title: Positive T lymphocytotoxic cross-match in living donor liver transplantation.
abstract: The influence of lymphocytotoxic cross-match on survival or acute rejection in living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) has not been well examined. We analyzed 133 consecutive adult LDLT cases and assessed patient survival and acute rejection rates. Patients with a positive T lymphocytotoxic cross-match (n = 12) had a significantly higher chance of rejection within 6 weeks of LDLT (67% versus 28%, P <.001). All of the rejection episodes were successfully treated with bolus methylprednisolone therapy or anti-T cell monoclonal antibody. T lymphocytotoxic cross-match-positive grafts had no influence on patient survival (79% versus 90% at 3 years, P =.91). The results show that a positive cross-match graft should not be considered a contraindication for LDLT.
authors.affiliation: Artificial Organ and Transplantation Division, Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Japan. yasusuga-tky@umin.ac.jp
authors.forename: Yasuhiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sugawara
authors.forename: Masatoshi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Makuuchi
authors.forename: Junichi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kaneko
authors.forename: Yoji
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kishi
authors.forename: Shojiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hata
authors.forename: Norihiro
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kokudo
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D003602:Cytotoxicity, Immunologic; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D005260:Female; D006084:Graft Rejection / Q000276:immunology / Q000401:mortality; D006085:Graft Survival / Q000276:immunology; D006650:Histocompatibility Testing; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000276:immunology* / Q000401:mortality; D019520:Living Donors; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016019:Survival Analysis; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*