Hepatitis B prophylaxis post-liver transplant without maintenance hepatitis B immunoglobulin therapy

Clinical Transplantation
Dilip S NathAbhinav Humar

Abstract

We examined outcomes in recipients who underwent a liver transplant for HBV-induced liver disease and received a protocol for prophylaxis that did not use HBIG maintenance. Between October 2002 and July 2005, a total of 14 liver transplant recipients were identified that met the study criteria. Mean recipient age was 47.6 yr; mean donor age was 37.2 yr. Category of transplant was as follows: cadaveric liver (n = 10, 71%), cadaveric split-liver (n = 2, 14%), and cadaveric liver-kidney (n = 2, 14%). Liver disease was diagnosed at a mean of 7.3 yr before transplant; three (21%) had a coexisting hepatocellular cancer at the time of transplant. Pre-transplant, all 14 (100%) recipients were hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) positive, and 11 (79%) were HBV DNA positive (mean viral load of 251.2 pg/mL). Three (21%) were E antigen positive, and one (7%) was D antigen positive. Pre-transplant, seven patients (50%) were on anti-viral therapy and there was documented diminution in viral loads after initiating anti-viral therapy in 3 cases. Three (21%) were hepatitis C virus (HCV) antigen positive and all had low-RNA titers. With mean follow-up of 14.1 months, all 14 patients are alive with a functioning graft. Mean ALT, AST and total bil...Continue Reading

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