PROGRAM – MARCH 26th, 2025
PRE-MEETING COURSE
Artificial Intelligence in Hepatology: From Theory to Clinical Practice
AUDITORIUM
10.00-10.40
Accreditamento partecipanti e faculty
10.40-11.00
Introduction on AI in Hepatology
AISF Governing Board
SESSION I – TOOLBOX FOR AI IN MEDICINE
Chairs: C. Balsano, V. De Vita, V. La Mura
11.00-11.15
Tracing AI’s evolution in Medicine: from concept to clinical advancements
C. Cammà
11.15-11.30
Unlocking AI: from machine learning to deep learning
S. Diciotti
11.30-11.45
Data science and big data data collection, management and analysis
S. Novelli
11.45-12.00
Ethics, regulations and reliability of AI in healthcare
P. Donatelli
12.00-12.40
Discussion
12.40-13.10
LECTURE
AI in Healthcare Organizations: Toward Sustainability and Efficiency
Manuela Consito
Introduction: V. Calvaruso
EXHIBITION AREA
13.10-14.10
Lunch
AUDITORIUM
SESSION II – PREVENTION AND DIAGNOSIS OF LIVER DISEASE
Chairs: A. Baiocchini, R. D’Ambrosio
14.10-14.25
Artificial Intelligence in Hepatic Risk Profiling: toward Personalized Prevention
A. Gerussi
14.25-14.40
New frontiers in imaging diagnostics
C. Fanni
14.40-14.55
Digital and virtual pathology
A. Alisi
14.55-15.10
Interactive discussion
AISF Governing Board
EXHIBITION AREA
15.10-15.40
Coffee Break
AUDITORIUM
SESSION III – PROGNOSIS, MONITORING AND TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH LIVER DISEASE
Chairs: D. Alvaro, G. Germani
15.40-15.55
AI in medical decision making: predictive models of disease progression and survival
G. Cirrincione
15.55-16.10
Wearable and Digital Sensing in real time care
Q. Lai
16.10-16.25
AI driven digital twinning: from drug development to personalization of care
D. Caligiore
16.25-16.40
AI and liver transplantation: unravelling complexity
P. Burra
16.40-17.05
Discussion
SESSION IV – TALKING WITH AI IN THE HEPATOLOGY WARDS
Chairs: S. Gitto, G. Marrone
17.05-17.20
The Opportunity and Pitfalls of Large Language Models in Hepatology
M. Giuffrè
17.20-17.35
Hands-on session demonstrating practical applications of LLM in hepatology
F.A. Causio
17.35-18.10
Discussion and Closing remarks
AISF Governing Board
18.10-18.20
GENERAL ASSEMBLY 1
AISF Governing Board
PROGRAM – MARCH 26th, 2025
PARALLEL SESSIONS (No E.C.M.)
AUDITORIUM
18.25-19.25
SYMPOSIUM
IMMUNOTHERAPY IN THE EVOLUTION OF HCC CLINICAL PRACTICE: FROM CONVERSION THERAPY TO THE ROLE OF LIVER FAILURE
Chair: Rodolfo Sacco (Foggia)
Speakers: Giuseppe Cabibbo (Palermo),
Andrea Casadei Gardini (Milano),
Chiara Mazzarelli (Milano),
Alessandro Vitale (Padova)
ROOM GH
18.25-18.55
EMERGING CONCEPTS IN MASH WITH FIBROSIS
Understanding the Natural History of MASH
Salvatore Petta (Palermo)
Mechanisms Driving Inflammation and Fibrosis in MASH
Alessandra Mangia (S. Giovanni Rotondo, FG)
PININFARINA
18.25-19.25
THE VALUE OF SHORT THERAPY IN PATIENTS WITH HCV AND COMORBIDITIES
Chair: Antonio Gasbarrini (Roma)
In-hospital screening and multi-disciplinary approach
Francesco Paolo Russo (Padova)
The 8-week therapy in the management of difficult to reach patients
Ivana Maida (Sassari)
PROGRAM – MARCH 27th, 2025
EARLY MORNING WORKSHOP (No E.C.M.)
