Not All Cellular Rejections Are the Same: Differences in Early and Late Hepatic Allograft Rejection

Caroline C. Jadlowiec, Paige E. Morgan, Avinash K. Nehra, Matthew A. Hathcock, Walter K. Kremers, Julie K. Heimbach, Russell H. Wiesner, Timucin Taner – 7 January 2019 – T cell–mediated rejection (TCMR) is common after liver transplantation (LT), and it is often thought to have a minimum impact on outcomes. Because alloimmune response changes over time, we investigated the role of the timing of TCMR on patient and allograft survival and examined the risk factors for early and late TCMR. We reviewed protocol liver biopsies for 787 consecutive LT recipients with an 8.6‐year follow‐up.

Incidence and Mortality of Acute‐on‐Chronic Liver Failure Using Two Definitions in Patients with Compensated Cirrhosis

Nadim Mahmud, David E. Kaplan, Tamar H. Taddei, David S. Goldberg – 7 January 2019 – The term acute‐on‐chronic liver failure (ACLF) is intended to identify patients with chronic liver disease who develop rapid deterioration of liver function and high short‐term mortality after an acute insult. The two prominent definitions (European Association for the Study of the Liver [EASL] and Asian Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver [APASL]) differ, and existing literature applies to narrow patient groups.

Hepatology Highlights

Nicholas Russo, Arun Jesudian, Nicole T. Shen, Robert S. Brown, Akiko Sugiyama, Hayley T. Nicholls, Joseph F. Pisa, Tibor I. Krisko, Russell Rosenblatt, Zaid H. Tafesh, Brett E. Fortune, Omar Mousa, Harmeet Malhi, Robert E. Schwartz, Vikas Gupta, Tasha B. Kulai, Harmeet Malhi – 7 January 2019

Integrative Analysis Defines Distinct Prognostic Subgroups of Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma

Benjamin Goeppert, Reka Toth, Stephan Singer, Thomas Albrecht, Daniel B. Lipka, Pavlo Lutsik, David Brocks, Marion Baehr, Oliver Muecke, Yassen Assenov, Lei Gu, Volker Endris, Albrecht Stenzinger, Arianeb Mehrabi, Peter Schirmacher, Christoph Plass, Dieter Weichenhan, Stephanie Roessler – 7 January 2019 – Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (iCCA) is the second most common primary liver cancer. It is defined by cholangiocytic differentiation and has poor prognosis. Recently, epigenetic processes have been shown to play an important role in cholangiocarcinogenesis.

Early Seroreversion After 2 Doses of Hepatitis A Vaccination in Human Immunodeficiency Virus–Positive Patients: Incidence and Associated Factors

Sung‐Hsi Huang, Chung‐Hao Huang, Ning‐Chi Wang, Tun‐Chieh Chen, Yuan‐Ti Lee, Shih‐Ping Lin, Te‐Yu Lin, Chi‐Ying Lin, Yu‐Lin Lee, Chen‐Hsiang Lee, Cheng‐Pin Chen, Kuan‐Yin Lin, Guan‐Jhou Chen, Chun‐Eng Liu, Shu‐Hsing Cheng, Po‐Liang Lu, Chia‐Jui Yang, Chien‐Ching Hung, on behalf of the Taiwan HIV Study Group – 7 January 2019 – Serological responses (Seroresponse) and durability of hepatitis A virus (HAV) vaccination are reduced among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)‐positive patients.

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