Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5657160 | Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology | 2017 | 23 Pages |
Abstract
HCC was the leading indication for liver transplantation in the United States in 2015. Despite this, the probability of liver transplantation decreased the most in registrants with HCC. Pretransplantation and post-transplantation outcomes have improved, particularly in patients with HCV infection.
Keywords
direct antiviral agentDAAUNOS/OPTNOPTNHCCnonalcoholic steatohepatitisDatabaseLiver cancerbody mass indexBMIUnited Network for Organ SharingOrgan Procurement and Transplantation Networkconfidence intervalModel for End-Stage Liver Diseasehazard ratioNash HBVHepatitis C virusHCVhepatitis B virusLiver transplantationHepatocellular carcinomaMELDUNOS
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Authors
Ju Dong Yang, Joseph J. Larson, Kymberly D. Watt, Alina M. Allen, Russell H. Wiesner, Gregory J. Gores, Lewis R. Roberts, Julie A. Heimbach, Michael D. Leise,