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          Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 

 

Achieving Sustained Virologic Response in Liver Transplant Recipients with Hepatitis C Decreases Risk of Decline in Renal Function.
Satapathy SK, Joglekar K, Molnar MZ,
Liver Transpl. 2018 Mar 23.
Abstract

Recipient characteristics and morbidity and mortality after liver transplantation.
Asrani SK, Saracino G, O'Leary JG, et al
J Hepatol. 2018 Feb 14.
Abstract

Viral eradication and fibrosis resolution in post liver transplant cholestatic hepatitis C.
Mauro E, Crespo G, Montironi C, et al
Liver Transpl. 2018 Jan 31.
Abstract

Transplanting HCV-positive livers into HCV-negative patients with preemptive antiviral treatment: A modeling study.
Chhatwal J, Samur S, Bethea ED, et al 
Hepatology. 2017 Dec 9.
Abstract

Hepatitis C Transmission from Seropositive, Non-Viremic Donors to Non-Hepatitis C Liver Transplant Recipients.
Bari K, Luckett K, Kaiser
T,  et al
Hepatology. 2017 Dec 2.
Abstract

Alcoholic Liver Disease replaces Hepatitis C Virus Infection as the Leading Indication for Liver Transplantation in the United States.
Cholankeril G, Ahmed A.
Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2017 Nov 30.
Abstract

Intrahepatic MicroRNA Profile of Liver Transplant Recipients with Hepatitis C Virus Co-Infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus.
Miyaaki H, Takatsuki M, Ichikawa T, et al
Ann Transplant. 2017 Nov 24;22:701-706
Abstract

Liver Transplantation With Old Grafts: A Ten-Year Experience.
Roullet S, Defaye M, Quinart A,
Transplant Proc. 2017 Nov;49(9):2135-2143.
Abstract


Intrahepatic MicroRNA Profile of Liver Transplant Recipients with Hepatitis C Virus Co-Infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus.
Miyaaki H, Takatsuki M, Ichikawa T,
Ann Transplant. 2017 Nov 24;22:701-706
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Liver transplantation for chronic hepatitis C virus infection in the United States 2002-2014: An analysis of the UNOS/OPTN registry.
Dultz G, Graubard BI, Martin P, et al
PLoS One. 2017 Oct 31;12(10):e0186898
Paper

Long-term Patient and Graft Survival of Kidney Transplant Recipients with Hepatitis C Virus Infection in the United States.
Heo NY, Mannalithara A, Kim D, et al
Transplantation. 2017 Oct 3.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Diminishing Use of Liver Biopsy among Liver Transplant Recipients for Hepatitis C.
Aby E, Jimenez MA, Grotts JF, et al
J Clin Transl Hepatol. 2017 Sep 28;5(3):197-202.
Paper

Rising Rates of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Leading to Liver Transplantation in Baby Boomer Generation with Chronic Hepatitis C, Alcohol Liver Disease, and Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis-Related Liver Disease.
Cholankeril G, Yoo ER, Perumpail RB,  et al
Diseases. 2017 Sep 26;5(4).
Abstract

Impact of Hepatitis C virus infection on health-related quality of life before and after liver transplantation: A multidisciplinary point of view.
Golfieri L, Gitto S, Morelli MC,
Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. 2017 Jul 31.
Abstract

HCV Viremic Donors With Hepatic Bridging Fibrosis: Are We Ready To Use Their Livers in The Era of Direct-Acting Antivirals?
Martini S, David E, Tandoi F, et al
Am J Transplant
. 2017 Jul 25.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Rate of hepatitis C viral clearance by human livers in human patients: Liver transplantation modeling primary infection and implications for studying entry inhibition.
Hughes MG Jr, Tucker WW, et al  
PLoS One
. 2017 Jul 21;12(7):e0180719.
Paper

Rates of Liver Re-transplantation in the United States are declining in the Era of Direct Acting Antiviral Agents.
Cholankeril G, Yoo ER, Hu M, .et al
J Viral Hepat. 2017 Jul 7.
Abstract

Cost-Effectiveness of Pre versus Post Liver Transplant Hepatitis C Treatment with Direct-Acting Antivirals.
Samur S, Kues B, Ayer T, Roberts MS, et al
Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2017 Jun 17.
Abstract

