The New Direct Antiviral Agents and Hepatitis C in Thoracic Transplantation: Impact on Donors and Recipients

Purpose of Review The landscape of abdominal organ transplantation has been altered by the emergence of curative direct-acting antiviral agents for hepatitis C. Expansion of the thoracic donor pool to include the hearts and the lungs from hepatitis C-positive donors holds promise to increase available donor organs. Recent Findings Case reports have documented separate lung and heart transplant patients who acquired, and then were cured of, donor-derived hepatitis C using these newer, more effective therapies. Single sites and national consortia are underway to help make this approach part of the standard-of-care. Pangenotypic therapies may simplify the paradigm. Summary Organs from donors with active hepatitis C viremia are likely suitable for transplant as long as the organ is otherwise acceptable. Best-practices for “informed-risk” transplant include a team-based approach and a selection of the antiviral regimen based on insurer’s formulary, potential drug interactions, and genotype..

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2018

Erschienen:

2018

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:5

Enthalten in:

Current transplantation reports - 5(2018), 2 vom: 10. Apr., Seite 145-152

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Gottlieb, Robert L. [VerfasserIn]
Hall, Shelley A. [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Direct-acting antiviral
Donor shortage
Heart transplant
Hepatitis C
Lung transplant
Organ allocation

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© The Author(s) 2018

doi:

10.1007/s40472-018-0192-y

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

SPR036495328