ROOM GH
08.00-09.00
NEW THERAPEUTIC APPROACHES TO HCC
Chairs: M. Iavarone, F.R. Ponziani
PININFARINA
08.00-09.00
ACLF AND ALCOHOL
Chairs: G. Perricone, G. Tosetti
ROOM A
08.00-09.00
MANAGEMENT OF MASLD
Chairs: L. Abenavoli, M. Masarone
PROGRAM – MARCH 27th, 2025
ANNUAL MEETING
AUDITORIUM
09.00-09.15
WELCOME & INTRODUCTION
AISF Governing Board
09.15-10.15
GENERAL SESSION 1
Chairs: E.G. Giannini, F.P. Russo
Terminology, diagnosis and management of primary biliary cholangitis -autoimmune hepatitis variant syndrome (PBC-AIH): results from an international Delphi consensus process
Presenter: A. Gerussi (Monza)
Abstract Authors: A. Gerussi, M. Sebode, E. Nofit, A. Stoelinga, D. Bernasconi, A. Leburgue, P. Invernizzi, C. Schramm, B. Van Hoek, D. Tiniakos, L. Terracciano, M. Carbone, A. Lohse on behalf of the ERN RARE-LIVER, Global PBC Study Group and International Autoimmune Hepatitis Group – Monza, Hamburg (Germany), Leiden (The Netherlands), Paris (France), Newcastle upon Tyne (UK), Athens (Greece), Pieve Emanuele (MI), Rozzano (MI), Milan
Metabolic and Functional Characterization of CD8+ T-Cell Subpopulations in Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Implications of Tumor Microenvironment on T-Cell Dysfunction
Presenter: A. Montali (Parma)
Abstract Authors: A. Montali, V. Reverberi, A. Pelagatti, A. Vecchi, M. Rossi, S. Doselli, B. Farina, A. Olivani, G. Economopoulos, R. Dalla Valle, P. Fisicaro, C. Boni, G. Missale – Parma
Exploring the impact of mitochondrial biomarkers on HCC risk according to etiologic drivers: a multicenter study
Presenter: M. Longo (Milan)
Abstract Authors: M. Longo, A. Cespiati, E. Paolini, M. Meroni, D. Smith, A. Alisi, L. Miele, A. Dalbeni, R. Lombardi, G. Soardo, A.L. Fracanzani, P. Dongiovanni
Milan, Rome, Verona, Udine
Coronary angiography in liver transplant work-up: report from a large multicenter Italian cohort
Presenter: M. Saracco (Turin)
Abstract Authors: M. Saracco, P. Burra, V. Giannelli, G. Marrone, M.C. Morelli, D. Pagano, F.R. Ponziani, G. Svegliati Baroni, P. Toniutto, M. Biolato, S. Cariati, F. D’Arcangelo, N. De Maria, C. Di Benedetto, F.M. Donato, S. Fagiuoli, A. Ferrarese, E. Fumolo, A. Galeota Lanza, I. Lenci, L. Mameli, B. Magro, S. Marenco, L. Pasulo, M. Rendina, R. Viganò, M.V. Picciaiola, S. Martini – Turin, Padua, Rome, Bologna, Palermo, Ancona, Udine, Genoa, Modena, Milan, Bergamo, Verona, Naples, Cagliari, Bari
Role of spleen stiffness measurement by vibration-controlled transient elastography at 100Hz in guiding invasive hemodynamic reassessments after underdilated TIPS
Presenter: D. Saltini (Modena)
Abstract Authors: D. Saltini, T. Guasconi, C. Caporali, M. Bianchini, F. Casari, F. Prampolini, B. Lei, M. Scoppettuolo, F. Ascari, A.S. Velasco Mayorga, A. Piscopo, A. Colecchia, F. Schepis – Modena
10.15-10.45
STATE OF THE ART LECTURE
Recompensation in cirrhosis: patient discharge or change of paradigma?
Thomas Reiberger
Presenter: P. Caraceni
EXHIBITION AREA
10.45-11.15
Coffee Break
AUDITORIUM
11.15-12.15
SYMPOSIUM I
ADVANCES IN AUTOIMMUNE LIVER DISEASE
Chairs: P. Invernizzi, C. Rigamonti
First-Line Therapy in AIH: comparing AZA and MMF
N. Cazzagon
Second line therapy for PBC: evaluating efficacy in Real-world and Clinical Trial Settings
U. Vespasiani Gentilucci
Drivers of Disease Progression in Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis:Implications for Risk Assessment
M. Carbone
12.15-12.30
PREMIO ALLA CARRIERA PROF. PAOLO ANGELI
Presenter: P. Burra
12.30-13.00
POLICY, PUBLIC HEALTH ANDADVOCACY NETWORK
AISF Governing Board, Antonello Aurigemma (Presidente del Consiglio regionale del Lazio), Ivan Gardini (Presidente EpaC), Referente intergruppo parlamentare Epatiti virali e Malattie di fegato
EXHIBITION AREA
13.00-14.00
Lunch & poster view
ROOM GH
14.00-15.00
CPT SYMPOSIUM (No E.C.M.)