Safety and Efficacy of Current DAA Regimens in Kidney and Liver Transplant Recipients with Hepatitis C: Results from the HCV-TARGET Study.Saxena V, Khungar V, Verna EC,et al
Hepatology. 2017 May 15.
Abstract

Pre- and Post-Transplant Treatment of Viral Hepatitis C.
Mutimer D.
Dig Dis. 2017;35(4):347-350. .
Abstract

Negativization of viremia prior to liver transplant reduces early allograft dysfunction in hepatitis C recipients.
Martini S, Tandoi F, Terzi di Bergamo L, et al

Liver Transpl
. 2017 Apr 19.
Abstract

The New Era of Hepatitis C: Therapy in Liver Transplant Recipients.
Little EC, Berenguer M.
Clin Liver Dis
. 2017 May;21(2):421-434.

Abstract

Potential Liver Transplant Recipients with Hepatitis C: Should They Be Treated Before or After Transplantation?
Anand AC.
J Clin Exp Hepatol. 2017 Mar;7(1):42-54.
Abstract

se of Hepatitis C-Positive Donor Livers in Liver Transplantation.
Bushyhead D, Goldberg D.
Curr Hepatol Rep
. 2017 Mar;16(1):12-17
Abstract

Hepatitis C Virus Therapy for Decompensated and Posttransplant Patients.
Dailey F, Ayoub WS.
J Clin Gastroenterol. 2017 Mar;51(3):215-222..
Abstract

Expanding access to transplantation with hepatitis C-positive donors: A new perspective on an old issue.
Kling CE, Limaye AP, Landis CS, Sibulesky
L.
Clin Transplant. 2017 Feb;31(2). doi: 10.1111/ctr.12884.
Abstract

Changes in the Prevalence of Hepatitis C Virus Infection, Non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis, and Alcoholic Liver Disease Among Patients with Cirrhosis or Liver Failure on the Waitlist for Liver Transplantation.
Goldberg D, Ditah IC, Saeian K, et al
Gastroenterology. 2017 Jan 11.
Abstract

Successful treatment of donor-derived hepatitis C viral infection in three transplant recipients from a donor at increased risk for bloodborne pathogens.
Shah AP, Cameron A, Singh P, et al
Transpl Infect Dis. 2017 Jan 6
Abstract

'Optimal Timing of Hepatitis C Treatment for Patients on the Liver Transplant Waiting List.
Chhatwal J, Samur S, Kues B,
Hepatology. 2016 Nov 5
Abstract

The impact of directly acting antivirals on the enzymatic liver function of liver transplant recipients with recurrent hepatitis C.
Raschzok N, Schott E, Reutzel-Selke A, et al
Transpl Infect Dis. 2016 Sep 15.
Abstract

Expert recommendations: Hepatitis C and transplantation.
Zimmermann T, Beckebaum S, Berg C, et al
Z Gastroenterol. 2016 Jul;54(7):665-84.
.
Abstract

Does Hepatitis C Treatment Adherence Affect Risk of Liver Transplantation? A Historical Cohort Study.
Ems D, Racsa P, Anderson C,et al
J Manag Care Spec Pharm. 2016 Jul;22(7):863-71
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
The wider public health value of HCV treatment accrued by liver transplant recipients.
ena AB, Stevens W, Gonzalez YS,
Am J Manag Care. 2016 May;22(6 Spec No.):SP212-9.
Paper

Long-term outcomes of lung transplant recipients with hepatitis C infection: a retrospective study of the U.S. transplant registry.
Koenig A, Stepanova M, Saab S, et al
Aliment Pharmacol Ther
. 2016 Jun 9
Abstract

HCV treatment in liver transplantation: timing seems to be the challenge.
De Knegt RJ
Transpl Int
. 2016 Jun 3.
Abstract

Curing Hepatitis C in Liver Transplant Recipients Is Associated with Changes in Immunosuppressant Use.
Saab S, Rheem J, Jimenez M,
J Clin Transl Hepatol. 2016 Mar28;4(1
Abstract

Perspectives on treating hepatitis C infection in the liver transplantation setting.
Chen T, Terrault N.
Curr Opin Organ Transplant. 2016 Feb 26.
Abstract

Impact of Obesity and Diabetes on Waitlist Survival, Probability of Liver Transplantation, and Post-Transplant Survival among Chronic HCV Patients.
Aguilar M, Liu B, Holt EW, et al.

