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Articles tagged "Hepatocellular carcinoma"

  • 2022 American Transplant Congress

    Induction Immunosuppression Does Not Worsen Tumor Recurrence After Liver Transplantation for T2 Hepatocellular Carcinoma and May Allow for Decreased Mortality

    C. Durkin1, T. Bittermann1, D. E. Schaubel2

    1Gastroenterology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

    *Purpose: Prior studies have suggested that induction therapy leads to worse outcomes after liver transplantation (LT) for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). This study evaluated the impact…
  • 2022 American Transplant Congress

    A Intention-to-Treat Analysis of 881 Consecutively Waitlisted Patients to Develop a Survival Benefit Model for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Liver Transplant Candidates

    B. V. Tran1, W. Lapisatepun1, W. Dumronggittigule1, D. Markovic2, Y. Lee1, F. Kaldas1, D. Farmer1, R. Busuttil1, V. Agopian1

    1Department of Surgery, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 2Department of Medicine, Statistics Core, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA

    *Purpose: The current liver transplantation (LT) selection paradigm for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients ignores the variable risks of waitlist dropout and post-LT recurrence/death, with the…
  • 2022 American Transplant Congress

    Increased Regulatory T-cells in Tumor Microenvironment is Associated with Hepatocellular Carcinoma Differentiation in Patients Undergoing Liver Transplantation

    G. Orozco1, R. Gedaly2, L. Turcios2, F. Marti2

    1Surgery, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, 2UKHC, Lexington, KY

    *Purpose: Tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes are an essential component of the tumor microenvironment. The balance between cytotoxic effector T cells and immunosuppressive regulatory T cells is critical…
  • 2022 American Transplant Congress

    Immune Checkpoints, Immune Cells, and MHC Expression in the Tumor Microenvironment of Resected Hepatocellular Carcinomas

    A. Baquerizo1, V. Vavinskaya2, S. Bagsic1, A. Rojas3, A. Mhoyan4, C. Frenette1, L. Sher5, M. Romero3, J. Fisher1, C. Marsch1, R. Schaffer1

    1Scripps, La Jolla, CA, 2UCSD, San Diego, CA, 3University, Seville, Spain, 4Kaiser, San Diego, CA, 5USC, Los Angeles, CA

    *Purpose: Advances in tumor biology has shown the important role of the tumor microenvironment (TME) in tumor growth and metastasis. A better understanding of the…
  • 2022 American Transplant Congress

    Disparities in Liver Transplantation in Patients with HCC Diagnosis

    C. Warren1, A. Zarrinpar2

    1Surgery, University of Florida Shands Health, Gainesville, FL, 2Surgery, University of Florida Health Shands, Gainesville, FL

    *Purpose: Disparities in outcomes of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) have not been adequately studied, especially in the context of liver transplantation (LT). We sought to identify…
  • 2022 American Transplant Congress

    Liver Transplantation for Patients with Fibrolamellar Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Comprehensive Multicenter Analysis to Support Future Decision Making

    M. P. Claasen1, T. Ivanics1, W. G. Polak2, J. N. IJzermans2, G. Sapisochin1

    1Multi-Organ Transplant Program, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, 2HPB and Transplant Surgery, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Netherlands

    *Purpose: Fibrolamellar hepatocellular carcinoma (FL-HCC) is a rare tumour accounting for ~1% of all primary liver cancers. Due to its rarity, there is a shortage…
  • 2022 American Transplant Congress

    Differentially Methylated Genes Predict Post-Transplant Relapse of Unresectable Hepatoblastoma

    M. Ningappa1, M. Muarya2, C. Ashokkumar1, H. Hakonarson3, S. Subramaniam4, R. Sindhi1

    1Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA, 2Department of Bioengineering & San Diego Supercomputer Center, University of California, San Diego, CA, 3Center for Applied Genomics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, 4Department of Computer Science and Engineering, and Nanoengineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA

    *Purpose: Hepatoblastoma (HB), a developmental liver tumor of childhood requires liver transplantation (LT) if it remains unresectable despite chemotherapy. Post-transplant relapse in up to 20%…
  • 2022 American Transplant Congress

    The Oncological Influences of Pre- and Post-Transplant Sustained Viral Response in Liver Transplant for Hepatocellular Carcinoma

    K. Sasaki1, S. Kimura2, K. Tomiyama3, Y. Bekki4, M. Murray3, P. Huang3, M. Fruscione2, A. Moro5, C. Kwon6

    1Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 2Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, 3University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, 4Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY, 5University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, 6Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH

    *Purpose: Chronic hepatitis C infection (HCV) is one of the most common causes of hepatocellular carcinoma. After emerging direct-acting agents (DAA), the success rate of…
  • 2022 American Transplant Congress

    Role of Circulating Tumour Cells in the Management of the Liver Transplant Patient with Hepatocellular Carcinoma

    F. Villalba1, F. Alconchel2, L. Sáenz3, M. Sánchez-Lorencio1, D. Ferreras2, P. Cascales2, F. Sánchez-Bueno2, R. Robles2, P. Ramírez2

    1IMIB-Virgen de la Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain, 2Surgery and Organ Transplantation, Virgen de la Arrixaca University Hospital (IMIB-Virgen de la Arrixaca), Murcia, Spain, 3Rafael Méndez Hospital, Lorca, Spain

    *Purpose: For hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), liver transplantation (LT) is considered a curative treatment, however, more than 10% of transplant recipients have recurrences within the first…
  • 2022 American Transplant Congress

    Higher Hepatocellular Carcinoma Tumor Burden Score is Associated with Grater Liver Transplant Survival Benefit

    H. Liu1, W. Zhang2, M. Di3, H. Lee4, R. Cruz1, X. Wang2, C. Kaltenmeier1, A. Thompson1, D. Reddy1, E. Ashwat1, M. D'Alesio1, S. Lebowitz1, S. Tohme1, D. Geller1, A. Tevar1, C. Hughes1, A. Humar1, J. Behari5, R. Bataller5, S. Hariharan5, M. Molinari1

    1Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, 2Mathematics and Statistics, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Little Rock, AR, 3Medicine, Medical Oncology, Yale University, New Haven, CT, 4Biostatistics, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, 5Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA

    *Purpose: Liver transplantation(LT) is the best treatment option for early-stage hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC) and cirrhosis. However, patients with various tumor burdens receive identical listing priority, despite…
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