Successful Long-Term Outcomes in HIV-Infected Transplant Recipients: Overcoming Hepatitis C

Initial trials looking at the efficacy of kidney (KT) and liver transplantation (LT) in HIV-infected patients showed early graft and patient survival outcomes comparable to those in noninfected patients, except for patients with HCV co-infection. We hypothesized comparable long-term outcomes in the post-HCV direct acting agent (DAA) era.

Source: Journal of the American College of Surgeons - September 30, 2020 Category: Surgery Authors: Arya Zarinsefat, Arushi Gulati, Ryutaro Hirose, Nancy L. Ascher, Mehdi Tavakol, Rodney Rogers, Peter G. Stock Tags: Transplantation and tissue engineering Source Type: research