Liver Int
. 2016 Feb 9.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Outcomes for patients with HCV after liver transplantation in Korea: a multicenter study.
Kim JM, Lee KW, Song GW,  et al
Ann Surg Treat Res. 2016 Jan;90(1):36-42.
Paper

Current Management of Hepatitis C Virus: Regimens for Peri-Liver Transplant Patients.
Saxena V, Terrault N.
Clin Liver Dis
. 2015 Nov;19(4):669-88
Abstract

Interferon-free Therapy for Genotype 1 Hepatitis C in Liver Transplant Recipients: Real World Experience from HCV-TARGET.
Brown RS Jr, O'Leary JG, Reddy KR,  et al
Liver Transpl
. 2015 Oct 31.
Abstract

pontaneous clearance of HCV accompanying hepatitis after liver transplantation.
Kogiso T, Hashimoto E, Ikarashi Y, et al
Clin J Gastroenterol. 2015 Sep 5.
Abstract

Interferon-Free Therapy for Hepatitis C in Liver Transplant Recipients.
Ueda Y, Uemoto S.
Transplantation. 2015 Sep 2.
Abstract

Liver Transplant Recipients and Prioritization of Anti-HCV Therapy: An Italian Cohort Analysis.
Lanini S, Nanni Costa A, Grossi PA, et al
Liver Int
. 2015 Aug 12
Abstract

Liver transplantation for hepatitis C virus in the era of direct-acting antiviral agents.
Audrey C, Raffaele B.
Curr Opin HIV AIDS. 2015 Jul 17.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Hepatitis C: New challenges in liver transplantation.
Filipec Kanizaj T, Kunac N.
World J Gastroenterol. 2015 May 21;21(19):5768-
Paper

Complications and risk factors of a large series of percutaneous liver biopsies in patients with liver transplantation or liver disease.
Filingeri V, Sforza D, Tisone G.
Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci. 2015 May;19(9):1621-9..
Abstract

Hepatitis C treatment in patients on the liver transplant waiting list.
Verna EC, O'Leary JG.
Curr Opin Organ Transplant
. 2015 May 4.
Abstract

Hepatitis C: liver transplantation.
Metts J, Carmichael L, Kokor W, Scharffenberg R.
FP Essent. 2014 Dec;427:25-31.
Abstract

The association of hepatitis C virus infection and post-liver transplant diabetes: data from 17 000 HCV-infected transplant recipients.
Younossi Z, Stepanova M, Saab S,  et al
Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2014 Nov 21
Abstract

Shorter Waitlist Times and Improved Graft Survivals Are Observed in Patients Who Accept Hepatitis C Virus+ Renal Allografts.
Scalea JR, Barth RN, Munivenkatappa R,  et al
Transplantation
. 2014 Oct 21

Abstract

Hepatitis C Virus-specific T-cell Response Correlates with Hepatitis Activity and Donor IL28B Genotype Early after Liver Transplantation.
Tsuzaki R, Takaki A, Yagi T, et al
Acta Med Okayama. 2014 Oct;68(5):291-302.
Abstract

Survival Benefit of Repeat Liver Transplantation in the United States: A Serial MELD Analysis by Hepatitis C Status and Donor Risk Index.
Biggins SW, Gralla J, Dodge JL, et al
Am J Transplant
. 2014 Sep 1
9.
.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Outcomes after liver transplantation for combined alcohol and hepatitis C virus infection.
Khan R, Singal AK, Anand BS.
World J Gastroenterol
. 2014 Sep 14;20(34):11935-11938. Review.
Paper

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Impact of immunosuppression minimization and withdrawal in long-term hepatitis C virus liver transplant recipients.
Manzia TM, Angelico R, Ciano P, et al
World J Gastroenterol
. 2014 Sep 14;20(34):12217-25.
Paper

Hepatitis C Genotype Influences Post-Liver Transplant Outcomes.
Campos-Varela I, Lai JC, Verna EC, et al
Transplantation. 2014 Sep 10
Abstract

Intent-to-Treat Analysis of Liver Transplant for Hepatocellular Carcinoma in the MELD Era: Impact of Hepatitis C and Advanced Status.
Hu Z, Li Z, Xiang J, et al
Dig Dis Sci. 2014 Jul 10..
Abstract

Frequency of regulatory T-cell and hepatitis C viral antigen-specific immune response in recurrent hepatitis C after liver transplantation.
Utsumi M, Takaki A, Umeda Y,  et al
Transpl Immunol. 2014 Jun 4. .

