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I. Waked · SciRah

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I. Waked

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I. Waked — researcher profile on SciRah

h-index: 45
Works: 227
Citations: 12K

Most-cited papers

Global prevalence and genotype distribution of hepatitis C virus infection in 2015: a modelling study.
S. Blach, S. Zeuzem, M. Manns, I. Altraif +218 more
2017The Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology1,875 citations Open access
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Global prevalence, treatment, and prevention of hepatitis B virus infection in 2016: a modelling study.
D. Razavi-Shearer, I. Gamkrelidze, M. Nguyen, Ding-Shinn Chen +192 more
2018The Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology1,465 citations Open access
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Advancing the global public health agenda for NAFLD: a consensus statement
J. Lazarus, H. Mark, Q. Anstee, J. Arab +217 more
2021Nature reviews: Gastroenterology & hepatology669 citations Open access
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Global change in hepatitis C virus prevalence and cascade of care between 2015 and 2020: a modelling study.
S. Blach, N. Terrault, F. Tacke, I. Gamkrelidze +254 more
2022The Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology549 citations Open access
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Accelerating the elimination of viral hepatitis: a Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology Commission.
Graham S. Cooke, I. Andrieux-Meyer, T. Applegate, R. Atun +85 more
2019The Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology497 citations Open access
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Global prevalence, cascade of care, and prophylaxis coverage of hepatitis B in 2022: a modelling study.
D. Razavi-Shearer, I. Gamkrelidze, C. Pan, Jidong Jia +267 more
2023The Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology360 citations Open access
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What's in a name? Renaming ‘NAFLD’ to ‘MAFLD’
Yasser M. Fouad, I. Waked, S. Bollipo, A. Gomaa +2 more
2020Liver international (Print)256 citations
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Screening and Treatment Program to Eliminate Hepatitis C in Egypt.
I. Waked, G. Esmat, A. Elsharkawy, Magdy A. el-Serafy +53 more
2020New England Journal of Medicine233 citations
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Impact of COVID-19 on global HCV elimination efforts
S. Blach, L. Kondili, A. Aghemo, Zongzhen Cai +10 more
2020Journal of Hepatology232 citations Open access
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Generic daclatasvir plus sofosbuvir, with or without ribavirin, in treatment of chronic hepatitis C: real‐world results from 18 378 patients in Egypt
Heba Omar, W. El Akel, T. Elbaz, M. El Kassas +14 more
2018Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics132 citations
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Prediction of Survival Among Patients Receiving Transarterial Chemoembolization for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Response‐Based Approach
G. Han, S. Berhane, H. Toyoda, D. Bettinger +30 more
2019Hepatology126 citations Open access
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Nomenclature and definition of metabolic-associated fatty liver disease: a consensus from the Middle East and north Africa.
G. Shiha, K. Alswat, M. A. Al Khatry, A. Sharara +22 more
2020The Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology125 citations
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Egypt's Ambitious Strategy to Eliminate Hepatitis C Virus: A Case Study
A. Hassanin, Serageldin Kamel, I. Waked, Meredith P. Fort
2021Global Health: Science and Practice Journal93 citations Open access
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Planning and prioritizing direct-acting antivirals treatment for HCV patients in countries with limited resources: Lessons from the Egyptian experience.
A. Elsharkawy, M. El-Raziky, W. Elakel, K. EL-Saeed +13 more
2017Journal of Hepatology77 citations
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Progress towards elimination of viral hepatitis: a Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology Commission update.
Graham S Cooke, B. Flower, Evan B. Cunningham, Alison D. Marshall +30 more
2024The Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology71 citations Open access
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High efficacy of generic and brand direct acting antivirals in treatment of chronic hepatitis C.
M. Abozeid, A. Alsebaey, E. Abdelsameea, Warda Othman +10 more
2018International Journal of Infectious Diseases51 citations Open access
