma treated with peretinoin, an acyclic retinoid, after the completion of a randomized, placebo-controlled trial. J Gastroenterol 2014 0.80
88 Cancer preventive effect of pegylated interferon α-2b plus ribavirin in a real-life clinical setting in Japan: PERFECT interim analysis. Hepatol Res 2011 0.79
89 Case-control study for the identification of virological factors associated with fulminant hepatitis B. Hepatol Res 2009 0.79
90 Impaired brain activity in cirrhotic patients with minimal hepatic encephalopathy: Evaluation by near-infrared spectroscopy. Hepatol Res 2013 0.79
91 Prolonged treatment with pegylated interferon alpha 2b plus ribavirin improves sustained virological response in chronic hepatitis C genotype 1 patients with late response in a clinical real-life setting in Japan. Hepatol Res 2009 0.78
92 Laparoscopic radiofrequency ablation for hepatocellular carcinoma. Dig Endosc 2009 0.78
93 Reply: To PMID 23564522. Hepatology 2014 0.78
94 Guidelines for the treatment of chronic hepatitis and cirrhosis due to hepatitis B virus infection for the fiscal year 2008 in Japan. Hepatol Res 2010 0.78
95 Demonstration of quality of care measurement using the Japanese liver cancer registry. Hepatol Res 2011 0.78
96 Impact of histologically confirmed lymph node metastases on patient survival after surgical resection for hepatocellular carcinoma: report of a Japanese nationwide survey. Ann Surg 2014 0.78
97 [Long time oral supplementation with branched-chain amino acids improves survival and decreases recurrences in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma]. Nihon Shokakibyo Gakkai Zasshi 2008 0.78
98 Changes in hepatitis C viral load during first 14 days can predict the undetectable time point of serum viral load by pegylated interferon and ribavirin therapy. Hepatol Res 2011 0.78
99 Use of simeprevir following pre-emptive pegylated interferon/ribavirin treatment for recurrent hepatitis C in living donor liver transplant recipients: a 12-week pilot study. J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Sci 2014 0.78
100 External validation of FIB-4: diagnostic accuracy is limited in elderly populations. Hepatology 2008 0.77
101 Current status of hepatocellular carcinoma treatment in Japan: case study and discussion-voting system. Clin Drug Investig 2012 0.77
102 Guidelines for the antiviral therapy of hepatitis C virus carriers with normal serum aminotransferase based on platelet counts. Hepatol Res 2008 0.77
103 Reproducibility and usability of chronic virus infection model using agent-based simulation; comparing with a mathematical model. Biosystems 2009 0.77
104 Factors predictive of sustained virological response following 72 weeks of combination therapy for genotype 1b hepatitis C. J Gastroenterol 2011 0.77
105 Validation of three staging systems for hepatocellular carcinoma (JIS score, biomarker-combined JIS score and BCLC system) in 4,649 cases from a Japanese nationwide survey. Dig Dis 2014 0.77
106 Reduced organic anion transporter expression is a risk factor for hepatocellular carcinoma in chronic hepatitis C patients: a propensity score matching study. Oncology 2014 0.77
107 Interleukin 28B polymorphism predicts interferon plus ribavirin treatment outcome in patients with hepatitis C virus-related liver cirrhosis: A multicenter retrospective study in Japan. Hepatol Res 2014 0.77
108 Multicenter study of pegylated interferon α-2a monotherapy for hepatitis C virus-infected patients on hemodialysis: REACH study. Ther Apher Dial 2014 0.76
109 Pegylated interferon-associated retinopathy in chronic hepatitis C patients. Jpn J Ophthalmol 2006 0.76
110 A randomized trial of 24 versus 48 weeks of peginterferon α-2a in patients infected with chronic hepatitis C virus genotype 2 or low viral load genotype 1: a multicenter national study in Japan. Hepatol Int 2009 0.76
111 Clinical implication of hypovascular hepatocellular carcinoma studied in 4,474 patients with solitary tumour equal or less than 3 cm. Liver Int 2013 0.75
112 Baseline factors and early viral response (week 4) to antiviral therapy with peginterferon and ribavirin for predicting sustained virologic response in patients infected with hepatitis C virus genotype 1: a multicenter study. J Med Virol 2013 0.75
113 Correction: Elastin Fiber Accumulation in Liver Correlates with the Development of Hepatocellular Carcinoma. PLoS One 2016 0.75
