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TRANSPLANTATION
Volume 84, Issue 1, Pages 56-63Publisher
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/01.tp.0000267916.36343.ca
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recurrence; hepatitis C virus; outcome; retransplantation; mortality
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Background. Hepatitis C virus (HCV) recurrence after liver transplantation (LT) is almost universal, but the natural history of recurrent HCV in the allograft is highly variable. Our study had two aims: 1) to assess the impact of different pre- and postLT factors on graft and patient survival in HCV transplant recipients and 2) to create a model which may predict the patients at risk for HCV-related graft cirrhosis at 5 years postLT. Methods. A total of 168 LTs were considered for this study. Univariate and multivariate Cox proportional hazards regression model was used, as well as logistic regression analysis to create a model of prediction of HCV cirrhosis within 5 years after LT. Results. Predictive factors for both decreased graft and patient survival included patients recently transplanted (20002004), induction without azathioprine, short-term therapy with mycophenolate mofetil and prednisone (<= 6 months), presence of early cholestasis, histologically proven early recurrence of hepatitis C. Recipient human leukocyte antigen DR3 positivity, presence of early cholestasis, and donor age >50 years were identified as independent predictors of graft cirrhosis within 5 years. A predictive model was established in order to calculate at 6 months a risk score for graft HCV cirrhosis within 5 years postLT using a formula that included the identified independent predictors. The area under receiver operating characteristic curve was 0.83, indicating a good ability to predict medium-term HCV allograft cirrhosis. Conclusion. This model may be a useful tool for better identifying high-risk HCV patients who should be selected for early initiation of antiviral therapy.
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