Key clinical point: Donor sex did not affect post-liver transplantation (LT) recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and need not be considered during donor selection or organ allocation.
Major finding: After propensity score matching, the female donor (F-D) and male donor (M-D) groups showed comparable 5-year overall recurrence rates (15% vs. 14%; P = .63) and graft recurrence rates (5% vs. 5%; P = .94). Donor sex was not identified as a significant risk factor for HCC recurrence by either univariate or multivariate analysis.
Study details: This study evaluated 1118 patients with HCC who underwent LT receiving a liver graft from the F-D (n = 446) or M-D (n = 672) groups.
Disclosures: The authors did not declare any funding source or conflicts of interest.
Source: Taura K et al. No impact of donor sex on the recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma after liver transplantation. J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Sci. 2022 (Mar 13). Doi: 10.1002/jhbp.1134