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Title: | Identifying the superior measure of rapid fibrosis for predicting premature cirrhosis after liver transplantation for hepatitis C. | Austin Authors: | Howell, Jessica;Sawhney, R;Angus, Peter W ;Fink, M ;Jones, R ;Wang, B Z;Visvanathan, K;Crowley, Peter;Gow, Paul J | Affiliation: | Victorian Liver Transplant Unit Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
Issue Date: | 13-Sep-2013 | Publication information: | Transplant Infectious Disease : An Official Journal of the Transplantation Society 2013; 15(6): 588-99 | Abstract: | Hepatitis C virus (HCV) recurrence post liver transplant is universal, with a subgroup of patients developing rapid hepatic fibrosis. Various clinical definitions of rapid fibrosis (RF) have been used to identify risks for rapid progression, but their comparability and efficacy at predicting adverse outcomes has not been determined.Retrospective data analysis was conducted on 100 adult patients with HCV who underwent liver transplantation at a single center. We measured year 1 fibrosis progression (RF defined as METAVIR F score ≥ 1 at 1-year liver biopsy), time to METAVIR F2-stage fibrosis, and fibrosis rate (calculated using liver biopsies graded by METAVIR scoring F0-4; fibrosis rate = fibrosis stage/year post transplant). RF was defined as ≥ 0.5 units/year.Multivariate analysis revealed that donor age and peak HCV viral load were significant risks for RF, when fibrosis rate was used to define RF. Advanced donor age was a risk for rapid progression to F2-stage fibrosis, whereas genotype 2 or 3 HCV infection was protective. Fibrosis rate had the strongest correlation with time to cirrhosis development (P < 0.0001, r = -0.76) and was the most accurate predictor of rapid graft cirrhosis (P < 0.0001, area under the curve 0.979, sensitivity 100%, specificity 94%).Different measures of RF progression identify different risks for RF and are not directly comparable. Fibrosis rate was the most accurate predictor of rapid graft cirrhosis. | URI: | https://ahro.austin.org.au/austinjspui/handle/1/11870 | DOI: | 10.1111/tid.12134 | ORCID: | Journal: | Transplant Infectious Disease : an Official Journal of the Transplantation Society | URL: | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24028328 | Type: | Journal Article | Subjects: | hepatitis C liver cirrhosis liver fibrosis liver transplantation rapid fibrosis progression Adult Age Factors Area Under Curve Biopsy Disease Progression Female Fibrosis Genotype Hepacivirus.genetics Hepatitis C, Chronic.pathology.surgery Humans Liver.pathology Liver Cirrhosis.pathology.virology Liver Transplantation Male Middle Aged ROC Curve Recurrence Retrospective Studies Risk Factors Severity of Illness Index Time Factors Viral Load |
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