Penn Researchers Call for a Re-Examination of Transplant Waitlist Prioritization
Wednesday, March 28, 2012 - 12:30
in Health & Medicine
Patients with end-stage liver disease complicated by the most common type of liver cancer are less likely to die or become too sick for a transplant while waiting for a new liver than those with other complications of end-stage liver disease, according to new research from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. The investigators say their findings should prompt a re-examination of the criteria used to prioritize liver transplant candidates.