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Outcomes of liver transplant recipients with hepatitis C and human immunodeficiency virus coinfection.


ABSTRACT: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a controversial indication for liver transplantation (LT) in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients because of reportedly poor outcomes. This prospective, multicenter US cohort study compared patient and graft survival for 89 HCV/HIV-coinfected patients and 2 control groups: 235 HCV-monoinfected LT controls and all US transplant recipients who were 65 years old or older. The 3-year patient and graft survival rates were 60% [95% confidence interval (CI) = 47%-71%] and 53% (95% CI = 40%-64%) for the HCV/HIV patients and 79% (95% CI = 72%-84%) and 74% (95% CI = 66%-79%) for the HCV-infected recipients (P < 0.001 for both), and HIV infection was the only factor significantly associated with reduced patient and graft survival. Among the HCV/HIV patients, older donor age [hazard ratio (HR) = 1.3 per decade], combined kidney-liver transplantation (HR = 3.8), an anti-HCV-positive donor (HR = 2.5), and a body mass index < 21 kg/m(2) (HR = 3.2) were independent predictors of graft loss. For the patients without the last 3 factors, the patient and graft survival rates were similar to those for US LT recipients. The 3-year incidence of treated acute rejection was 1.6-fold higher for the HCV/HIV patients versus the HCV patients (39% versus 24%, log rank P = 0.02), but the cumulative rates of severe HCV disease at 3 years were not significantly different (29% versus 23%, P = 0.21). In conclusion, patient and graft survival rates are lower for HCV/HIV-coinfected LT patients versus HCV-monoinfected LT patients. Importantly, the rates of treated acute rejection (but not the rates of HCV disease severity) are significantly higher for HCV/HIV-coinfected recipients versus HCV-infected recipients. Our results indicate that HCV per se is not a contraindication to LT in HIV patients, but recipient and donor selection and the management of acute rejection strongly influence outcomes.

SUBMITTER: Terrault NA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3358510 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Outcomes of liver transplant recipients with hepatitis C and human immunodeficiency virus coinfection.

Terrault Norah A NA   Roland Michelle E ME   Schiano Thomas T   Dove Lorna L   Wong Michael T MT   Poordad Fred F   Ragni Margaret V MV   Barin Burc B   Simon David D   Olthoff Kim M KM   Johnson Lynt L   Stosor Valentina V   Jayaweera Dushyantha D   Fung John J   Sherman Kenneth E KE   Subramanian Aruna A   Millis J Michael JM   Slakey Douglas D   Berg Carl L CL   Carlson Laurie L   Ferrell Linda L   Stablein Donald M DM   Odim Jonah J   Fox Lawrence L   Stock Peter G PG  

Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society 20120601 6


Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a controversial indication for liver transplantation (LT) in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients because of reportedly poor outcomes. This prospective, multicenter US cohort study compared patient and graft survival for 89 HCV/HIV-coinfected patients and 2 control groups: 235 HCV-monoinfected LT controls and all US transplant recipients who were 65 years old or older. The 3-year patient and graft survival rates were 60% [95% confidence interval (CI) =  ...[more]

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