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GES: A validated simple score to predict the risk of HCC in patients with HCV‐GT4‐associated advanced liver fibrosis after oral antivirals
G. Shiha, I. Waked, R. Soliman, M. Elbasiony +3 more
2020Liver international (Print)50 citations
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Doxorubicin-loaded nanoparticles for patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma after sorafenib treatment failure (RELIVE): a phase 3 randomised controlled trial.
P. Merle, J. Blanc, J. Phelip, G. Pelletier +89 more
2019The Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology46 citations Open access
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Ledipasvir/sofosbuvir with or without ribavirin for 8 or 12 weeks for the treatment of HCV genotype 4 infection: results from a randomised phase III study in Egypt
G. Shiha, G. Esmat, M. Hassany, R. Soliman +14 more
2018Gut46 citations Open access
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The Egyptian clinical practice guidelines for the diagnosis and management of metabolic associated fatty liver disease
Yasser M. Fouad, G. Esmat, Reda Elwakil, S. Zakaria +32 more
2022Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology45 citations Open access
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The case for simplifying and using absolute targets for viral hepatitis elimination goals
H. Razavi, S. Blach, D. Razavi-Shearer, F. Abaalkhail +199 more
2020Journal of Viral Hepatitis38 citations Open access
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Platelet-albumin-bilirubin score - a predictor of outcome of acute variceal bleeding in patients with cirrhosis
Omar Elshaarawy, N. Allam, E. Abdelsameea, A. Gomaa +1 more
2020World Journal of Hepatology37 citations Open access
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Upper gastrointestinal bleeding in Egyptian patients with cirrhosis: Post‐therapeutic outcome and prognostic indicators
T. Fouad, E. Abdelsameea, W. Abdel-Razek, A. Attia +4 more
2019Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology33 citations
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One step closer to elimination of hepatitis C in Egypt.
G. Esmat, M. El-Sayed, M. Hassany, W. Doss +1 more
2018The Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology33 citations
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Intermediate stage hepatocellular carcinoma: a summary review
Omar Elshaarawy, A. Gomaa, H. Omar, Eman A. Rewisha +1 more
2019Journal of Hepatocellular Carcinoma32 citations Open access
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Platelets-to-lymphocyte ratio is a good predictor of liver fibrosis and insulin resistance in hepatitis C virus-related liver disease
A. Alsebaey, Mostafa Elhelbawy, I. Waked
2018European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepathology31 citations
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A 2024 global report on national policies, programmes, and progress towards hepatitis C elimination: findings from 33 hepatitis elimination profiles
Lindsey Hiebert‐Suwondo, Jana Manning, R. Tohme, M. Buti +9 more
2025The Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology30 citations
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Number of people treated for hepatitis C virus infection in 2014-2023 and applicable lessons for new HBV and HDV therapies
H. Razavi, I. Waked, H. Qureshi, L. Kondili +151 more
2025Journal of Hepatology27 citations Open access
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Aiming at the Global Elimination of Viral Hepatitis: Challenges Along the Care Continuum
Alastair Heffernan, Ella Barber, Nicola A. Cook, A. Gomaa +12 more
2017Open Forum Infectious Diseases27 citations Open access
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Management of advanced hepatocellular carcinoma: review of current and potential therapies
A. Gomaa, I. Waked
201727 citations Open access
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Prevalence and clinical characteristics of patients with metabolic dysfunction‐associated fatty liver disease with hepatitis C virus infection—a population‐based study
D. Attia, Shereen Abdel Alem, Wafaa El-Akel, W. Abdel-Razek +3 more
2022Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics26 citations
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Efficacy and safety of sofosbuvir plus daclatasvir or ravidasvir in patients with COVID‐19: A randomized controlled trial
S. Abbass, Ehab Kamal, M. Salama, T. Salman +17 more
2021Journal of Medical Virology24 citations Open access
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Efficacy and Safety of Basiliximab as Initial Immunosuppression in Liver Transplantation: A Single Center Study.
M. Hashim, A. Alsebaey, A. Ragab, H. Soliman +1 more
2020Annals of Hepatology22 citations Open access
