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Xavier Forns is affiliated with the University of Barcelona in Spain and has a significant body of research primarily in the field of Medicine. Their work is strongly concentrated in Hepatology, with notable contributions also in Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases, Pharmacology, and Nutrition and Dietetics.

Their research topics encompass several key areas including:

  • Hepatitis C virus research
  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Hepatitis B Virus Studies
  • Liver Disease and Transplantation
  • Hepatitis Viruses Studies and Epidemiology
  • Trace Elements in Health
  • Liver Diseases and Immunity

Xavier Forns has published numerous articles in well-known scientific venues. The most frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Hepatology
  • Gastroenterología y Hepatología
  • Liver International
  • Gastroenterología y Hepatología (English Edition)
  • Journal of Viral Hepatitis

Among Forns's recent papers are:

  • Off-Therapy Response After Nucleos(t)ide Analogue Withdrawal in Patients With Chronic Hepatitis B: An International, Multicenter, Multiethnic Cohort (RETRACT-B Study), 2021, Gastroenterology
  • Clinical outcome and hemodynamic changes following HCV eradication with oral antiviral therapy in patients with clinically significant portal hypertension, 2020, Journal of Hepatology
  • Longevity and replenishment of human liver-resident memory T cells and mononuclear phagocytes, 2020, The Journal of Experimental Medicine
  • Decompensation in Advanced Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease May Occur at Lower Hepatic Venous Pressure Gradient Levels Than in Patients With Viral Disease, 2021, Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology
  • Hepatocellular carcinoma recurrence after direct-acting antiviral therapy: an individual patient data meta-analysis, 2021, Gut

Collaborations have been a notable part of Forns's work, particularly with frequent co-authors such as:

  • Sabela Lens
  • Zoe Mariñó
  • Sergio Rodríguez-Tajes
  • Anna Pocurull
  • Sofía Pérez-del-Pulgar

The scope and impact of Forns's research are reflected in consistent publication output and multidisciplinary collaboration within the hepatology and infectious diseases communities. Their work encompasses clinical outcomes, immunology, and epidemiological studies related to liver diseases and viral infections.

Best Publications

  • EASL Clinical Practice Guidelines: Management of chronic hepatitis B

    C.P.G.P.P. Marcellin;G. Dusheiko;F. Zoulim;R. Esteban

  • EASL Recommendations on Treatment of Hepatitis C

    Jean-Michel Pawlotsky;Alessio Aghemo;Geoffrey Dusheiko;Xavier Forns

  • Non-invasive evaluation of liver fibrosis using transient elastography ☆

    Laurent Castera;Xavier Forns;Alfredo Alberti

  • Identification of chronic hepatitis C patients without hepatic fibrosis by a simple predictive model.

    Xavier Forns;Sergi Ampurdanès;Josep M. Llovet;John Aponte

  • ABT-450/r-Ombitasvir and Dasabuvir with Ribavirin for Hepatitis C with Cirrhosis

    Fred Poordad;Christophe Hezode;Roger Trinh;Kris V. Kowdley

  • Unexpected high rate of early tumor recurrence in patients with HCV-related HCC undergoing interferon-free therapy

    María Reig;Zoe Mariño;Christie Perelló;Mercedes Iñarrairaegui

  • EASL Clinical Practice Guidelines: Liver transplantation

    Patrizia Burra;Andrew Burroughs;Ivo Graziadei;Jacques Pirenne

  • Renal impairment after spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in cirrhosis : incidence, clinical course, predictive factors and prognosis

    Antonio Follo;Jose María Llovet;Miquel Navasa;Ramón Planas

  • Hepatitis C virus kinetics during and immediately after liver transplantation.

    Montserrat Garcia-Retortillo;Xavier Forns;Anna Feliu;Eduardo Moitinho

  • Transient elastography for diagnosis of advanced fibrosis and portal hypertension in patients with hepatitis C recurrence after liver transplantation

    Jose A. Carrión;Miquel Navasa;Jaume Bosch;Miquel Bruguera

  • A systematic review of hepatitis C virus epidemiology in Europe, Canada and Israel.

    Markus Cornberg;Homie A. Razavi;Alfredo Alberti;Enos Bernasconi

  • 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

  • Noninvasive assessment of liver fibrosis

    Stella M. Martínez;Gonzalo Crespo;Miquel Navasa;Xavier Forns

  • Efficacy of antiviral therapy on hepatitis C recurrence after liver transplantation: a randomized controlled study.

    José A. Carrión;Miquel Navasa;Montserrat García–Retortillo;Juan Carlos García–Pagan

  • An Interferon-free Antiviral Regimen for HCV after Liver Transplantation

    Paul Y. Kwo;Parvez S. Mantry;Eoin Coakley;Helen S. Te

  • Antiviral therapy of patients with decompensated cirrhosis to prevent recurrence of hepatitis C after liver transplantation

    Xavier Forns;Montserrat Garcı́a-Retortillo;Trinidad Serrano;Anna Feliu

  • Glecaprevir plus pibrentasvir for chronic hepatitis C virus genotype 1, 2, 4, 5, or 6 infection in adults with compensated cirrhosis (EXPEDITION-1): a single-arm, open-label, multicentre phase 3 trial

    Xavier Forns;Samuel S Lee;Joaquin Valdes;Sabela Lens

  • Sofosbuvir and Ribavirin for Treatment of Compensated Recurrent Hepatitis C Virus Infection After Liver Transplantation

    Michael Charlton;Edward Gane;Michael P. Manns;Robert S. Brown

  • Short-term antiviral efficacy of BILN 2061, a hepatitis C virus serine protease inhibitor, in hepatitis C genotype 1 patients.

    Holger Hinrichsen;Yves Benhamou;Heiner Wedemeyer;Markus Reiser

  • Sofosbuvir and Ribavirin Prevent Recurrence of HCV Infection After Liver Transplantation: An Open-Label Study

    Michael P. Curry;Xavier Forns;Raymond T. Chung;Norah A. Terrault

Frequent Co-Authors

Miquel Navasa
Miquel Navasa University of Barcelona
Juan Rodés
Juan Rodés University of Barcelona
Maria Buti
Maria Buti Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Jordi Bruix
Jordi Bruix University of Barcelona
Manuel Romero-Gómez
Manuel Romero-Gómez University of Seville
John G. McHutchison
John G. McHutchison Duke University
Javier García-Samaniego
Javier García-Samaniego Hospital Universitario La Paz
Rocío Martín-Santos
Rocío Martín-Santos University of Barcelona
Jens Bukh
Jens Bukh University of Copenhagen

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