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)