Abstract

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FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Liver grafts for transplantation from donors with diabetes: an analysis of the scientific registry of transplant recipients database.
Zheng J, Xiang J, Zhou J,  et al
PLoS One
. 2014 May 21;9(5):e98104.
Paper

Long-term Complications After Liver Transplantation.
Kuramitsu K, Fukumoto T, Iwasaki T, et al
Transplant Proc. 2014 Apr;46(3):797-803.
Abstract

Fibrosing Cholestatic Hepatitis Developing within One Month after Living Donor Liver Transplantation for Chronic Hepatitis C-related Cirrhosis: A Case Report.
Murakami K, Kawagishi N, Ishida K, et al
Transplant Proc. 2014 Apr;46(3):995-8..
Abstract

Clinical efficacy of simultaneous splenectomy in liver transplant recipients with hepatitis C virus.
Morimoto H, Ishiyama K, Ishifuro M,  et al
Transplant Proc. 2014 Apr;46(3):770-3.
Abstract

Optimizing outcome of recurrent hepatitis C virus genotype 4 after living donor liver transplantation: moving forward by looking back.
Dabbous HM, Elmeteini MS, Sakr MA, et al
Transplant Proc. 2014 Apr;46(3):822-7
.
Abstract

Expression pattern analysis of hepatocellular carcinoma tumor markers in viral hepatitis B and C patients undergoing liver transplantation and resection.
Ha TY, Hwang S, Kim KH, et al
Transplant Proc. 2014 Apr;46(3):888-93. 
Abstract

Association of Genetic Variants With Rapid Fibrosis: Progression After Liver Transplantation for Hepatitis C.
Layden JE, Tayo BO, Cotler SJ, et al
Transplantation. 2014 Apr 23
Abstract

Clinical efficacy of simultaneous splenectomy in liver transplant recipients with hepatitis C virus.
Morimoto H, Ishiyama K, Ishifuro M,  et al
Transplant Proc. 2014 Apr;46(3):770-3..

Abstract

Hypertension and hepatitis C virus infection are strong risk factors for developing late renal dysfunction after living donor liver transplantation: significance of renal biopsy.
Fujinaga K, Usui M, Yamamoto N, et al
Transplant Proc. 2014 Apr;46(3):804-10.
Abstract

Hepatitis C disease severity in living versus deceased donor liver transplant recipients: An extended observation study.
Terrault NA, Stravitz RT, Lok AS,  et al
Hepatology
. 2014 Apr;59(4):1311-9.
Abstract

Liver transplant complications in hepatitis C infected recipients: recurrence versus rejection.
Gehrau RC, Mas VR, Suh JL, Maluf DG.
Expert Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2014 Mar 18.
Abstract

Management of HCV transplant patients with triple therapy.
Coilly A, Roche B, Duclos-Vallée JC, Samuel D.
Liver
Int. 2014 Feb;34 Suppl 1:46-52.
Abstract

Post-transplant outcomes of patients with and without hepatitis C virus infection according to donor age and gender matching.
Grąt M, Kornasiewicz O, Lewandowski Z,  et al
Ann Transplant. 2013 Dec 23;18:705-1
5.
Abstract

Donor PNPLA3 rs738409 genotype affects fibrosis progression in liver transplantation for hepatitis C.
Dunn W, O'Neil M, Zhao J, Wu CH,  et al
Hepatology
. 2013 Oct 1
Abstract

Dynamics of defective hepatitis C virus clones in reinfected liver grafts in liver transplant recipients; ultra-deep sequencing analysis.
Ohtsuru S, Ueda Y, Marusawa H, Inuzuka T et al
J Clin Microbio
l
. 2013 Aug 28.
Abstract

