General Information
- Organ Transplants & HIV/AIDS (Thebody) – web site with links to fact sheets and articles about organ transplantation
- Blood Transfusions & Organ/Tissue Transplants (AIDS.gov)
Selected Recent Articles
- HCV/HIV coinfection contributes to mortality of patients awaiting LT [liver transplant]. (September 2016, Healio)
- New Proposal May Change How Livers Are Distributed for Transplants. (August 2016, Hepmag)
- Those With Liver Transplants Have Excellent Chance of Hepatitis C Cure. (July 2016, Hepmag)
- HIV-to-HIV Organ Transplants Moving Forward. (June 2016, MedPage Today)
- Autologous HSCT safe for patients with HIV–related lymphoma. (June 2016, Healio)
- More Patients Considered “Too Sick” for Liver Transplants Under Medicaid Guidelines. (June 2016, Hepmag)
- America’s Overdose Epidemic Is Fueling a Rapid Increase in Organ Donation. (May 2016, Hepmag)
- EASL 2016 Roundup: The big news from the recent European liver conference. (May 2016, Poz)
- More Hepatitis C Treatment Would Free Up Livers for Transplantation. (May 2016, Hepmag)
- Whether a Liver Transplant Has Hepatitis C Has No Bearing on Outcome for People with Hep C. (April 2016, Hepmag)
- Hepatitis C Treatment Could Taper the Liver Transplant Waiting List. (April 2016, Hepmag)
- Hepatitis C treatment may not be enough to stop the progress of advanced liver disease, or reduce liver transplant need. (April 2016, AIDSmap)
- Saving Lives and Improving Health Care Through Innovation In Organ Donations And Transplants. (April 2016, Poz)
- Johns Hopkins announces first successful HIV-positive to HIV-positive organ transplants in U.S. (March 2016, Healio)
- Survival and outcome analysis shows that selected HIV-positive patients are good candidates for liver and kidney transplant. (February 2016, AIDSmap)
- Clinical impact of effective HCV DAAs: referrals for liver transplant drop after their introduction. (November 2015, AIDSmap)
- Today’s Hep C Drugs May Avert Many Liver Transplants. (November 2015, Hepmag)
- Liver transplants in HIV/HCV co-infection: study underlines importance of hepatitis C treatment. (June 2015, AIDSmap)
- Fewer Liver Transplant Candidates Will Die on the Wait List. (June 2015, Hepmag)
- HIV-positive organ donors can expand transplant pool. (June 2015, Healio)
- Cure for Almost All Hep C-Positive Liver Transplantees. (May 2015, Hepmag)
- Outcomes poor among HIV/HCV coinfected kidney transplant recipients. (May 2015, Healio)
- Hepatitis C: Giving a Liver, Getting a Liver. (April 2015, Hepmag)
- HIV did not affect HCC recurrence or survival after LT. (March 2015, Healio)
- Study shows organ donation between HIV-infected is feasible, desirable. (February 2015, Science Speaks Blog)
- Patients with HIV can safely receive kidneys from deceased HIV-positive donors, with good five-year survival rates. (February 2015, AIDSmap)
- Kidneys From Donors With HIV Transplant Well Into HIV-Positive Recipients. (February 2015, Poz)
- 2014 AASLD Liver Conference Round-Up. (December 2014, Hepmag)
- People With HIV and Lymphoma Shouldn’t Be Barred From Transplants. (December 2014, Poz)
- Sofosbuvir/ledipasvir with ribavirin cures most people with hepatitis C recurrence after liver transplantation. (December 2014, AIDSmap)
- AbbVie 3D regimen cures recurrent HCV in most liver transplant recipients without cirrhosis. (November 2014, AIDSmap)
- DAAs show good cure rates and liver function improvement for transplant recipients with recurrent HCV. (November 2014, AIDSmap)
- Sovaldi and Olysio Cure High Rates of Hep C Post-Liver Transplant. (November 2014, Hepmag)
- High Post-Liver Transplant Survival Rates for People With HIV. (November 2014, Poz)
- People living with HIV have high survival rates after liver transplants due to HCC. (November 2014, AIDSmap)
- Hep C Cure Lowers Risk of Death, Liver Cancer and Transplants. (November 2014, Poz)
- HOPE Act May Not Help People Living With HIV in Need of Organ Transplants. (October 2014, TheBody)
- No Harm to Liver Transplants by Sharing Organs Across U.S. (September 2014, Hepmag)
- Utah Man With Hep C Gets New Kidney With the Same Virus. (August 2014, Hepmag)
- Hepatitis C May Have Silver Lining for Liver Transplant Patients. (July 2014, Hepmag)
- Sofosbuvir + ribavirin is safe and effective for HCV recurrence after liver transplantation. (May 2014, AIDSmap)
- Transplant Drugs May Fight HIV Reservoir. (April 2014, Poz)
- Post-Transplant Survival Lower with HIV and HCV-1 Than with HCV-1 Alone. (March 2014, NATAP)
- Transplanting hope [transplantation of HIV-infected organs]. (January/February 2014, Positively Aware)
- Sofosbuvir taken before or after liver transplant reduces hepatitis C recurrence. (November 2013, AIDSmap)
- First Kidney Transplant Between People With HIV Is a Success. (August 2013, Poz)
- Congress Closer to Lifting HIV-Positive Organ Donor Ban. (July 2013, Poz)
- Liver Transplants Are a Viable Option for People With HIV. (May 2013, Poz)
- Triple therapy for hepatitis C is effective after liver transplantation, but side-effects are common. (May 2013, AIDSmap)
- Bipartisan Federal Bill Would Lift Ban on HIV Organ Transplants. (February 2013, Poz)