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ReviewUpdates in surgery2025

Survival benefit of living donor liver transplant for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma.

Sarah R Kaslow, Alejandro Torres-Hernandez, Feng Su, AnnMarie Liapakis, Adam Griesemer, Karim J Halazun

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Review in Updates in surgery, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Sarah R KaslowDepartment of Surgery, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2179-6787
Alejandro Torres-HernandezDepartment of Surgery, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4007-9537
Feng SuNew York University Langone Transplant Institute, New York, NY, USA.
AnnMarie LiapakisNew York University Langone Transplant Institute, New York, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4484-6190
Adam GriesemerDepartment of Surgery, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4894-2024
Karim J HalazunDepartment of Surgery, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA. Karim.Halazun@nyulangone.org.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8971-3626

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

With the increasing incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in both the United States and globally, the role of liver transplantation in management continues to be an area of active conversation as it is often considered the gold standard in the treatment of HCC. The use of living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) and the indications in the setting of malignancy, both generally and in HCC specifically, are frequently debated. In terms of both overall survival and recurrence-free survival, LDLT is at least equivalent to DDLT, especially when performed for disease within Milan criteria. Emerging and compelling evidence suggests that LDLT is superior to DDLT in treating HCC as there is a significant decrease in waitlist mortality. As the oncologic indications for liver transplantation continue to expand and the gap between organ demand and organ availability continues to worsen, high volumes centers should consider using LDLT to shrink the ever-expanding waitlist.

Indexed as

Carcinoma, HepatocellularLiver NeoplasmsLiver TransplantationLiving DonorsHumansSurvival RateWaiting ListsHepatocellular carcinomaLiving donor liver transplantTransplant outcomes

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