Perioperative blood transfusion affects hepatitis C virus (HCV)-specific immune responses and outcome following liver transplantation in HCV-infected patients.
Subramanian V, Bharat A, Vachharajani N,  et al.
HPB
(Oxford)
. 2013 Jul 22..
Abstract

Excellent liver retransplantation outcomes in hepatitis C-infected recipients.
Kressel A, Therapondos G, Bohorquez H,  et al
Clin Transplant. 2013 Jul 16
Abstract

Viral status at the time of liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma: a modern predictor of longterm survival.
Groeschl RT, Hong JC, Christians KK,  et al
HPB (Oxford). 2013 Jun 19.
Abstract

Outcome After Liver Transplantation for Cirrhosis Due to Alcohol and Hepatitis C: Comparison to Alcoholic Cirrhosis and Hepatitis C Cirrhosis.
Singal AK, Hmoud BS, Guturu P, Kuo YF.
J Clin Gastroenterol. 2013 Jun 6.
Abstract

Imaging of hepatitis C virus infection in liver grafts after liver transplantation.
Mensa L, Pérez-Del-Pulgar S, et al
J Hepatol
. 2013 Mar 30
Abstract

Long-term follow-up of endoscopic therapy in stenosis of the bilio-biliary anastomosis associated with
orthotopic liver transplantation.
Albert JG, Filmann N, Elsner J, et al
Liver Transpl. 2013 Mar 22. .
Abstract

Influence of hepatitis C virus infection and high virus serum load on biliary complications in liver transplantation.
Horster S, Bäuerlein FJ, Mandel P, et al
Transpl Infect Dis
. 2013 Mar 1
Abstract

Antiviral therapy of symptomatic HCV-mixed 
cryoglobulinemia after liver transplant: Case 
report and literature review.
Francesca Donato M, Banfi G,  et al
Int J Artif Organs. 2013 Feb 28:0..
Abstract

Comparison of results of combined liver-kidney transplantation vs. isolated liver transplantation.
Aguilera V, Ferrer I, Berenguer M,  et al
Ann Hepatol
. 2013 Mar;12(2):274-81
Abstract

Non-invasive assessment of liver graft fibrosis by transient elastography after liver transplantation.
Barrault C, Roudot-Thoraval F,  et al
Clin Res Hepatol
Gastroenterol
. 2013 Jan 10
Abstract

The meaning of tissue and serum HCV RNA quantitation in hepatitis C recurrence after liver transplantation: A retrospective study.
Vasuri F, Morelli MC, Gruppioni E, et al
Dig Liver Dis. 2013 Jan 11

Abstract

Hepatic Preservation Injury: Severity of Hepatitis C Recurrence and Survival After Liver Transplantation.
Michaels AJ, Dhanasekaran R, Foley DP, et al
Dig Dis Sci
. 2013 Jan 10.
Abstract

Liver transplantation for HCV cirrhosis; cautious optimism after 10 years of experience.
Pacholczyk M, Lągiewska B, Lisik W,  et al
Ann Transplant. 2012 Dec 31;17(4):5-10..
Abstract

The Tor Vergata weaning of immunosuppression protocols in stable hepatitis C virus liver transplant patients: the 10-year follow-up.
Manzia TM, Angelico R, Baiocchi L,  et al
Transpl Int
. 2012 Dec 20.
Abstract

Treatment of genotype-1 hepatitis C recurrence after liver transplant improves survival in both sustained responders and relapsers.
Ponziani FR, Milani A, Gasbarrini A,  et al
Transpl Int
. 2012 Dec 11..
Abstract

Understanding the switchbacks: The impact of direct antivirals on the minimization of hepatitis C virus recurrence after transplantation.
Mutimer D.
Liver Transpl. 2012 Nov;18 Suppl 2:S47-51
Abstract

The Hepatitis Aggressiveness Score (HAS): A Novel Classification System for Post-Liver Transplantation
Recurrent Hepatitis C.
Moreira RK, Salomao M, Verna EC,  et al
Am J Surg Pathol. 2012 Oct 10.
Abstract

Donor Diabetes Mellitus Is an Independent Risk Factor for Graft Loss in HCV Positive but Not HCV Negative
Liver Transplant Recipients.
Wu Y, Ahmed A, Kamal A.
Dig Dis Sci. 2012 Aug 26..
Abstract

The Course of Posttransplant Hepatitis C Infection: Comparative Impact of Donor and Recipient Source of the Favorable
IL28B Genotype and Other Variables.
Duarte-Rojo A, Veldt BJ, Goldstein DD, et sl
Transplantation. 2012 Jun 29.
Abstract

Racial Differences in Fibrosis Progression After HCV-Related Liver Transplantation.
Layden JE, Cotler S, Brown KA, et al
Transplantation
. 2012 Jun 28..