CHALLENGING ISSUES IN LIVER TRANSPLANTATION TODAY
Chairs: V. Giannelli, S. Martini, D. Pagano
Introduction of the symposium
P. Toniutto
Physical, psychosocial, economic issues
D. Dondossola
Patients over 70 years old
M.C. Morelli
Patients with use of illicit substances
M. Di Nicola
Discussion
Discussants: G. Marrone, F.R. Ponziani, G. Svegliati Baroni
Conclusions of the day
P. Burra
SALA DELL’ARCHITETTURA + SALA DELL’EDITORIA
14.00-15.00
ULTRASOUND LAB (No E.C.M. – Under 30)
N. De Matthaeis, M. Fraquelli, G. Galati, D. Roccarina
ROOM GH
15.00-15.50
PARALLEL SESSION 1 (No E.C.M.)
Chairs: S. Fagiuoli, A. Federico
Feasibility and effectiveness of liver transplantation following immunotherapy in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma
Presenter: G. Amaddeo (Créteil, France)
Abstract Authors: G. Amaddeo, M. Allaire, M.S. Franzè, C. Dupré, S. Caruso, T. Antonini, Y. Chouik, H. Regnault, A. Beaufrère, J. Ursic-Bedoya, M. Ningarhari, T. Uguen, A. Jaillais, O. Roux, L. Blaise, R. Gerolami, A. Pascale, R. Brustia, D. Sommacale, J. Dumortier, V. Leroy – Créteil (France), Paris (France), Lyon (France), Clichy (France), Montpellier (France), Lille (France), Rennes (France), Tours (France), Bobigny (France), Marseille (France), Villejuif (France)
One-year changes in alt and lsm, not in cap, predict long-term liver outcomes in patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease
Presenter: G. Pennisi (Palermo)
Abstract Authors: G. Pennisi, G. Infantino, G. Di Maria, E. Tsochatzis, E. Bugianesi, M. Yoneda, M.H. Zheng, H. Hagström, J. Boursier, J.L. Calleja, G. Boon-Bee Goh, W.K. Chan, R. Gallego-Durán, A.J. Sanyal, V. de Lédinghen, P.N. Newsome, J.G. Fan, L. Castéra, M. Lai, C. Fournier-Poizat, G. Lai-Hung Wong, A. Armandi, A. Nakajima, W.Y. Liu, Y. Shang, M. de Saint-Loup, E. Llop, K.K. Jun Teh, C. Lara-Romero, A. Asgharpour, S. Mahgoub, M.S.W. Chan, M. Romero-Gomez, H. Lin, S.U. Kim, T. Cheuk-Fung Yip, A. Tulone, J. Che-To Lai, B. Yang, H.W. Lee, G. Ciancimino, M. Enea, C. Cammà, V.W.S. Wong, S. Petta – Palermo, London (UK), Turin, Yokohama (Japan), Wenzhou (China), Stockholm (Sweden), Angers (France), Madrid (Spain), Singapore, Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), Seville (Spain), Richmond (USA), Paris (France), Shanghai (China), Clichy (France), Boston (USA), Hong Kong (China), Birmingham (UK), Seoul (Korea, Rep. of South)
The early dynamic changes of radiological and biochemical scores help identify a more aggressive PSC phenotype
Presenter: E. Catanzaro (Padua)
Abstract Authors: E. Catanzaro, M. Peviani, E. Bonaiuto, F. Pezzato, M. Benatti, M. Gambato, P. Burra, R. Motta, N. Cazzagon – Padua
MASLD and FIB4 are independent predictors of major adverse liver outcomes and cardiovascular events in type 2 diabetes: findings from a single-center cohort using AI-driven machine learnin
Presenter: A. Liguori (Rome)
Abstract Authors: V. Calvez, C. Dachena, L. Petrucci, A.R. Barberio, L. Antenucci, C. Masciocchi, A. Liguori, A. Sciarra, L. Tartaglione, S. Paternello, A. Gasbarrini, D. Pitocco, L. Miele – Rome
PININFARINA
15.00-15.50
PARALLEL SESSION 2 (No E.C.M.)
