Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Cincinnati School of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH.
Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Cincinnati School of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH.
J Am Coll Surg. 2019 Apr;228(4):560-567. doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2018.12.004. Epub 2018 Dec 23.
Given the shortage of available liver grafts, transplantation (LTx) of hepatitis C virus antibody-positive, nucleic acid test-negative (HCV Ab+/NAT-) livers into nonviremic HCV recipients can expand the donor pool. Having previously described the sentinel experience of HCV Ab+/NAT- allografts in nonviremic recipients, we report the growth and extended follow-up of this program for 55 patients compared with recipients of Public Health Services (PHS) increased-risk donor HCV Ab-/NAT- allografts.
A prospective review of all HCV nonviremic LTx patients receiving HCV Ab+/NAT- organs between March 2016 and August 2018 was performed. All HCV Ab+/NAT- organ recipients underwent HCV testing at 3 months and 1-year post-LTx to determine HCV transmission.
Fifty-five HCV nonviremic candidates received HCV Ab+/NAT- organs; 64% male, median age 59 years (range 36 to 69 years) and median Model for End-Stage Liver Disease score of 22.5. Two recipients were excluded due to death before HCV testing. The HCV disease transmission occurred in 5 recipients (9%). Of these, 4 (80%) underwent anti-HCV treatment with eradication of virus. No patient found to be negative at 3 months seroconverted at 1-year follow-up. No patients who received PHS increased-risk donor HCV Ab-/NAT- organs had viremia develop (0 of 57) and there was no difference in graft and renal function, complications, or survival between HCV Ab+/NAT- recipients and PHS increased-risk donor HCV Ab-/NAT- recipients.
We report the largest experience with LTx from HCV Ab+/NAT- donors into 55 seronegative recipients with a HCV transmission rate of 9% with no late conversions at 1 year and no difference in function or graft loss compared with PHS increased-risk donor HCV Ab-/NAT- recipients. Due to availability of safe and effective HCV therapies, the use of such organs should be strongly considered to increase the donor organ pool.
鉴于可用肝移植物的短缺,将丙型肝炎病毒抗体阳性、核酸检测阴性(HCV Ab+/NAT-)的肝脏移植到非病毒血症 HCV 受者体内,可以扩大供体库。我们之前描述了非病毒血症受者 HCV Ab+/NAT-同种异体移植物的先驱经验,在此我们报告了在 55 例患者中扩大该方案的经验,这些患者与接受公共卫生服务(PHS)高风险供体 HCV Ab-/NAT-同种异体移植物的患者相比。
对 2016 年 3 月至 2018 年 8 月期间接受 HCV Ab+/NAT-器官的所有 HCV 非病毒血症 LTx 患者进行了前瞻性回顾。所有 HCV Ab+/NAT-器官受者在 LTx 后 3 个月和 1 年进行 HCV 检测,以确定 HCV 传播情况。
55 例 HCV 非病毒血症候选者接受了 HCV Ab+/NAT-器官;64%为男性,中位年龄 59 岁(范围 36 至 69 岁),中位终末期肝病模型评分 22.5。由于 HCV 检测前死亡,有 2 例患者被排除在外。在 5 例受者中发生了 5 例 HCV 疾病传播(9%)。其中 4 例(80%)接受了抗 HCV 治疗,病毒被清除。在 1 年的随访中,没有在 3 个月时检测为阴性的患者出现血清转换。在接受 PHS 高风险供体 HCV Ab-/NAT-器官的患者中,没有人发生病毒血症(57 例均无),在 HCV Ab+/NAT-受者和 PHS 高风险供体 HCV Ab-/NAT-受者之间,在移植物和肾功能、并发症或存活率方面没有差异。
我们报告了最大规模的经验,将 HCV Ab+/NAT-供体的肝脏移植到 55 例血清阴性受者中,HCV 传播率为 9%,在 1 年内无晚期转换,与 PHS 高风险供体 HCV Ab-/NAT-受者相比,在功能或移植物丢失方面无差异。由于安全有效的 HCV 治疗方法的可用性,应强烈考虑使用此类器官以增加供体器官库。