Survival after Liver Transplantation for Hepatitis C Is Unchanged over Two Decades in Canada

Allograft failure secondary to recurrence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is the most common cause of death and retransplantation among recipients with HCV infection. It has been suggested that patients transplanted for HCV have had worse outcomes in more recent years than in previous years (th...

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Main Authors: Kymberly DS Watt, Kelly W Burak, Marc Deschênes, Les Lilly, Denis Marleau, Paul Marotta, Andrew Mason, Kevork M Peltekian, Eberhard Renner, Eric M Yoshida, for the Canadian Transplant Hepatology Outcomes Research Network
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Published: Wiley 2008-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2008/127684
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Kelly W Burak
Marc Deschênes
Les Lilly
Denis Marleau
Paul Marotta
Andrew Mason
Kevork M Peltekian
Eberhard Renner
Eric M Yoshida
for the Canadian Transplant Hepatology Outcomes Research Network
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description Allograft failure secondary to recurrence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is the most common cause of death and retransplantation among recipients with HCV infection. It has been suggested that patients transplanted for HCV have had worse outcomes in more recent years than in previous years (the ‘era effect’). A Canadian transplantation registry database was analyzed to determine the outcomes of patients transplanted over the years for HCV. The results of the present analysis of 1002 patients show that the ‘era effect’ was not seen in liver transplantation recipients with HCV in Canada, because no survival difference was noted based on the year of transplantation. All groups had overall two-year and five-year survival rates of 76% to 83% and 69% to 72%, respectively. The present study’s national results prove continued benefit to transplantation of HCV patients.
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spelling doaj-art-a51b5dde45ae4df28acc02fd2696c92a2025-08-20T02:23:06ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Gastroenterology0835-79002008-01-0122215315410.1155/2008/127684Survival after Liver Transplantation for Hepatitis C Is Unchanged over Two Decades in CanadaKymberly DS Watt0Kelly W Burak1Marc Deschênes2Les Lilly3Denis Marleau4Paul Marotta5Andrew Mason6Kevork M Peltekian7Eberhard Renner8Eric M Yoshida9for the Canadian Transplant Hepatology Outcomes Research NetworkDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, CanadaUniversity of Calgary Liver Unit, Calgary, Alberta, CanadaMcGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaUniversity of Toronto, University Health Network Liver Transplant Program, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaSt. Luc Hospital, Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montreal, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of Western Ontario, Liver Unit, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ontario, CanadaDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, CanadaSection of Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Manitoba, Health Sciences Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, CanadaDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaAllograft failure secondary to recurrence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is the most common cause of death and retransplantation among recipients with HCV infection. It has been suggested that patients transplanted for HCV have had worse outcomes in more recent years than in previous years (the ‘era effect’). A Canadian transplantation registry database was analyzed to determine the outcomes of patients transplanted over the years for HCV. The results of the present analysis of 1002 patients show that the ‘era effect’ was not seen in liver transplantation recipients with HCV in Canada, because no survival difference was noted based on the year of transplantation. All groups had overall two-year and five-year survival rates of 76% to 83% and 69% to 72%, respectively. The present study’s national results prove continued benefit to transplantation of HCV patients.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2008/127684
spellingShingle Kymberly DS Watt
Kelly W Burak
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Denis Marleau
Paul Marotta
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Eric M Yoshida
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Survival after Liver Transplantation for Hepatitis C Is Unchanged over Two Decades in Canada
Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
title Survival after Liver Transplantation for Hepatitis C Is Unchanged over Two Decades in Canada
title_full Survival after Liver Transplantation for Hepatitis C Is Unchanged over Two Decades in Canada
title_fullStr Survival after Liver Transplantation for Hepatitis C Is Unchanged over Two Decades in Canada
title_full_unstemmed Survival after Liver Transplantation for Hepatitis C Is Unchanged over Two Decades in Canada
title_short Survival after Liver Transplantation for Hepatitis C Is Unchanged over Two Decades in Canada
title_sort survival after liver transplantation for hepatitis c is unchanged over two decades in canada
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