The Future Frontier of Liver Transplantation Exploring Young Donor Allocation Strategies for HCC Recipients
| Autor: | Miho Akabane, MD, Carlos O. Esquivel, MD, PhD, W. Ray Kim, MD, Kazunari Sasaki, MD |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2024 |
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| Zdroj: | Transplantation Direct, Vol 10, Iss 7, p e1657 (2024) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2373-8731 00000000 |
| DOI: | 10.1097/TXD.0000000000001657 |
| Popis: | Background. The role of donor age in liver transplantation (LT) outcomes for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is controversial. Given the significant risk of HCC recurrence post-LT, optimizing donor/recipient matching is crucial. This study reassesses the impact of young donors on LT outcomes in patients with HCC. Methods. A retrospective review of 11 704 LT cases from the United Network for Organ Sharing database (2012–2021) was conducted. The study focused on the effect of donor age on recurrence-free survival, using hazard associated with LT for HCC (HALT-HCC) and Metroticket 2.0 scores to evaluate post-LT survival in patients with HCC. Results. Of 4706 cases with young donors, 11.0% had HCC recurrence or death within 2 y, and 18.3% within 5 y. These outcomes were comparable with those of non-young donors. A significant correlation between donor age and post-LT recurrence or mortality (P = 0.04) was observed, which became statistically insignificant after tumor-related adjustments (P = 0.32). The Kaplan-Meier curve showed that recipients with lower HALT-HCC scores ( |
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