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Sorafenib plus tegafur–uracil (UFT) versus sorafenib as first line systemic treatment for patients with advanced stage HCC: a Phase II trial (ESLC01 study)
H. Azim, A. Omar, H. Atef, H. Zawahry +7 more
2018Journal of Hepatocellular Carcinoma21 citations Open access
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Hepatitis C Virus in Egypt: Interim Report From the World’s Largest National Program
W. Abdel-Razek, M. Hassany, M. El-Sayed, Magdy A. el-Serafy +3 more
2019Clinical Liver Disease20 citations Open access
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Association of Toll-like receptor 3 and Toll-like receptor 9 single-nucleotide polymorphisms with hepatitis C virus persistence among Egyptians
S. Hamdy, A. Osman, Zainab A. Zakaria, Iman F. Galal +7 more
2018Archives of Virology20 citations
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Health: redefined
O. Oleribe, Omole Ukwedeh, N. Burstow, A. Gomaa +5 more
2018The Pan African Medical Journal20 citations Open access
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Insulin resistance does not impair response of chronic hepatitis C virus to direct-acting antivirals, and improves with the treatment
Mostafa Elhelbawy, W. Abdel-Razek, A. Alsebaey, M. Hashim +2 more
2019European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepathology19 citations
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Validation of modified albumin-bilirubin-TNM score as a prognostic model to evaluate patients with hepatocellular carcinoma
Omar Elshaarawy, Alzhraa Alkhatib, Mostafa Elhelbawy, A. Gomaa +4 more
2019World Journal of Hepatology18 citations Open access
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A 2024 global report on national policy, programmes, and progress towards hepatitis B elimination: findings from 33 hepatitis elimination profiles
Lindsey Hiebert‐Suwondo, Jana Manning, R. Tohme, M. Buti +7 more
2025The Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology17 citations
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Egyptian Society of Liver Cancer Recommendation Guidelines for the Management of Hepatocellular Carcinoma
A. Omar, A. Kaseb, T. Elbaz, M. El-Kassas +35 more
2023Journal of Hepatocellular Carcinoma17 citations Open access
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Decreased Incidence of Hepatocellular Carcinoma after Directly Acting Antiviral Therapy in Patients with Hepatitis C–Related Advanced Fibrosis and Cirrhosis
S. Kilany, Lmyaa Ata, A. Gomaa, A. Sabry +9 more
2021Journal of Hepatocellular Carcinoma16 citations Open access
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HCV treatment with direct acting antivirals improves the insulin sensitivity
A. Alsebaey, Mostafa Elhelbawy, W. Abdel-Razek, M. Hashim +2 more
2019Expert Review of Anti-Infective Therapy15 citations
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Impacts of the Egyptian national screening and treatment programme for viral hepatitis C: A cost‐effectiveness model
S. Ezzat, I. Gamkrelidze, Alaa Osman, A. Gomaa +7 more
2023Liver international (Print)14 citations
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Lymphoepithelioma-like Hepatocellular Carcinoma: a Case Report and Review of Literature
D. Sweed, M. M. Sultan, Asmaa Mosbeh, Yahya Fayed +4 more
2021Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer14 citations
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Association of the polymorphism of the Toll‐like receptor (TLR)‐3 and TLR‐9 genes with hepatitis C virus‐specific cell‐mediated immunity outcomes among Egyptian health‐care workers
S. Abdelwahab, S. Hamdy, A. Osman, Zainab A. Zakaria +7 more
2020Clinical and Experimental Immunology14 citations Open access
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Individualized HCC surveillance using risk stratification scores in advanced fibrosis and cirrhotic HCV patients who achieved SVR: Prospective study
G. Shiha, Ayman Hassan, N. Mousa, Nada El-domiaty +8 more
2024Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics13 citations
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Estimating HCV disease burden—volume 4 (editorial)
Gregory J. Dore, A. Hatzakis, F. Negro, I. Waked
2017Journal of Viral Hepatitis12 citations Open access
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Elastography and serum markers of fibrosis versus liver biopsy in 1270 Egyptian patients with hepatitis C
E. Abdelsameea, A. Alsebaey, W. Abdel-Razek, N. Ehsan +3 more
2020European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepathology11 citations
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High spontaneous clearance of symptomatic iatrogenic acute hepatitis C genotype 4 infection
M. Hashem, H. Zaghla, Zainab A. Zakaria, W. Allam +9 more
2018Journal of Medical Virology11 citations
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