Chairs: E. Claar, M. Rendina
The early impact of bariatric surgery on liver fibrosis and steatosis in MASLD patients
Presenter: V. Cossiga (Rome)
Abstract Authors: V. Cossiga, M. Capasso, S. Albano, V. Schiavone, L. Ranieri, F. Capozzi, A. Franzese, M. Guarino, M. Musella, F. Morisco – Naples
HDV persistence acts independently from HBV reservoir extent and is sustained by HBsAg production mainly derived from integrated HBV-DNA
Presenter: S. D’Anna (Rome)
Abstract Authors: S. D’Anna, L. Piermatteo, G. Brancaccio, E. Teti, A. Di Lorenzo, I. Grossi, G. Torre, V. Malagnino, M. Iannetta, F. Ceccherini-Silberstein, C. Pasquazzi, U. Cillo, A. Vitale, E. Gringeri, M. Magrofuoco, M. Pacenti, L. Baiocchi, S. Francioso, I. Lenci, A. Koffas, A.M. Geretti, M.L. Abate, A. Olivero, G.B. Gaeta, L. Sarmati, M. Rizzetto, U. Gill, P. Kennedy, G.P. Caviglia, V. Svicher, R. Salpini – Rome, Padua, London (UK), Turin, Naples
Expert-Validated Framework for Large Language Models in HCV Care: A Comparative Analysis of RAG and Fine-Tuning Using Clinical Guidelines
Presenter: M. Giuffrè (New Haven, USA)
Abstract Authors: M. Giuffrè*, N. Pugliese*, S. Kresevic, M. Ajcevic, F. Negro, M. Puoti, X. Forns, J.M. Pawlotsky, D.L. Shung†, A. Aghemo – ***Junior co-authorship, **Senior co-authorship – New Haven (USA), Pieve Emanuele (MI), Rozzano (MI), Trieste, Geneva (Switzerland), Milan, Barcelona (Spain), Madrid (Spain), Créteil (France), Paris (France)
Changes in body mass composition do not predict post-transplant outcome in cirrhosis patients with hepatocellular carcinoma undergoing liver transplantation
Presenter: F. D’Arcangelo (Padua)
Abstract Authors: F. D’Arcangelo, M. Marchiori, J. Lanari, A. Ferrarese, M. Gambato, S. Piano, G. Germani, F. P. Russo, M. Senzolo, P. Angeli, U. Cillo, P. Burra, A. Zanetto – Padua
AUDITORIUM
15.50-16.05
GENERAL ASSEMBLY 2 (No E.C.M.)
AISF Governing Board
16.05-17.05
SYMPOSIUM II
PROGRESS AND CHALLENGES IN VIRAL HEPATITIS
Chairs: R. Bruno, A. Craxì
Challanges and opportunities in the path towards HCV elimination
A. Aghemo
Future treatment for HBV: how might we achieve functional cure
P. Lampertico
HDV Management: expert approaches to screening and treatment
M.R. Brunetto
17.05-18.05
GENERAL SESSION 2
Chairs: S. Montagnese, F. Schepis
Trends in complications and mortality among individuals with chronic liver disease and cirrhosis: a population-based cohort study
Presenter: F.P. Russo (Padua)
Abstract Authors: F.P. Russo, A. Zanetto, L. Salmaso, C. Barbiellini Amidei, S. Battistella, S. Piano, P. Angeli, P. Burra, M. Saia, U. Fedeli – Padua
Influence of the MBOAT7 rs641738 polymorphism on the prognosis of patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease and hepatocellular carcinoma
Presenter: M. Guariglia (Turin)
Abstract Authors: M. Guariglia, G.P. Caviglia, C. Rosso, S. Gaia, E. Rolle, M.L. Abate, A. Armandi, P. Carucci, E. Bugianesi – Turin, Mainz (Germany)
Effect of Protease-Activated Receptor 2 inhibition by 1-Piperidinepropionic acid in lipid accumulation, inflammation and hepatocellular carcinoma development
Presenter: P. Guerra (Padua)
Abstract Authors: P. Guerra, G. Villano, C.M. Rejano-Gordillo, M. Ruvoletto, A. Biasiolo, S. Quarta, P. Peña-SanFelix, S. De Siervi, S. Cagnin, C. Turato, M.L. Martínez-Chantar, P. Pontisso, A. Martini – Padua, Bizkaia (Spain), Pavia
Genome-wide association study of noninvasive scores of fibrotic MASLD in an Italian population
Presenter: F. Malvestiti (Milan)
Abstract Authors: F. Malvestiti, V. Moretti, S. Mira, O. Jamalamadi, S. Pelusi, G. Periti, L. Ronzon, L. Miano, M. Tranchina, C. Rosso, G. Pennisi, A. Armandi, A. Liguori, F. Terracciani, R. Perbellini, G. Soardo, A. Federico, U. Vespasiani Gentilucci, L. Miele, E. Bugianesi, R. D’Ambrosio, S. Petta, D. Prati, S. Romeo, L. Valenti – Milan, Gothenburg (Sweden), Turin, Palermo, Udine, Naples, Rome
Impact of sexual dimorphism on liver damage in patients with metabolic-dysfunction associated steatotic liver disease
Presenter: E. Dileo (Turin)
Abstract Authors: E. Dileo, C. Rosso, M. Parasiliti-Caprino, G.P. Caviglia, F. Ponzetto, L. Leoni, G. Pennisi, A. Armandi, M. Guariglia, F. Saba, M. Maccario, S. Petta, G. Mengozzi, E. Bugianesi – Turin, Palermo
PROGRAM – MARCH 27th, 2025
PARALLEL SESSIONS (No E.C.M.)
