The current state of liver transplantation for colorectal liver metastases in the United States: a call for standardized reporting

K Sasaki, LI Ruffolo, MH Kim, M Fujiki… - Annals of Surgical …, 2023 - Springer
Background Current success in transplant oncology for select liver tumors, such as
hepatocellular carcinoma, has ignited international interest in liver transplantation (LT) as a …

Critical interactions between race and the highly granular area deprivation index in liver transplant evaluation

AT Strauss, E Moughames, JW Jackson… - Clinical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Neighborhood socioeconomic deprivation may have important implications on disparities in
liver transplant (LT) evaluation. In this retrospective cohort study, we constructed a novel …

Liver transplantation access and outcomes: Impact of variations in liver-specific specialty care

Y Endo, K Sasaki, Z Moazzam, S Woldesenbet… - Surgery, 2024 - Elsevier
Background We sought to characterize the impact access to gastroenterologists/
hepatologists has on liver transplantation listing, as well as time on the liver transplantation …

The impact of socioeconomic deprivation on liver transplantation

P De Simone, G Germani, Q Lai, J Ducci… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Despite global expansion, social disparities impact all phases of liver transplantation, from
patient referral to post-transplant care. In pediatric populations, socioeconomic deprivation is …

Neighborhood disadvantage, insurance status, and molecular profiling of patients with acute myeloid leukemia

R Bade, LG Banaszak, F Osman, P Cabral, A Hassan… - Leukemia Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Next-generation sequencing (NGS) is important for prognostication and determining
eligibility for targeted therapies in acute myeloid leukemia (AML). The use of NGS has …

Temporal Trends of Health Disparity in the Utilization of Curative-Intent Treatments for Hepatocellular Carcinoma–Are we making progress?

EP Agudile, EA Vega, O Salirrosas, UM Agudile… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND Liver-directed treatments: ablative therapy (AT), surgical resection (SR),
liver transplantation (LT), as well Trans-Arterial Chemoembolization (TACE) improve OS for …

Population characteristics and organ procurement organization performance metrics

R Lopez, S Mohan, JD Schold - JAMA Network Open, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Importance In 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule
updating the Organ Procurement Organization (OPO) Conditions for Coverage. This rule …