Racial Disparities in Candidates for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Liver Transplant After 6-Month Wait Policy Change.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Racial disparities in liver transplant (LT) for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) may be associated with unequal access to life-saving treatment.

Objective

To quantify racial disparities in LT for HCC and mortality after LT, adjusting for demographic, clinical, and socioeconomic factors.

Design, setting, and participants

This cohort study was a retrospective analysis of United Network Organ Sharing/Organ Procurement Transplant Network (OPTN) data from 2003 to 2021. Participants were adult patients with HCC on the LT waiting list and those who received LT. Data were analyzed from March 2022 to September 2023.

Exposures

Race and time before and after the 2015 OPTN policy change.

Main outcomes and measures

Proportion of LT from wait-listed candidate

SUBMITTER: Saberi B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10623194 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature