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Long-term Outcomes of ABO-incompatible Pediatric Living Donor Liver Transplantation.


ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:ABO-incompatible (ABOi) living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) has been performed to compensate for donor shortage. To date, few studies have reported detailed B-cell desensitization protocols and long-term outcomes of ABOi pediatric LDLT. METHODS:Twenty-nine pediatric ABOi LDLT recipients were retrospectively analyzed. We compared the clinical outcomes between ABOi (n = 29) and non-ABOi (n = 131) pediatric LDLT recipients. Furthermore, we evaluated the safety and efficacy of our rituximab-based regimen for ABOi pediatric LDLT (2 ? age < 18; n = 10). RESULTS:There were no significant differences in the incidence of infection, vascular complications, biliary complications, and acute cellular rejection between ABOi and non-ABOi groups. The cumulative graft survival rate at 1, 3, and 5 years for non-ABOi group were 92.1%, 87.0%, and 86.1%, and those for ABOi group were 82.8%, 82.8%, and 78.2%, respectively. Rituximab-based desensitization protocol could be performed safely, and reduced CD19+ lymphocyte counts effectively. Although rituximab-treated ABOi group showed comparable clinical outcomes and graft survival rate, 2 patients developed antibody-mediated rejection. CONCLUSIONS:ABOi LDLT is a feasible option for pediatric end-stage liver disease patients. However, it should be noted that current desensitization protocol does not completely prevent the onset of antibody-mediated rejection in several cases.

SUBMITTER: Honda M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6166697 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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<h4>Background</h4>ABO-incompatible (ABOi) living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) has been performed to compensate for donor shortage. To date, few studies have reported detailed B-cell desensitization protocols and long-term outcomes of ABOi pediatric LDLT.<h4>Methods</h4>Twenty-nine pediatric ABOi LDLT recipients were retrospectively analyzed. We compared the clinical outcomes between ABOi (n = 29) and non-ABOi (n = 131) pediatric LDLT recipients. Furthermore, we evaluated the safety and ef  ...[more]

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