AUDITORIUM
18.10-19.10
LEADING THE FUTURE OF RARE CHOLESTATIC DISEASES: INNOVATIVE APPROACHES FOR UNIQUE CHALLENGES
Chairs: Alessio Aghemo (Milano), Domenico Alvaro (Roma)
PBC: Understanding the Disease to Anticipate the Future – Towards New Therapeutic Solutions
Umberto Vespasiani Gentilucci (Roma)
PFIC: A Challenge That Changes Over Time – Towards Integrated Patient Management
Mauro Viganò (Bergamo)
ROOM GH
18.10-18.40
THE REVOLUTION OF IMMUNOTHERAPY IN UNRESECTABLE HCC: THE VALUE OF CLINICAL PRACTICE IN PATIENT CARE
Ciro Celsa (Palermo)
Chair: Stefano Fagiuoli (Bergamo)
18.40-19.10
WILSON DISEASE: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES ON PATIENTS’ MANAGEMENT IN ITALY
Chair: M. Zuin (Milano)
SESSION 1
Physician perspective: clinical course and complications in a large cohort of patients
Federica Samartin (Milano)
SESSION 2
Patient perspective: unmet needs from qualitative surveys
Valentina Giuffrè (Manduria, TA)
PININFARINA
18.10-19.40
TRANFORMING PATIENT’S LIVES IN LIVER DISEASES
Welcome and Introduction
Silvia Bencivelli (Roma)
Transforming Patients’ Lives in PBC: a sight on the evolution of PBC care
M. Marzioni (Ancona)
Transforming Patients’ Lives in HCV: Progress in hepatitis C Management
A. Mangia (San Giovanni Rotondo, FG)
Transforming Patient’s Lives in HDV: pioneering innovation transforming patient journey
P. Lampertico (Milano)
Closing Remarks
Silvia Bencivelli (Roma)
PROGRAM – MARCH 28th, 2025
EARLY MORNING WORKSHOP (No E.C.M.)
ROOM GH
08.00-09.00
APPROACH TO CHOLESTATIC DISORDERS
Chairs: L. Cristoferi, V. Ronca
PININFARINA
08.00-09.00
MANAGEMENT OF INFECTIONS IN CIRRHOSIS
Chairs: S. Piano, G. Zaccherini
ROOM A
08.00-09.00
MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH SUCCESSFULLY TREATED VIRAL HEPATITIS
Chairs: G. Brancaccio, E. Degasperi
PROGRAM – MARCH 28th, 2025
ANNUAL MEETING
AUDITORIUM
09.00-10.00
GENERAL SESSION 3
Chairs: A. Gasbarrini, M. Persico
Burden of Hepatitis D Virus infection in Italy: final results from the HDV Describe study
Presenter: G.P. Caviglia (Turin)
Abstract Authors: G.P. Caviglia, A. Loglio, M. Viganò, S. Fagiuoli, P. Colombatto, B. Coco, E. Dileo, T. Manetta, A. Olivero, G. Troshina, A. Ciancio, D. Angrisani, G.G. Di Costanzo, C.F. Magni, S. Antinori, G. Rizzardini, V. Messina, M. Milella, A. Saracino, M. Quaranta, S. Taurian, C. Quarta, G. Cariti, V. Cossiga, F. Morisco, S. Cretella, G. Verucchi, E. Biliotti, A.R. Garbuglia, G. D’Offizi, R. Cotugno, M. Barone, R. Cozzolongo, E.M. Cela, E. Falbo, G.A. Niro, M. Feasi, E. Pontali, C. Coppola, R. Rapetti, M. Pirisi, N. Capoluongo, N. Cuomo, A. Perrella, A. Izzi, T.A. Santantonio, V. Di Marco, C. Cosentino, A. Marrone, M. Pisaturo, N. Coppola, G. Cologni, M. Rizzi, F. Barbaro, A.M. Cattelan, E. Fornasiere, P. Toniutto, M. Pallozzi, F.R. Ponziani, M. Dallio, M. Romeo, A. Federico, R. Viganò, L.S. Belli, L. Rapisarda, E. Siciliano, E. Bracciamà, A. Risicato, G. Bertino, M. Puoti, A. Civolani, M. Distefano, E. Teti, M. Andreoni, P. Anolli, P. Lampertico, G. Mengozzi, T. Stroffolini, M.R. Brunetto, M. Rizzetto – Turin, Bergamo, Milan, Pisa, Naples, Caserta, Bari, Bologna, Bologna, Rome, San Giovanni Rotondo (FG), Castellana Grotte (BA), Foggia, Lamezia Terme (CZ), Genoa, Gragnano (NA), Novara, Palermo, Padua, Udine, Milan, Catania, Cagliari, Siracusa
