Outcomes of Renal Allograft Recipients With Hepatitis C.

Journal: Transplantation Proceedings
Published:
Abstract

Background: Studies on the effect of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection showed decreased graft survival compared to HCV-negative matched patients. It was also identified as an independent risk factor for graft loss and mortality in kidney transplantation patients.

Objective: This study was designed to evaluate the 10-year graft and patient outcomes of renal allograft recipients with HCV infection at the National Kidney and Transplant Institute.

Methods: This is a retrospective study of patients who underwent renal transplantation with HCV infection and a group who were HCV-negative in the same post-transplantation period. Data were gathered from the in-patient and out-patient clinic records.

Results: Patient survival was significantly lower in the HCV-positive than in the HCV-negative group. The mean duration of patient survival was 154.95 (+4.95) months (12 years and 10 months) in HCV-negative patients compared to 141 (+6.52) months (11 years and 9 months) in the HCV-positive group (P = .05). Graft survival did not differ significantly between HCV-positive and HCV-negative recipients (P = .734). The mean duration of graft survival was 137 (+7.68) months (11 years and 5 months) in HCV-negative patients compared to 130 (+6.84) months (10 years and 10 months) in HCV-positive patients. Short- and long-term outcomes including biopsy-proven acute rejection, transplant glomerulopathy, chronic allograft nephropathy, renal function, and proteinuria were similar in both groups.

Conclusions: Rejection, glomerulopathy, and renal function were similar in both groups. HCV progression was also observed in patients with detectable HCV-RNA 6 months before transplantation.

Authors
R Carpio, G Pamugas, R Danguilan, E Que