Deceased Pediatric Donor Livers: How Current Policy Drives Allocation and Transplantation

Jin Ge, Evelyn K. Hsu, John Bucuvalas, Jennifer C. Lai – 3 October 2018 – Each year, approximately 60 children, representing 12% of waitlist candidates, die awaiting liver transplantation. The current allocation algorithm for pediatric donor livers prioritizes local/regional adults over national children. We attempted to better understand the impact of the present algorithm on pediatric candidates. We analyzed pediatric donor liver offers from 2010 to 2014. Donors and recipients were classified based on age.

Down‐regulation of TROP‐2 Predicts Poor Prognosis of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients

Sarah T. K. Sin, Yan Li, Ming Liu, Yun‐Fei Yuan, Stephanie Ma, Xin‐Yuan Guan – 2 October 2018 – Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most common and lethal cancer types worldwide, especially in Asian countries. Genetic alterations, including hyperactivation of oncogenes and loss of expression of tumor suppressor genes, greatly contribute to the initiation and progression of HCC. Here we report that down‐regulation of trophoblast cell surface antigen 2 (TROP‐2) was frequently detected in HCC.

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