Abstract

Unexpected Maintenance of Hepatitis C Viral Diversity Following Liver Transplantation.
Gray RR, Strickland SL, Veras NM, et al
J Virol. 2012 May 23. .
Abstract

No increased mortality from donor or recipient hepatitis B- and/or hepatitis C-positive serostatus after
related-donor allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation.
Tomblyn M, Chen M, Kukreja M, et al
Transpl Infect Dis
. 2012 May 1.
.
Abstract

Effects of ethnicity and socioeconomic status on survival and severity of fibrosis in liver transplant
recipients with hepatitis C virus.
Verna EC, Valadao R, Farrand E, et al
Liver Transpl. 2012 Apr;18(4):461-7
Abstract

Recipient and graft survival are not diminished by simultaneous liver-kidney transplantation:
An analysis of the UNOS database.
Martin EF, Huang J, Xiang Q,
Liver Transpl. 2012 Mar 29. .
Abstract

Comparison of two non-contemporaneous HCV-liver transplant cohorts:
strategies to improve the efficacy of antiviral therapy.
Berenguer M, Aguilera V, Rubín A,  et al

J Hepatol
. 2012 Feb 4..
Abstract

A Score Predicting Survival After Liver Retransplantation for Hepatitis C Virus Cirrhosis.
Andres A, Gerstel E, Combescure C,  et al
Transplantation. 2012 Jan 19.
Abstract

Cumulative risk of cardiovascular events following orthotopic liver transplantation.
Albeldawi M, Ashish Aggarwal, Madhwal S, et al
Liver Transpl. 2011 Dec 5
Abstract

Donor-recipient race mismatch in African-American liver transplant patients with chronic hepatitis C.
Saxena V, Lai JC, O'Leary JG,  et al
Liver Transpl. 2011 Dec 5.
Abstract

Eradication of hepatitis C virus genotype 1 after liver transplantation by interferon therapy before
surgery: Report of three patients with analysis of interleukin-28 polymorphism, hepatitis C virus
core region and interferon-sensitivity determining region.
Kawaoka T, Aikata H, Miyaki D,  et al
Hepatol Res. 2011 Nov;41(11):1126-31.
Abstract

Hepatic Transplant and HCV: A New Playground for an Old Virus.
Chinnadurai R, Velazquez V, Grakoui A.
Am J Transplant. 2011 Nov 1
. .
Abstract

Epidemiology and outcome of hepatitis C relapse in transplant recipients.
Angelico M.
Transplant Proc. 2011 Jul-Aug;43(6):2457-8.
Abstract

A randomized multicenter study comparing steroid-free and standard immunosuppression for
liver transplant recipients with chronic hepatitis C.
Klintmalm GB, Davis GL, Teperman L, et al
Liver Transpl. 2011 Aug 17..
Abstract

Major Challenges Limiting Liver Transplantation in the United States.
Wertheim JA, Petrowsky H, Saab S,  et al
Am J Transplant. 2011 Jun 14.
Abstract

Hepatitis C virus infected females have a higher risk of advanced fibrosis and graft loss
after liver transplantation than males.
Lai JC, Verna EC, Brown RS Jr,  et al

Hepatology
. 2011 Apr 28.
Abstract

Cardiovascular risk factors after liver transplantation: analysis of related factors.
Pérez MJ, García DM, Taybi BJ,  et al

Transplant Proc
. 2011 Apr;43(3):739-41.
Abstract

Survival After Liver Transplantation Using Hepatitis C Virus-Positive Donor Allografts:
Case-Controlled Analysis of the UNOS Database.
Burr AT, Li Y, Tseng JF, et al

World J Surg
. 2011 Mar 8.

