2018 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Donor Age on Outcomes after Living Donor Liver Transplantation
Background: Liver transplantation (LT) is a curative treatment for decompensated cirrhosis and fulminant hepatitis. Although not a few patients received LT with marginal donor livers…2018 American Transplant Congress
Validating MORAL in Living Donor Liver Transplantation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma
The “Model of Recurrence after Liver Transplant” (MORAL) study has identified certain pre and post operative variables that have significant impact on recurrence free survival…2018 American Transplant Congress
Living Donor Liver Transplantation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma beyond UCSF Criteria: Can We Achieve a Modest Long-Term Survival? A Single Center Retrospective Analysis of Using Extended Criteria
Organ Transplantation Center, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
Milan's criteria were universally validated for LT in HCC patients and, were accepted as allocation criteria of UNOS in 2001 & Eurotransplantation in 2006. However,…2018 American Transplant Congress
Prediction of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Recurrence Following Liver Transplantation Using Combined Differential Gene Expression, Copy Number Variation and Somatic Mutation Analysis
Liver allocation for transplant candidates with hepatocellular carcinoma is limited by OPTN policy to patients whose tumors remain within size limits defined by Milan criteria.…2018 American Transplant Congress
Tregs Expression Predicts Prognosis in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma
New therapeutic strategies are needed to improve the survival of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the third in overall global cancer-related mortality. T regulatory cells…2018 American Transplant Congress
Utility of Combining Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT) to Transarterial Chemoembolization as Destination Therapy for Hepatocellular Cancer (HCC) within Milan Criteria
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City.
Limited data are available on the effect of SBRT in patients with HCC within Milan. We aimed to compare TACE followed by SBRT with TACE…2018 American Transplant Congress
Radiation Exposure to the Transplant Surgeon: A Case Study of Recent Yttrium-90 Treatment in an Explanted Liver
BACKGROUND: Yttrium-90 (Y-90) radioembolization for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma can present safety challenges to the surgeon when transplanting a recently treated Y-90 patient. To…2018 American Transplant Congress
T Cell Lineage Imbalance and Regulatory Immune Populations in HCC Patients Undergoing Downstaging While Waitlisted for Liver Transplantation
Purpose:In this study, we monitored peripheral lymphocyte lineage and regulatory immune populations in HCC patients undergoing DEB-TACE as a bridge to liver transplantation.Methods: Liver transplant…2017 American Transplant Congress
Recurrent HCC After Radiofrequency Ablation or Liver Resection Can Be Effectively Treated with Salvage Transplantation.
Background:Liver resection (LR) and radiofrequency ablation (RFA) represent curative therapies for early stages of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). If tumour recurrence occurs, salvage liver transplant (SLT)…2017 American Transplant Congress
HCV Eradication with DAA Therapy Should Be Attempted Prior to Liver Transplantation and Does Not Impact HCC Recurrence.
University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Background: Recent advances in the direct-acting antiviral (DAA) treatment of HCV have lead to high rates of HCV eradication, even in patients with decompensated cirrhosis.…
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