Center Variability in Acute Rejection and Biliary Complications After Pediatric Liver Transplantation

Mounika Kanneganti, Yuwen Xu, Yuan‐Shung Huang, Eimear Kitt, Brian T. Fisher, Peter L. Abt, Elizabeth B. Rand, Douglas E. Schaubel, Therese Bittermann – 7 August 2021 – Transplant center performance and practice variation for pediatric post–liver transplantation (LT) outcomes other than survival are understudied. This was a retrospective cohort study of pediatric LT recipients who received transplants between January 1, 2006, and May 31, 2017, using United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) data that were merged with the Pediatric Health Information System database.

Prospective Study of Withdrawal of Antiviral Therapy in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B after Prolonged Virological Response

Naveen Gara, Michele M. Tana, Meera Kattapuram, Sungyoung Auh, Lauren Sullivan, Nancy Fryzek, Mary Walter, Regina Umarova, Xiongce Zhao, Gavin Cloherty, Edward Doo, Theo Heller, T. Jake Liang, Marc G. Ghany – 5 August 2021 – Nucleoside analogue (NA) therapy for chronic hepatitis B (CHB) is associated with improved clinical outcomes, but usually requires long‐term use. Whether treatment can be safely withdrawn and the factors associated with post‐withdrawal outcome are not well defined.

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