Abstract

Outcomes for adult living donor liver transplantation: Comparison of A2ALL and national experience.
Olthoff KM, Abecassis MM, Emond JC, et al
Liver Transpl. 2011 Feb 25.
Abstract

Liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma: The impact of human immunodeficiency
virus infection.
Vibert E, Duclos-Vallée JC, Ghigna MR,  et al
Hepatology
. 2011 Feb;53(2):475-82. .
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Liver transplantation for hepatitis C and alcoholic liver disease.
Carbone M, Neuberger J.
J Transplant
. 2010;2010:893893.
Paper

Outcome of liver transplantation for haemophilia.
Yokoyama S, Bartlett A, Dar FS,  et al
HPB
(Oxford)
. 2011 Jan;13(1):40-5
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Retransplantation for graft failure in chronic hepatitis C infection:
A good use of a scarce resource?

Rowe IA, Barber KM, Birch R, et al
World J Gastroenterol. 2010 Oct 28;16(40):5070-6.
Paper
 

 
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Diagnostics
 

          Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  ARFI elastography: changes after direct-acting antiviral treatment in transplanted livers with relapse of hepatitis C virus infection.
Alfageme Zubillaga M, Fontanilla Echeveste T,
Radiologia. 2017 Feb 14

Abstract

The Diagnostic Impact of C4d, CD68, and NF-κB Expression in the Differentiation Between Recurrent Hepatitis C and Acute Cellular Rejection After Liver Transplantation.
Abdou AG, Asaad NY, Ehsan N,  et aL
Appl Immunohistochem Mol Morphol. 2015 Oct 13.
Abstract

Quantification of C4d deposition and hepatitis C virus RNA in tissue in cases of graft rejection and hepatitis C recurrence after liver transplantation.
Song AT, Mello ES, Alves VA, et al
Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz
. 2015 Feb 13;0:0.

Abstract

Hepatitis C virus core antigen testing in liver and kidney transplant recipients.
Heidrich B, Pischke S, Helfritz FA, et al
J Viral Hepa
t. 2013 Nov 19.
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Transplant Criteria
 

          Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Extended criteria donors in liver transplantation Part I: reviewing the impact of determining factors.
Nemes B, Gámán G, Polak WG, et al
Expert Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol
. 2016 Feb 3.

Abstract

Extended criteria donors in liver transplantation Part II: reviewing the impact of extended criteria donors on the complications and outcomes of liver transplantation.
Nemes B, Gámán G, Polak WG, et al
Expert Rev Gastroentero
l Hepatol
. 2016 Feb 1.
Abstract

Use of extended criteria livers decreases wait time for liver transplantation without adversely
impacting posttransplant survival.
Tector AJ, Mangus RS, Chestovich P, et al
Ann Surg. 2006 Sep;244(3):439-50.
Abstract

 

Donor Studies
 

          Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Association of IL28B SNPs rs12979860 and rs8099917 on Hepatitis C Virus-RNA Status in Donors/Recipients of Living Donor Liver Transplantation.
Chiu KW, Nakano T, Chen KD, et al
PLoS One. 2016 Jun 8;11(6):e0156846.
Paper

Actual Risk of Using Very Aged Donors for Unselected Liver Transplant Candidates: A European Single-center Experience in the MELD Era.
Bertuzzo VR, Cescon M, Odaldi F,
et al
Ann Surg
. 2016 Mar 7. .
Abstract

Extended criteria donors in liver transplantation Part I: reviewing the impact of determining factors.
Nemes B, Gámán G, Polak WG, et al
Expert Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol
. 2016 Feb 3.

