Christopher W. Wong

Socioeconomic Disparities Along the Cancer Continuum for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Systematic Review

Justin Ong, Vivian H. LeTran, Christopher W. Wong, Jonathan Tchan et autres

Background: Social determinants of health critically impact outcomes along the care continuum of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). This systematic review summarizes the effect of socioeconomic status (SES) factors on HCC outcomes in the United States. Methods: Electronic databases were queried for …

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IRIS After PCP: The Inflammation Nobody Wants

OLADIMEJI OKUBADEJO, SHEETAL PENMETSA, Hong‐Seng Gan, Christopher W. Wong et autres

Abstract Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome (IRIS) is a condition where a person's immune system overreacts to a previous infection after starting treatment for an underlying condition like HIV/AIDS. This can cause symptoms of the infection to worsen, even though the treatment is …

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Unraveling the Neurological Masquerade: A Rare Case of Neurosarcoidosis

Hui Kong Gan, Christopher W. Wong, Brian Birnbaum, Hina Parvez

Abstract Sarcoidosis is a multisystemic immune-mediated disorder characterized by granulomatous inflammation. In many patients, it affects the lungs and thoracic lymph nodes. Neurosarcoidosis is a rare manifestation, occurring in only 5-10% of cases, and can involve the central or peripheral nervous systems. …

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533: RISK OF HEPATIC DECOMPENSATION AND DEATH WITH NOVEL FIRST-LINE IMMUNOTHERAPIES FOR HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA IN REAL-WORLD SETTINGS

Kali Zhou, Christopher W. Wong, Jennifer L. Dodge, Neil J. Mehta

A prospective multicenter validation of RETREAT for posttransplantation HCC recurrence prediction

P. Jonathan Li, Parissa Tabrizian, Darine Daher, Felipe Gaviria et autres

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The RETREAT(Risk Estimation of Tumor REcurrence After Transplant) score is a simple risk stratification tool for postliver transplantation (LT) HCC recurrence that has been validated in retrospective cohort studies. A prospective, multicenter study is needed to further demonstrate accuracy …

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Longer travel and traffic are associated with adult liver transplant waitlist mortality in the United States

Kali Zhou, Robert Albertian, Christopher W. Wong, Leane S. Kuo et autres

Transportation to transplant centers is a barrier to liver transplantation (LT). We analyzed the impact of travel metrics on LT waitlist outcomes in the United States. A total of 83 640 adult LT candidates in the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients database …

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Downstaging of hepatocellular carcinoma before liver transplantation: Results from a national multicenter prospective cohort study

Edison Xu, Parissa Tabrizian, Julio R. Gutiérrez, Maarouf A. Hoteit et autres

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Patients with HCC meeting United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS)-downstaging (DS) criteria have excellent post-liver transplantation (LT) outcomes. Studies on HCC beyond UNOS-DS criteria ("All-Comers" [AC]) have been limited by small sample size and short follow-up time, prompting this …

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Financial resources, access to care, and quality of care mediate racial disparities in statin usage for secondary prevention

Christopher W. Wong, Lyndonna M. Marrast, Rehana Rasul, Ratnam Srivastava et autres

BACKGROUND: There are disparities in statin therapy for the secondary prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). The role of structural racism in this disparity has not been examined. METHODS: This is a cross-sectional study of participants with ASCVD in the Medical Expenditure …

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TCT-856 Evaluating the Diagnostic Validity of Incremental Acetylcholine Doses for Inducing Coronary Artery Spasm in Angina With Nonobstructive Coronary Arteries

Rajan Rehan, Chinmay Khandkar, Christopher W. Wong, James Crofton Weaver et autres

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From Tongue Swelling to Skin Sloughing: Azithromycin-induced SJS/TEN

Christopher W. Wong, G. Ang, Manzoor Ahmad Malik, Samina Iqbal

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The Clash of Two Treatments: Antidote Hydroxocobalamin Hinders Hemodialysis

Christopher W. Wong, G. Ang, Mariam Zahid Malik, S. Iqbal

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A RARE CASE OF CARDIAC AMYLOIDOSIS INVOLVING THE MITRAL VALVE WITH NO MYOCARDIAL INVOLVEMENT

Janet Cai, Hina Ijaz, Christopher W. Wong, Leonard Y. Lee

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