About The Study: In this study, women with hepatocellular carcinoma were less likely to receive a deceased-donor liver transplant and more likely to die while wait-listed than men with hepatocellular carcinoma; these differences were largely (but not entirely) explained by sex-based differences in candidate size. For candidates listed with exception scores, additional changes to allocation policy are needed to resolve the sex disparity, including solutions to improve access to size-matched donor livers for smaller candidates.
About The Study: In this study, women with hepatocellular carcinoma were less likely to receive a deceased-donor liver transplant and more likely to die while wait-listed than men with hepatocellular carcinoma; these differences were largely (but not entirely) explained by sex-based differences in candidate size. For candidates listed with exception scores, additional changes to allocation policy are needed to resolve the sex disparity, including solutions to improve access to size-matched donor livers for smaller candidates.
Corresponding Author: To contact the corresponding author, Heidi Yeh, MD, email hyeh@mgh.harvard.edu.
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(doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2024.3498)
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Nathaniel Bowman. (September 4, 2024). Sex and size disparities in access to liver transplant for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. Scienmag. https://scienmag.com/sex-and-size-disparities-in-access-to-liver-transplant-for-patients-with-hepatocellular-carcinoma/
Nathaniel Bowman. "Sex and size disparities in access to liver transplant for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma." Scienmag, 4 September 2024, https://scienmag.com/sex-and-size-disparities-in-access-to-liver-transplant-for-patients-with-hepatocellular-carcinoma/. Accessed 3 September 2026.
Nathaniel Bowman. "Sex and size disparities in access to liver transplant for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma." Scienmag. September 4, 2024. https://scienmag.com/sex-and-size-disparities-in-access-to-liver-transplant-for-patients-with-hepatocellular-carcinoma/