Abstract

Extended criteria donors in liver transplantation Part II: reviewing the impact of extended criteria donors on the complications and outcomes of liver transplantation.
Nemes B, Gámán G, Polak WG, et al

Expert Rev Gastroentero
l Hepatol
. 2016 Feb 1.
Abstract

Impact of Donor and Recipient Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in Living Liver Donor Transplantation for Hepatitis C.
Miyaaki H, Ichikawa T, Taura N, et al 
Transplant Proc
. 2015 Dec;47(10):2916-9.
Abstract

Pros and Cons: Usage of organs from donors infected with hepatitis C virus - revision in the direct acting antiviral era.
Coilly A, Samuel D.J
Hepatol. 2015 Sep 12. .
Abstract

Reappraisal of the hepatitis C virus-positive donor in solid organ transplantation.
Patwardhan VR, Curry MP.
Curr Opin Organ Transplant. 2015 May 4.
Abstract

Post-Transplant Course of Hepatitis C After Living Donor Liver Transplantation in Association with Polymorphisms near IFNL3.
Monaghan KG, Gonzalez HC, Levin AM, et al
J Interferon Cytokine Res
. 2014 Oct 24.
Abstract

Use of Octogenarian Donors for Liver Transplantation: A Survival Analysis.
Ghinolfi D, Marti J, De Simone P, et al
Am J Transplant. 2014 Sep;14(9):2062-2071.
Abstract

rs8099917 and Viral Genotyping as Indications for Living Donor Liver Transplantation for Hepatitis C: A Case Report.
Yoshida Y, Ikegami T, Yoshizumi T,  et al
Transplant Proc. 2014 Aug 20.
Abstract

Donor risk index for African American liver transplant recipients with hepatitis C virus.
Shores NJ, Dodge JL, Feng S, Terrault NA.
Hepatology
. 2013 May 20.
Abstract

Differential Effects of Donor and Recipient IL28B and DDX58 SNPs on Severity of HCV after Liver Transplantation.
Biggins SW, Trotter J, Gralla J, et al
J Hepatol. 2013 Jan 15.
Abstract

CC genotype donors for the Interleukin-28B single nucleotide polymorphism are Associated with Better Outcomes in Hepatitis C after Liver Transplant.
Firpi RJ, Dong H, Clark VC,  et al
Liver Int. 2012 Oct 29. .
Abstract

Living donor liver transplantation for hepatitis C.
Takada Y, Uemoto S.
Surg Today. 2012 Oct 6.
Abstract

Living Donor Liver Transplantation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma.
Lee SG, Moon DB.
Recent Results Cancer Res. 2013;190:165-179..
Abstract

 
 

Waiting Lists
 

          Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 

Hepatocellular carcinoma in the wait-listed patient with hepatitis C virus.
Prenner SB, Kulik L.
Curr Opin Organ Transplant
. 2018 Feb 5.

Abstract

Drop-out rate from the liver transplant waiting list due to HCC progression in HCV-infected patients treated with direct acting antivirals.
Zanetto A, Shalaby S, Vitale A,  et al
Liver Transpl. 2017 May 22.
Abstract

Hepatitis C Virus Positive Patients on the Waiting List for Liver Transplantation: Turnover and Characteristics of the Population on the Eve of the Therapeutic Revolution With Direct-Acting Antivirals.
Trapani S, Rizzato L, Masiero L, Ricci A, et al
Transplant Proc
. 2017 May;49(4):658-666.
Abstract

Delisting of liver transplant candidates with chronic hepatitic C after viral eradication: A European study.
Belli LS, Berenguer M, Cortesi PA et al
J Hepatol. 2016 May 17.
Abstract

A pleasant dilemma to have: to treat the HCV patient on the waiting list or to treat post-liver transplantation?
Barsa JE, Branch AD, Schiano TD.
Clin Transplant. 2015 Aug 29.
Abstract

Trends in Waitlist Registration for Liver Transplantation for Viral Hepatitis
in the US.
Kim WR, Terrault NA, Pedersen RA, et al 
Gastroenterology
. 2009 Jul 23
Abstract


Serologic profile in hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus in a Brazilian liver transplant
waiting list.
Almeida RA, Silva GF, Llanos JC
Transplant Proc. 2006 Jul-Aug;38(6):1920-1
Abstract
 

HBV/HCV Transplants
 

          Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Outcome of Liver Transplantation for Recipients With Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C Virus Coinfection:
Analysis of the UNOS Data.
Waki K, Sugawara Y, Tamura S,  et al
Transplantation
. 2011 Aug 9.
Abstract
 

Pediatric Transplants
 

          Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Long-Term outcome of hepatitis c infection acquired following pediatric liver transplantation.
Venturi C, Bueno J, Castells L,  et al

Liver Transpl
. 2011 Sep 19.

Abstract
 


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