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Risk factors for recurrence of hepatitis C after liver transplantation

Herrero JI, de la Peña A, Quiroga J, Sangro B, García N, Sola I, Cienfuegos JA, Civeira MP, Prieto J.
Liver Unit, Clínica Universitaria de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.

Revisão:Liver Transplantation and Surgery

Data: 1/Jul/1998

Anatomia Patológica [ES] Hepatologia

Recurrent hepatitis C is a frequent complication after liver transplantation for hepatitis C virus-related cirrhosis, but risk factors related to its development remain ill defined.

Twenty-three patients receiving a primary liver graft for hepatitis C virus-related cirrhosis and with an assessable biopsy performed at least 6 months after liver transplantation were studied retrospectively. The end point of this study was to look for risk factors associated with the development of histologic hepatitis C in the graft. Thirty-six major variables were studied, and those reaching significance by univariate analysis were included in a multivariate analysis. Eighteen patients (78%) developed posttransplant hepatitis C. On univariate analysis, six variables showed significant predictive value: increased immunosuppression for treatment of acute rejection; pretransplant hepatocellular carcinoma; cumulative doses of prednisone at 3, 6, and 12 months after transplantation; and mean blood trough levels of cyclosporine in the first 6 months posttransplantation.

On multivariate analysis, two variables retained independent statistical significance as predictors of hepatitis C recurrence, namely receipt of antirejection therapy (P = .0087) and lower mean cyclosporine levels in the first 6 months after transplantation (P = .0134).

Therefore, recurrence of hepatitis C after liver transplantation seems to be at least partially related to posttransplantation immunosuppressive therapy.

CITAÇÃO DO ARTIGO  Liver Transpl Surg. 1998 Jul;4(4):265-70

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