Duodenal organoids from patients with MASLD-cirrhosis display impaired mitochondrial energy metabolism and antioxidant defense
Presenter: F. Salomone (Catania)
Abstract Authors: F. Salomone*, A. Filippello*, S. Di Mauro, A. Scamporrino, A. Fichera, M. Licata, A.M. Amorini, S. Piro*Equal contribution
Catania, Enna, Catania
High burden of MASLD and metALD in People with HIV: a call for liver fibrosis screening prioritization
Presenter: F. Cinque (Montreal, Canada – Milan)
Abstract Authors: F. Cinque, J. Milic, R. Righetti, D. Kablawi, L. R. Ballesteros, W. Elgretli, M. Shengir, B. Lebouché, N. Kronfli, M.B. Klein, J. Bischoff, A.L. Fracanzani, A. Bandera, R. Lombardi, J.K. Rockstroh, G. Guaraldi, G. Sebastiani – Montreal (Canada), Milan, Modena, Bonn (Germany)
Involvement of the ERG1 potassium channel in cholangiocarcinoma cell biology
Presenter: G. Alla Viligiardi (Florence)
Abstract Authors: G. Alla Viligiardi, J. Iorio, M. Pastore, C. Duranti, R. Colasurdo, C. Capitani, T. Lottini, A. Arcangeli, C. Raggi, F. Marra – Florence
Real-world practice patterns on the use of terlipressin in patients with cirrhosis and acute kidney injury – results from the ICA-GLOBAL AKI study
Presenter: S. Incicco (Padua)
Abstract Authors: S. Incicco, A. T. Ma, A. Juanola, K. Patidar, A. Barone, A. Kulkarni, J. L. Perez-Hernandez, B. Wentworth, S. Asrani, C. Alessandria, N. Abdelaaty Abdelkader, Y. J. Wong, Q. Xie, N.T. Pyrsopoulos, S.E. Kim, Y. Fouad, A. Torre, E. Cerda Reyes, J. Diaz-Ferrer, R. Maiwall, D. Simonetto, M. Papp, E. Orman, G. Perricone, C. Sole, C. M. Lange, A. Farias, G. Pereira, A. Gadano, P. Caraceni, T. Thevenot, N. Verma, J.H. Kim, J.D. Vorobioff, J. Cordova-Gallardo, V. Ivashkin, J. P. Roblero, R. Maan, C. Toledo, O. Riggio, E. Fassio, M. Marino, P. Nabilou, V. Vargas, M. Merli, L. Lofego Goncalves, L. Rabinowich, A. Krag, L. Balcar, P. Montes, A. Z. Mattos, T. Bruns, A. M. Nur, W. Laleman, E. Carrera Estupinan, M.C. Cabrera, M. Girala, H. Samant, S. Raevens, J. Madaleno, W.R. Kim, J.P. Arab, J. Presa, C. Noronha Ferreira, A. Galante, O. Roux, A. S. Allegretti, R.B. Takkenberg, S. Marciano, S.K. Sarin, P. Gines, P. Angeli, E. Sola, S. Piano – Padua, Toronto (Canada), Barcelona (Spain), Houston (USA), Hyderabad (India), Ciudad de Mexico (Mexico), Charlottesville (USA), Dallas (USA), Turin, Cairo (Egypt), Singapore, Shanghai (China), Newark (USA), Anyang (Korea, Rep. of South), Minia (Egypt), Lima (Peru), New Delhi (India), Rochester (USA), Debrecen (Hungary), Indianapolis (USA), Milan, Barcelona (Spain), Munich (Germany), Sao