Sudha Kodali, Constance M Mobley, Elizabeth W Brombosz, Analisa Lopez, Riki Graves, John Ontiveros, Marcela Velazquez, Ashish Saharia, Yee Lee Cheah, Caroline J Simon, Christian Valverde, Alphonse Brown, Julie Corkrean, Linda W Moore, Edward A Graviss, David W Victor, Kelly Maresh, Mark J Hobeika, Chukwuma Egwim, R Mark Ghobrial
BACKGROUND: Although Hispanic patients have high rates of end-stage liver disease and liver cancer, for which liver transplantation (LT) offers the best long-term outcomes, they are less likely to receive LT. Studies of end-stage renal disease patients and kidney transplant candidates have shown that targeted, culturally relevant interventions can increase the likelihood of Hispanic patients receiving kidney transplant. However, similar interventions remain largely unstudied in potential LT candidates...
March 16, 2024: Transplant Immunology