Tobias Meischl:
ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1716-9166
Role: ConceptualizationRole: Data curationRole: Formal analysisRole: InvestigationRole:
MethodologyRole: VisualizationRole: Writing – original draft
Susanne Rasoul-Rockenschaub: Role: Writing – review & editing
Georg Györi: Role: Writing – review & editing
Wolfgang Sieghart: Role: ConceptualizationRole: MethodologyRole: SupervisionRole: Writing – review &
editing
Thomas Reiberger: Role: Writing – review & editing
Michael Trauner: Role: SupervisionRole: Writing – review & editing
Thomas Soliman: Role: Writing – review & editing
Gabriela Berlakovich: Role: Writing – review & editing
Matthias Pinter: Role: ConceptualizationRole: MethodologyRole: Project administrationRole: ResourcesRole:
SupervisionRole: Writing – review & editing
Matias A. Avila: Role: Editor
Journal ID (nlm-ta): PLoS One
Journal ID (iso-abbrev): PLoS ONE
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Title:
PLoS ONE
Publisher:
Public Library of Science
(San Francisco, CA USA
)
ISSN
(Electronic):
1932-6203
Publication date
(Electronic):
29
May
2019
Publication date Collection: 2019
Volume: 14
Issue: 5
Electronic Location Identifier: e0216677
Affiliations
[1
]
Division of Gastroenterology und Hepatology, Department of Medicine III, Medical University
of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
[2
]
Liver Cancer (HCC) Study Group Vienna, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
[3
]
Division of Transplantation, Department of Surgery, Medical University of Vienna,
Vienna, Austria
[4
]
Vienna Hepatic Hemodynamic Lab, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
University of Navarra School of Medicine and Center for Applied Medical Research (CIMA),
SPAIN
Author notes
Competing Interests: We have read the journal's policy and the authors of this manuscript have the following
competing interests: T.M. declares no competing interests. S.R.-R. declares no competing
interests. G.G. declares no competing interests. W.S. received speaker and consulting
fees and research grants from Bayer Schering Pharma; he also served as consultant
for Eisai, Lilly, and BMS. T.R. has received grant support from Abbvie, Boehringer-Ingelheim,
Gilead, MSD, Philips Healthcare, Gore; speaking honoraria from Gilead, Gore, Intercept,
Roche, MSD; consulting/advisory board fee from Abbvie, Boehringer-Ingelheim, Gilead,
MSD; and travel support from Boehringer-Ingelheim, Gilead and Roche. M.T. served as
speaker for BMS, Falk, Gilead, and MSD; advisory boards for Albireo, Falk, Genfit,
Gilead, Intercept, MSD, Novartis, Phenex, and Regulus. He further received travel
grants from Abbvie, Falk, Gilead, and Intercept, and unrestricted research grants
from Albireo, Cymabay, Falk, Gilead, Intercept, MSD, and Takeda. He is also co-inventor
of a patent on the medical use of norUDCA. T.S. declares no competing interests. G.B.
has received grant support from Sandoz, Chiesi, MSD, Shire; speaking honoraria from
Neovii, Chiesi, Astellas; consulting/advisory board fee from Astellas, Neovii, Chiesi,
Sanofi; and travel support from Astellas, Chiesi, Neovii, Biotest. M.P. served as
consultant for Bayer, BMS, Eisai, and Ipsen, and received travel support from Bayer
and speaking fees from Bayer and BMS. He is also an investigator for Bayer, BMS and
Lilly. This does not alter our adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and
materials.
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Article
Publisher ID:
PONE-D-19-06969
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0216677
PMC ID: 6541257
PubMed ID: 31141535
SO-VID: b8994b78-4dc7-4b93-8fd1-f5ff4295c33e
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Subject:
Research Article
Subject:
Medicine and Health Sciences
Subject:
Surgical and Invasive Medical Procedures
Subject:
Digestive System Procedures
Subject:
Liver Transplantation
Subject:
Medicine and Health Sciences
Subject:
Surgical and Invasive Medical Procedures
Subject:
Transplantation
Subject:
Organ Transplantation
Subject:
Liver Transplantation
Subject:
Medicine and Health Sciences
Subject:
Oncology
Subject:
Cancers and Neoplasms
Subject:
Carcinomas
Subject:
Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Subject:
Medicine and Health Sciences
Subject:
Oncology
Subject:
Cancers and Neoplasms
Subject:
Gastrointestinal Tumors
Subject:
Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Subject:
Medicine and Health Sciences
Subject:
Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Subject:
Liver Diseases
Subject:
Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Subject:
Biology and Life Sciences
Subject:
Biochemistry
Subject:
Proteins
Subject:
C-Reactive Proteins
Subject:
Medicine and Health Sciences
Subject:
Oncology
Subject:
Cancer Treatment
Subject:
Medicine and Health Sciences
Subject:
Health Care
Subject:
Patients
Subject:
Research and Analysis Methods
Subject:
Mathematical and Statistical Techniques
Subject:
Statistical Methods
Subject:
Multivariate Analysis
Subject:
Physical Sciences
Subject:
Mathematics
Subject:
Statistics
Subject:
Statistical Methods
Subject:
Multivariate Analysis
Subject:
Medicine and Health Sciences
Subject:
Diagnostic Medicine
Subject:
Prognosis
Subject:
Biology and Life Sciences
Subject:
Immunology
Subject:
Immune Response
Subject:
Inflammation
Subject:
Medicine and Health Sciences
Subject:
Immunology
Subject:
Immune Response
Subject:
Inflammation
Subject:
Medicine and Health Sciences
Subject:
Diagnostic Medicine
Subject:
Signs and Symptoms
Subject:
Inflammation
Subject:
Medicine and Health Sciences
Subject:
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Subject:
Signs and Symptoms
Subject:
Inflammation