Paulo (Brazil), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Buenos Aires (Argentina), Bologna, Besancon (France), Chandigarh (India), Seoul (Korea, Rep. of South), Rosario (Argentina), Tlalpan (Mexico), Moscow (Russian Federation), Santiago (Chile), Rotterdam (The Netherlands), Valdivia (Chile), Rome, Hvidovre (Denmark), Vitoria (Brazil), Tel Aviv (Israel), Tel Aviv (Israel), Odense (Denmark), Vienna (Austria), Bellavista (Peru), Porto Alegre (Brazil), Aachen (Germany), Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), Leuven (Belgium), Quito (Ecuador), Asuncion (Paraguay), New Orleans (USA), Ghent (Belgium), Coimbra (Portugal), Stanford (USA), Vila Real (Portugal), Lisboa (Portugal), Lugano (Switzerland), Clichy (France), Boston (USA), Amsterdam (The Netherlands)
10.00-10.30
STATE OF THE ART LECTURE TRANSITION FROM PEDIATRIC TO ADULT CARE IN LIVER DISEASES: CHALLENGES AND EXPECTATIONS
L. D’Antiga
Presenter: A. Grieco
10.30-10.40
BEST PAPER BASIC (No E.C.M.)
T. Pollicino, L. Valenti
BEST PAPER CLINICAL
G. Svegliati Baroni, A. Vitale
EXHIBITION AREA
10.40-11.10
Coffee Break
ROOM GH
11.10-12.10
PARALLEL SESSION 3 (No E.C.M.)
Chairs: V. Di Marco, M. Senzolo
Non-invasive follow-up of cardiac hemodynamics after trans-jugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt: focus on left ventricular global longitudinal strain
Presenter: R. Stupia (Desenzano del Garda, BS)
Abstract Authors: R. Stupia, M. Bevilacqua, S. Romano, F. Cattazzo, L. De Marco, D. Sacerdoti – Desenzano del Garda (BS), Verona, Belluno
Thrombus generation under flow conditions in patients with cirrhosis and thrombocytopenia: the CirTAS-study
Presenter: N. Bitto (Milan)
Abstract Authors: N. Bitto, G. Tosetti, A. Tripodi, A. Lecchi, S. La Marca, L. Padovan, E. Scalambrino, M. Clerici, C. Caputo, A.L. Fracanzani, M. Primignani, P. Lampertico, F. Peyvandi, V. La Mura – Milan
Prognostic role of endoscopic ultrasound guided direct portal pressure gradient measurement in porto-sinusoidal vascular disorder
Presenter: L. Giuli (Rome)
Abstract Authors: L. Giuli, G. Rizzatti, M. Pallozzi, F.R. Ponziani, B. E. Annicchiarico, G. Tripodi, A. Contegiacomo, A. Posa, R. Iezzi, R. Talerico, A. Gasbarrini, A. Larghi, F. Santopaolo – Rome
Unravelling MASLD heterogeneity at single cell level in the switching towards progressive disease
Presenter: M. Meroni (Milan)
Abstract Authors: M. Meroni, E. Paolini, M. Longo, M. Battistin, E. Mosca, P. Pelucchi, A. Chiodi, A. Sula, S. Gatti, P. Dongiovanni – Milan
Systemic oxidative stress correlates with sarcopenia and pruritus severity: two independent relationships simultaneously burdening the quality of life in patients with Primary Biliary Cholangitis
Presenter: M. Dallio (Naples)
Abstract Authors: M. Dallio, M. Romeo, F. Di Nardo, C. Napolitano, P. Vaia, A. Coppola, L. Ventriglia, A. Silvestrin, C. Basile, A. Federico – Naples
PININFARINA
11.10-12.10
PARALLEL SESSION 4 (No E.C.M.)
