A randomized-controlled trial of ischemia-free liver transplantation for end-stage liver disease

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BACKGROUND & AIMS: Ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) has thus far been considered as an inevitable component of organ transplantation, compromising outcomes, and limiting organ availability. Ischemia-free organ transplantation is a novel approach designed to avoid IRI, with the potential to improve outcomes.

METHODS: In this randomized-controlled clinical trial, recipients of livers from donors after brain death were randomly assigned to receive either an ischemia-free or a 'conventional' transplant. The primary endpoint was the incidence of early allograft dysfunction. Secondary endpoints included complications related to graft IRI.

RESULTS: Out of 68 randomized patients, 65 underwent transplants and were included in the analysis. 32 patients received ischemia-free liver transplantation (IFLT), and 33 received conventional liver transplantation (CLT). Early allograft dysfunction occurred in two recipients (6%) randomized to IFLT and in eight (24%) randomized to CLT (difference -18%; 95% CI -35% to -1%; p = 0.044). Post-reperfusion syndrome occurred in three recipients (9%) randomized to IFLT and in 21 (64%) randomized to CLT (difference -54%; 95% CI -74% to -35%; p <0.001). Non-anastomotic biliary strictures diagnosed with protocol magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography at 12 months were observed in two recipients (8%) randomized to IFLT and in nine (36%) randomized to CLT (difference, -28%; 95% CI -50% to -7%; p = 0.014). The comprehensive complication index at 1 year after transplantation was 30.48 (95% CI 23.25-37.71) in the IFLT group vs. 42.14 (95% CI 35.01-49.26) in the CLT group (difference -11.66; 95% CI -21.81 to -1.51; p = 0.025).

CONCLUSIONS: Among patients with end-stage liver disease, IFLT significantly reduced complications related to IRI compared to a conventional approach.

CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION: chictr.org. ChiCTR1900021158.

IMPACT AND IMPLICATIONS: Ischemia-reperfusion injury has thus far been considered as an inevitable event in organ transplantation, compromising outcomes and limiting organ availability. Ischemia-free liver transplantation is a novel approach of transplanting donor livers without interruption of blood supply. We showed that in patients with end-stage liver disease, ischemia-free liver transplantation, compared with a conventional approach, led to reduced complications related to ischemia-reperfusion injury in this randomized trial. This new approach is expected to change the current practice in organ transplantation, improving transplant outcomes, increasing organ utilization, while providing a clinical model to delineate the impact of organ injury on alloimmunity.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:79

Enthalten in:

Journal of hepatology - 79(2023), 2 vom: 01. Aug., Seite 394-402

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Guo, Zhiyong [VerfasserIn]
Zhao, Qiang [VerfasserIn]
Jia, Zehua [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Changjun [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Dongping [VerfasserIn]
Ju, Weiqiang [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Jian [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Lu [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Shanzhou [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Maogen [VerfasserIn]
Zhu, Xiaofeng [VerfasserIn]
Hu, Anbin [VerfasserIn]
Ma, Yi [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Linwei [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Yinghua [VerfasserIn]
Han, Ming [VerfasserIn]
Tang, Yunhua [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Guodong [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Linhe [VerfasserIn]
Li, Lifen [VerfasserIn]
Xiong, Wei [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Zhiheng [VerfasserIn]
Shen, Yuekun [VerfasserIn]
Tang, Zhaoxia [VerfasserIn]
Zhu, Caihui [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Xiaoxiang [VerfasserIn]
Hu, Xiaoguang [VerfasserIn]
Guo, Yiwen [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Honghui [VerfasserIn]
Ma, Yihao [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Tao [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Shunwei [VerfasserIn]
Zeng, Ping [VerfasserIn]
Lai, Simei [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Tielong [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Zhitao [VerfasserIn]
Gong, Jinlong [VerfasserIn]
Yu, Jia [VerfasserIn]
Sun, Canhui [VerfasserIn]
Li, Chang [VerfasserIn]
Tan, Haiyi [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Yao [VerfasserIn]
Dong, Yuqi [VerfasserIn]
Sun, Chengjun [VerfasserIn]
Liao, Bing [VerfasserIn]
Ren, Jun [VerfasserIn]
Zhou, Zhenhai [VerfasserIn]
Andrea, Schlegel [VerfasserIn]
Björn, Nashan [VerfasserIn]
Cai, Changjie [VerfasserIn]
Gong, Fengqiu [VerfasserIn]
Rong, Jian [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Wenqi [VerfasserIn]
Guan, Xiangdong [VerfasserIn]
Clavien, Pierre-Alain [VerfasserIn]
Stefan, Tullius G [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Jiefu [VerfasserIn]
He, Xiaoshun [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Early allograft dysfunction
End stage liver diseases
Ischemia reperfusion injury
Ischemia-free organ transplantation
Journal Article
Liver transplantation
Normothermic machine perfusion
Randomized Controlled Trial
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 18.07.2023

Date Revised 19.07.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jhep.2023.04.010

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM355906473