Effect of mandatory 6-month waiting period on waitlist and transplant outcomes in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma
Recommended Citation
Nagai S, Kitajima T, Yeddula S, Salgia R, Schilke R, Abouljoud MS, and Moonka D. Effect of mandatory 6-month waiting period on waitlist and transplant outcomes in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. Hepatology 2020.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
3-10-2020
Publication Title
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.)
Abstract
OPTN/UNOS policy mandates a 6-month waiting period before exception scores are granted to liver transplant candidates with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). This study aims to evaluate waitlist and post-transplant outcomes, in HCC patients, before and after implementation of the 6-month waiting rule. We examined two groups from the UNOS registry; Group 1 (pre 6-month rule) comprised patients registered as transplant candidates with HCC from Jan. 1, 2013 to Oct. 7, 2015 (n=4,814). Group 2 (post 6-month rule) comprised patients registered from Oct. 8, 2015 to Jun. 30, 2018 (n=3,287). As expected, the transplant probability was higher in the first six months after listing in Group 1 than Group 2 at 42.0% vs 6.3% (P
Medical Subject Headings
Transplant and Abdominal Surgery
PubMed ID
32157711
ePublication
ePub ahead of print
