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Hepato-bilio-pancreatic surgery (HBP) and liver transplantation

Until 2017, this group was constituted as a consolidated group in the VHIR under the name of "Digestive Transplants" with a consolidated research trajectory. Our group has two large areas of research: liver transplantation, which is cross-sectional adult-pediatric and; on the other hand, research, specifically in the fields of liver resections, liver cancer (primary or metastatic), biliary cancer, pancreatic cancer and pancreatitis. Both areas have very innovative aspects, with translational objectives, including artificial intelligence, transcriptomics and molecular biology.

The general objective of the liver transplant research area is to improve the preservation of liver grafts, as well as increase the survival of grafts and transplant patients. The research area related to cancer or acute pancreatitis has as a general objective to improve the management and treatment of patients with pancreatitis, as well as to improve the diagnosis and survival of cancer patients.

Team

Laura Vidal Piñeiro

Laura Vidal Piñeiro

Research technician
Hepato-bilio-pancreatic surgery (HBP) and liver transplantation
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Mar  Dalmau  Romero

Mar Dalmau Romero

Main researcher
Hepato-bilio-pancreatic surgery (HBP) and liver transplantation
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Maria Margaret Mercadal Hally

Maria Margaret Mercadal Hally

Research technician
Hepato-bilio-pancreatic surgery (HBP) and liver transplantation
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Mireia Caralt Barba

Mireia Caralt Barba

Hepato-bilio-pancreatic surgery (HBP) and liver transplantation
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Ramon Charco Torra

Ramon Charco Torra

Head of group
Hepato-bilio-pancreatic surgery (HBP) and liver transplantation
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Laura Vidal Piñeiro

Laura Vidal Piñeiro

Research technician
Hepato-bilio-pancreatic surgery (HBP) and liver transplantation
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Mar  Dalmau  Romero

Mar Dalmau Romero

Main researcher
Hepato-bilio-pancreatic surgery (HBP) and liver transplantation
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Maria Margaret Mercadal Hally

Maria Margaret Mercadal Hally

Research technician
Hepato-bilio-pancreatic surgery (HBP) and liver transplantation
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Mireia Caralt Barba

Mireia Caralt Barba

Hepato-bilio-pancreatic surgery (HBP) and liver transplantation
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Ramon Charco Torra

Ramon Charco Torra

Head of group
Hepato-bilio-pancreatic surgery (HBP) and liver transplantation
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Research lines

L'estudi de la microbiota sobre trasplantament hepàtic

L'objectiu comprendre els tipus de microbiota intestinal en pacients cirròtics des del dia en què figuren en llista d'espera per al trasplantament hepàtic fins al primer any després del trasplantament.

IP: Itxarone Izaskun Bilbao Aguirre, Cristina Dopazo Taboada

L'estudi del perfil de microRNA com a biomarcador de dany hepàtic en diferents tipus de donants de fetge

L'objectiu es si existeix un perfil d'expressió diferencial entre donants, així com un biomarcador objectiu i precís de la viabilitat de l'empelt.

IP: Ramon Charco Torra, Mar Dalmau Romero, Concepción Gomez Gavara

Medicina personalitzada i càncer de pàncreas en fase localitzada

Rol de la endoscòpia en el tumor primari per la detecció de perfil genètic tumoral. 

IP: Elizabeth Pando Rau, Joaquin Balsells Valls

Milloria en la presevacio i recuperacio d'organs

IP: Ernest Hidalgo Llompart, Mireia Caralt Barba

Projects

LIVERCOLOR: algoritmo de cuantificación de esteatosis hepática utilizando machine learning y procesamiento de imágenes.

IP: Concepción Gomez Gavara
Collaborators: Itxarone Izaskun Bilbao Aguirre
Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Funding: 90200
Reference: DTS22/00178
Duration: 01/01/2023 - 31/12/2024

Cambios dinámicos en la respuesta inmunitaria específica de VHC durante y después del tratamiento con DAAs para desentrañar nuevos enfoques para el desarrollo de vacunas profilácticas.

IP: Juan Ignacio Esteban Mur
Collaborators: Lluís Viladomiu Catà, Silvia Sauleda Oliveras, Jordi Llaneras Artigues, Marta Bes Maijo, Cristina Dopazo Taboada, Angie Rico Blazquez
Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Funding: 159720
Reference: PI19/00533
Duration: 01/01/2020 - 30/06/2024

Evaluación de la sarcopenia en pacientes con cirrosis hepática mediante bioimpedancia y ecografía de muslo

IP: Isabel Campos Varela
Collaborators: Lluis Castells Fusté, Nuria Roson Gradaille, Ernest Hidalgo Llompart
Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Funding: 84095
Reference: PI19/00330
Duration: 01/01/2020 - 30/06/2024

Aislamiento y caracterización molecular de Células Tumorales Circulantes (CTCs): potenciales biomarcadores en Carcinoma Hepatocelular

IP: Beatriz Minguez Rosique
Collaborators: Itxarone Izaskun Bilbao Aguirre, Elena Vargas Accarino, Torrens Buscató, Maria Margarita, Maria Teresa Salcedo Allende, Monica Higuera Urbano
Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Funding: 183920
Reference: PI21/00714
Duration: 01/01/2022 - 31/12/2024

Publications

Correspondence on '2023 ACR/EULAR antiphospholipid syndrome classification criteria' by Barbhaiya et al.

PMID: 37989543
Journal: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES
Year: 2023
Reference: Ann Rheum Dis. 2023 Nov 21:ard-2023-225042. doi: 10.1136/ard-2023-225042.
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Publication type: Other (letters to the editor, abstracts, corrigendum, etc.)
Authors: Alijotas-Reig, Jaume; Anunciacion-Llunell, Ariadna; Barrios, O; Dopazo, C; Esteve-Valverde, Enrique; Fundora, Suarez Y; Gomez-Gavara, C; Llado, L; Lopez-Boado, M; Marques-Soares, Joana et al.
DOI: 10.1136/ard-2023-225042

Blog

News

Over the course of two days, experts presented the latest advances in vectors, different gene modification techniques and their transfer to clinical practice.

Vall d'Hebron professionals presented four posters, two oral communications and two lectures by Dr. Dopazo and Dr. Gomez-Gavara.

The donation will go towards two studies aimed at improving the quality of life of paediatric liver transplant patients.