Chairs: F. Morisco, M. Viganò
Bulevirtide for patients with chronic Hepatitis D (CHD) in Italy: a multicenter prospective nationwide real-life study (D-Shield)
Presenter: M.P. Anolli (Milan)
Abstract Authors: M.P. Anolli, E. Degasperi, G. D’Offizi, A. Rianda, A. Loglio, M. Viganò, A. Ciancio, Y. Troshina, M.R. Brunetto, B. Coco, S. Zaltron, L. Turco, L. Sarmati, M. Milella, P. Toniutto, L. Marinaro, F.P. Russo, A. Gori, I. Maida, A. Federico, T.A. Santantonio, E.G. Giannini, G. Verucchi, F. Morisco, A. Mangia, S. De Nicola, B. Pinchera, M. Maracci, A. Romano, S.L. Crocè, P. Gatti†, R. Zampino, M. Persico, P. Pozzoni, A. Pan, A. Pellicelli, N. Coppola, F. Pileri, M. Tonnini, A. Soria, M. Puoti, P. Lampertico – Milan, Rome, Bergamo, Turin, Pisa, Brescia, Bologna, Bari, Udine, Padua, Sassari, Naples, Foggia, Genoa, San Giovanni Rotondo (FG), Rozzano (MI), Ancona, Trieste, Brindisi, Baronissi (SA), Lecco, Cremona, Modena, Monza
Oncostatin M modulates the biology of cholangiocarcinoma cells and the tumor microenvironment
Presenter: N. Porro (Florence)
Abstract Authors: N. Porro, J. Nurcis, S. De Siervi, M. Cadamuro, C. Turato, S. Mantovani, B. Oliviero, L. Fabris, M. Mondelli, F. Marra, M. Parola, A. Caligiuri, M. Pastore, S. Cannito, A. Gentilini – Florence, Turin, Padua, Pavia
Investigating Notch3 expression in hepatocellular carcinoma and its interplay with KDM2A
Presenter: I. De Giorgi (Florence)
Abstract Authors: I. De Giorgi, T. Caruso, M.C. Scavuzzo, S. Piaggi, F. Scolari, P. Faviana, S. Pillozzi, R. Del Frate, G. Paties Montagner, F. Bartoli, A. Corti, G. Cavallini, V. Carloni, L. Gragnani – Florence, Pisa
Characterization of the intrahepatic immune microenvironment in a large cohort of patients with untreated hepatitis B virus infection
Presenter: M.S. Franzè (Créteil, France)
Abstract Authors: M.S. Franzè, P. Maille, S. Caruso, J. Calderaro, Y. Bouda, A. Sessa, S. Chevaliez, P. Ingiliz, T. Pollicino, G. Raimondo, J.M. Pawlotsky, V. Leroy, G. Amaddeo – Créteil (France), Messina
Fibrates in Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis: a multicenter retrospective observational study
Presenter: L. Cristoferi (Monza)
Abstract Authors: L. Cristoferi, A. Curto, M. Maxwell, L.K. Lund, E. Nofit, D. Bernasconi, D. D’Amato, O. Falco, M. Scaravaglio, F. Malinverno, A. Gerussi, P. Invernizzi, E. Culver, C. Schramm, D. Assis, M. Carbone – Monza, Florence, Connecticut (USA), Hamburg (Germany), Oxford (UK), Milan
AUDOTORIUM
12.10-13.10
SYMPOSIUM III
LIVER ONCOLOGY
Chairs: S. Bhoori, F. Piscaglia
Advancements in HCC Systemic Therapies: evaluating safety and effectiveness
G. Cabibbo
New paradigms in the treatment of unresectable colorectal liver metastasis
U. Cillo
Evolving concepts and therapeutic approaches for iCCA and pCCA
M. Marzioni
SALA DELL’ARCHITETTURA + SALA DELL’EDITORIA
13.10-14.10
ULTRASOUND LAB (No E.C.M. – Under 30)
N. De Matthaeis, M. Fraquelli, G. Galati, D. Roccarina
EXHIBITION AREA
13.10-14.10
Lunch & poster view
AUDITORIUM
14.10-14.55
GENERAL ASSEMBLY 3 (No E.C.M.)
AISF Governing Board
14.55-15.55
SYMPOSIUM IV
MASLD & MetALD
Chairs: A.L. Francanzani, F. Marra
Interplay between metabolic dysfunction and alcohol on the progression of liver disease
S. Petta
Setting up an appropriate referral for high risk patients
E. Bugianesi
Will emerging therapies for MASLD change the natural history of the disease?
L. Miele
15.55-16.10
GENERAL ASSEMBLY 4 (No E.C.M.)
AISF Governing Board
16.10-16.15
2 PREMI BEST ORAL (No E.C.M.)
2 PREMI BEST POSTERS (No E.C.M.)
Clinical
V. Giannelli, R. Sacco
Basic
C. Saitta, F. Salomone
16.15-16.30
CLOSING REMARKS
AISF Governing Board
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