114 Is the incidence of intrahepatic multicentric recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma more frequent in "the carcinogenic stage" than in liver cirrhosis? J Gastroenterol 2003 0.75
115 The interferon sensitivity determining region in the era of combination therapies and the rational use of such therapies for patients with HCV genotype 1b infection. Gastroenterology 2003 0.75
116 Reply: To PMID 24734314. Liver Transpl 2014 0.75
117 Tolvaptan for the Treatment of Refractory Ascites. Intern Med 2016 0.75
118 Pretreatment prediction of the outcome of response-guided peginterferon-α and ribavirin therapy for chronic hepatitis C. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2014 0.75
119 Sequence elements correlating with circulating viral load in genotype 1b hepatitis C virus infection. Virology 2003 0.75
120 [Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma of the liver diagnosed by laparoscopy guided biopsy]. Nihon Shokakibyo Gakkai Zasshi 2008 0.75
121 [Hepatitis B viral mutation and its clinical significance]. Nihon Rinsho 2004 0.75
122 [Antiviral effect of carnitine for chronic hepatitis or liver cirrhosis patients]. Nihon Rinsho 2015 0.75
123 Fibrosis score consisting of four serum markers successfully predicts pathological fibrotic stages of chronic hepatitis B. Hepatol Res 2012 0.75
124 [Ulcerative colitis developed after acute exacerbation of chronic hepatitis B]. Nihon Naika Gakkai Zasshi 2002 0.75
125 Characteristics and outcomes of HCV genotype-1-infected patients treated with peginterferon and ribavirin combination therapy with discordant HCV responses 4 and 12 weeks after starting therapy. Intervirology 2014 0.75
126 [Treatment for hepatitis C under hemodialysis]. Nihon Rinsho 2015 0.75
127 [A case of systemic amyloidosis with cholangiectasis diagnosed by liver biopsy]. Nihon Shokakibyo Gakkai Zasshi 2013 0.75
128 Imaging diagnosis and molecular profiling of hepatocellular carcinoma. Nihon Shokakibyo Gakkai Zasshi 2016 0.75
129 Management of ascites in cirrhotic patients. Nihon Shokakibyo Gakkai Zasshi 2017 0.75
130 [A case of advanced gastric cancer acquired long-term response two years or more by treatment with oral anticancer drug TS-1]. Gan To Kagaku Ryoho 2004 0.75
131 [A triple combination therapy of simeprevir (SM), pegylated-interferon and ribavirin (PR) with chronic hepatitis C virus genotype 1 infection]. Nihon Rinsho 2015 0.75
132 Discrimination of fibrotic staging of chronic hepatitis C using multiple fibrotic markers. Hepatol Res 2013 0.75
133 Optimal timing of interferon treatment for acute hepatitis C. Hepatol Res 2005 0.75
134 [Prediction of response to peg-interferon plus ribavirin therapy for chronic hepatitis C]. Nihon Shokakibyo Gakkai Zasshi 2011 0.75
135 Retreatment with peginterferon α-2a + ribavirin in patients who failed previous peginterferon α-2b + ribavirin combination therapy. Dig Dis 2012 0.75
136 [Combination therapy of interferon plus ribavirin for chronic hepatitis C]. Nihon Rinsho 2004 0.75
137 Efficacy of sorafenib, molecular targeting drug, for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma. Gan To Kagaku Ryoho 2010 0.75
138 [Noninvasive Estimation of Liver Fibrosis and Hepatocellular Carcinoma Development Using WFA(+)-M2BP in Chronic Hepatitis C Patients]. Rinsho Byori 2015 0.75
139 Impact of Advanced Age on Survival in Patients Undergoing Resection of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Report of a Japanese Nationwide Survey. Ann Surg 2017 0.75
140 [A triple combination therapy of simeprevir, pegylated-interferon and ribavirin with chronic hepatitis C virus genotype 1 infection]. Nihon Rinsho 2015 0.75
141 Diagnosis of Fibrosis and Activity by a Combined Use of Strain and Shear Wave Imaging in Patients with Liver Disease. Dig Dis 2017 0.75
142 Genome-wide association study identifies a PSMD3 variant associated with neutropenia in interferon-based therapy for chronic hepatitis C. Hum Genet 2014 0.75
143 Issues in need for a solution among patients with successful eradication of hepatitis C virus. Nihon Shokakibyo Gakkai Zasshi 2016 0.75
144 Serum KL-6 as a novel tumor marker for hepatocellular carcinoma in hepatitis C virus infected patients. Hepatol Res 2005 0.75
145 [Prediction of response to peginterferon and ribavirin therapy for chronic hepatitis C analyzed by data mining method]. Nihon Rinsho 2011 0.75
146 [Analysis of replicating hepatitis C virus quasispecies in hepatocellular carcinoma tissues]. Nihon Rinsho 2004 0.75