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Massimo Colombo

Massimo Colombo

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Medicine
Italy
2023

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Medicine

D-Index
112
Citations
61583
World Ranking
5065
National Ranking
156

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Italy Leader Award

Overview

Massimo Colombo is affiliated with Humanitas University in Italy and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine with a focus on liver diseases. Their research spans several specialized subfields, including epidemiology, hepatology, surgery, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, and oncology.

The primary topics addressed in their work include:

  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Liver Disease and Transplantation
  • Hepatitis C Virus Research
  • Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research
  • Hepatitis B Virus Studies
  • Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis
  • Esophageal and Gastrointestinal Pathology

Colombo has published a significant number of papers in venues frequently chosen for research dissemination in their field. These venues include:

  • Endoscopy (11 publications)
  • Liver International (4 publications)
  • Hepatology Communications (3 publications)
  • Cells (2 publications)
  • Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics (2 publications)

The following are some notable recent publications, illustrating the range and focus of their research:

  • "The combination of PIVKA-II and AFP improves the detection accuracy for HCC in HBV caucasian cirrhotics on long-term oral therapy," 2020, Liver International
  • "Definition of Healthy Ranges for Alanine Aminotransferase Levels: A 2021 Update," 2021, Hepatology Communications
  • "Real-world evidence on non-invasive tests and associated cut-offs used to assess fibrosis in routine clinical practice," 2022, JHEP Reports
  • "Distinctive features of hepatocellular carcinoma in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease," 2021, Digestive and Liver Disease
  • "Treatment for Viral Hepatitis as Secondary Prevention for Hepatocellular Carcinoma," 2021, Cells

Massimo Colombo collaborates frequently with specific researchers who appear repeatedly as co-authors. These include Alessandro Fugazza, Marco Spadaccini, Alessandro Repici, M. Andreozzi, and Pietro Lampertico, with collaboration counts ranging from seven to ten works together.

Best Publications

  • Clinical Management of Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Conclusions of the Barcelona-2000 EASL Conference

    Jordi Bruix;Morris Sherman;Josep M Llovet;Michel Beaugrand

  • An assay for circulating antibodies to a major etiologic virus of human non-A, non-B hepatitis

    G. Kuo;Q.-L. Choo;H.J. Alter;G.L. Gitnick

  • EASL-EORTC Clinical Practice Guidelines: Management of hepatocellular carcinoma European Association for the Study of the Liver ⇑ , European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer

    Josep M. Llovet;Michel Ducreux;Riccardo Lencioni;Adrian M. Di Bisceglie

  • Modeling NAFLD Disease Burden in China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, United Kingdom, and United States for the period 2016-2030

    Chris Estes;Quentin M. Anstee;Maria Teresa Arias-Loste;Heike Bantel

  • Updated Definitions of Healthy Ranges for Serum Alanine Aminotransferase Levels

    Daniele Prati;Emanuela Taioli;Alberto Zanella;Emanuela Della Torre

  • Global prevalence, treatment, and prevention of hepatitis B virus infection in 2016: a modelling study

    Devin Razavi-Shearer;Ivane Gamkrelidze;Mindie H Nguyen;Ding-Shinn Chen

  • Complications following percutaneous liver biopsy: A multicentre retrospective study on 68 276 biopsies

    F. Piccinino;E. Sagnelli;G. Pasquale;G. Giusti

  • Statements from the Taormina expert meeting on occult hepatitis B virus infection.

    Giovanni Raimondo;Jean Pierre Allain;Maurizia R. Brunetto;Marie Annick Buendia

  • Global patterns of hepatocellular carcinoma management from diagnosis to death: The BRIDGE Study

    Joong Won Park;Minshan Chen;Massimo Colombo;Lewis Rowland Roberts

  • Reproducibility of transient elastography in the evaluation of liver fibrosis in patients with chronic liver disease

    Mirella Fraquelli;Cristina Rigamonti;Giovanni Casazza;Dario Conte

  • Hepatocellular carcinoma in Italian patients with cirrhosis.

    Colombo M;de Franchis R;Del Ninno E;Sangiovanni A

  • PREVALENCE OF ANTIBODIES TO HEPATITIS C VIRUS IN ITALIAN PATIENTS WITH HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA

    M. Colombo;Q.L. Choo;E. Del Ninno;N. Dioguardi

  • The natural history of compensated cirrhosis due to hepatitis C virus: A 17‐year cohort study of 214 patients

    Angelo Sangiovanni;Gian Maria Prati;Pierangelo Fasani;Guido Ronchi

  • Sustained virological response to interferon‐α is associated with improved outcome in HCV‐related cirrhosis: A retrospective study

    Savino Bruno;Tommaso Stroffolini;Massimo Colombo;Simona Bollani

  • Increased survival of cirrhotic patients with a hepatocellular carcinoma detected during surveillance.

    Angelo Sangiovanni;Ersilio Del Ninno;Pierangelo Fasani;Cristina De Fazio

  • An imbalance of pro- vs anti-coagulation factors in plasma from patients with cirrhosis.

    Armando Tripodi;Massimo Primignani;Veena Chantarangkul;Alessandra Dell'Era

  • Adefovir dipivoxil therapy for lamivudine-resistant hepatitis B in pre– and post–liver transplantation patients

    Eugene R. Schiff;Ching-Lung Lai;Stefanos Hadziyannis;Peter Neuhaus

  • Ledipasvir and sofosbuvir plus ribavirin in patients with genotype 1 or 4 hepatitis C virus infection and advanced liver disease: a multicentre, open-label, randomised, phase 2 trial

    Michael Manns;Didier Samuel;Edward J Gane;David Mutimer

  • Chronic Hepatitis in Carriers of Hepatitis B Surface Antigen, with Intrahepatic Expression of the Delta Antigen: An Active and Progressive Disease Unresponsive to Immunosuppressive Treatment

    Mario Rizzetto;Giorgio Verme;Serafino Recchia;Ferruccio Bonino

  • ABT-450, Ritonavir, Ombitasvir, and Dasabuvir Achieves 97% and 100% Sustained Virologic Response With or Without Ribavirin in Treatment-Experienced Patients With HCV Genotype 1b Infection

    Pietro Andreone;Massimo G. Colombo;Jeffrey V. Enejosa;Iftihar Koksal

Frequent Co-Authors

Pietro Lampertico
Pietro Lampertico University of Milan
Antonio Craxì
Antonio Craxì University of Palermo
Pier Mannuccio Mannucci
Pier Mannuccio Mannucci Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico
Mario Rizzetto
Mario Rizzetto University of Turin
Jeffrey V. Lazarus
Jeffrey V. Lazarus University of Barcelona
Luigi Bolondi
Luigi Bolondi University of Bologna
Luca Valenti
Luca Valenti University of Milan
Alfredo Alberti
Alfredo Alberti University of Padua
Silvia Fargion
Silvia Fargion University of Milan
Ana Lleo
Ana Lleo Humanitas University

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