Publications
2026
Impact of pharmacological sGC stimulation with Riociguat in experimental models of liver disease regression
Katharina Bonitz,
Philipp Königshofer,
Henriette Horstmeier,
Thomas Sorz-Nechay,
Vlad Taru,
Katharina Bareiner,
Oleksander Petrenko,
Benedikt Simbrunner,
Benedikt Silvester Hofer,
Georg Kramer,
Katja Sommer,
Kerstin Zinober,
Katharina Regnat,
Hubert Scharnagl,
Peng Sun,
Eric Simon,
Stefan Kauscke,
Michael Trauner,
Thomas Reiberger,
Philipp Schwabl.
Hepatol Int. 2026 Apr 15. doi: 10.1007/s12072-026-11086-4. Online ahead of print.
2026
Radiomics-Based Assessment of Portal Hypertension Severity and Risk Stratification of Cirrhotic Patients Using Routine CT Scans
Celine Sin,
Martin Luther Watzenboeck,
Eugenia Iofinova,
Lorenz Balcar,
Georg Semmler,
Bernhard Scheiner,
Katharina Lampichler,
Mattias Mandorfer,
Lucile Moga,
Pierre-Emmanuel Rautou,
Maxime Ronot,
Jörg Menche,
Thomas Reiberger,
Martina Scharitzer.
Liver Int. 2026 May;46(5):e70633. doi: 10.1111/liv.70633.
2026
GDF-15 in Cirrhosis: Signal, Guide or Both?-Authors' Reply
Benedikt Silvester Hofer,
Thomas Reiberger,
Thomas Gremmel.
Liver Int. 2026 Apr;46(4):e70611. doi: 10.1111/liv.70611.
2026
Letter: Post-Banding Ulcer Bleeding Is More Common With Urgent EBL and Renal Dysfunction
Jurij Maurer,
Christian Sebesta,
David J M Bauer,
Nikolaus Pfisterer,
Michael Gschwantler,
Christian Madl,
Thomas Reiberger.
Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2026 Mar 17. doi: 10.1111/apt.70572. Online ahead of print.
2026
GDF-15 Levels in Cirrhosis Are Linked to Hepatic Fibrogenesis, Bacterial Translocation, and Worse Clinical Outcomes
Benedikt Silvester Hofer,
Thomas Perkmann,
Ksenia Brusilovskaya,
Lorenz Balcar,
Marlene Hintersteininger,
Georg Kramer,
Benedikt Simbrunner,
Esther Caparros,
Rubén Francés,
Beate Eichelberger,
Silvia Lee,
Kerstin Zinober,
Benjamin Bödendorfer,
Borka Radovanovic-Petrova,
Paul Thöne,
Christian Sebesta,
Mathias Jachs,
Lukas Hartl,
Philipp Schwabl,
Mattias Mandorfer,
Simon Panzer,
Thomas Reiberger,
Thomas Gremmel.
Liver Int. 2026 Feb;46(2):e70516. doi: 10.1111/liv.70516.
2026
Blood-based Vienna 3P/5P risk models accurately predict first hepatic decompensation in compensated advanced chronic liver disease
Georg Kramer,
Benedikt Simbrunner,
Mathias Jachs,
Lorenz Balcar,
Benedikt Silvester Hofer,
Nina Dominik,
Lukas Hartl,
Michael Schwarz,
Georg Semmler,
Christian Sebesta,
Paul Thöne,
Sophia Geisselbrecht,
Benjamin Maasoumy,
Eduardo Alvarez,
Martin Sebastian McCoy,
Oleksandr Petrenko,
Jiří Reiniš,
Philipp Schwabl,
Albert F Stättermayer,
Michael Trauner,
Mattias Mandorfer,
Thomas Reiberger.
JHEP Rep. 2025 Oct 17;8(2):101642. doi: 10.1016/j.jhepr.2025.101642. eCollection 2026 Feb.
2025
Editorial: Extracellular Matrix Biomarkers Illuminate the Architecture of Portal Hypertension in End-Stage Liver Disease-Authors' Reply
Mattias Mandorfer,
Benedikt Simbrunner,
Diana Julie Leeming.
Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2026 Mar;63(5):743-744. doi: 10.1111/apt.70499. Epub 2025 Dec 21.
2025
Hepatic Recompensation Before Systemic Therapy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Yields Comparable Survival to Compensated Cirrhosis
Lorenzo Lani,
Bernhard Scheiner,
Matthias Pinter,
Thomas Reiberger.
Liver Int. 2025 Dec;45(12):e70413. doi: 10.1111/liv.70413.
2025
Biomarkers of Extracellular Matrix Remodelling Are Linked to Severity and Outcome of Advanced Chronic Liver Disease
Benedikt Simbrunner,
Ida Falk Villesen,
Georg Semmler,
Lorenz Balcar,
Georg Kramer,
Joana Almeida Calvão,
Benedikt Silvester Hofer,
Mathias Jachs,
Lukas Hartl,
Jurij Maurer,
Bernhard Scheiner,
Kerstin Zinober,
Rodrig Marculescu,
Michael Trauner,
Morten Karsdal,
Thomas Reiberger,
Mattias Mandorfer,
Diana Julie Leeming.
Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2026 Mar;63(5):648-661. doi: 10.1111/apt.70407. Epub 2025 Oct 12.
2025
Impact of Underlying Portal Hypertension on Severity and Course of Acute-On-Chronic Liver Failure
Vlad Taru,
Georg Kramer,
Benedikt S Hofer,
Nina Dominik,
Lorenz Balcar,
Mathias Schneeweiss-Gleixner,
Bogdan Procopet,
Michael Trauner,
Mattias Mandorfer,
Philipp Schwabl,
Thomas Reiberger,
Benedikt Simbrunner.
Liver Int. 2025 Oct;45(10):e70363. doi: 10.1111/liv.70363.
