Projected 20-and 30-Year Outcomes for Pediatric Liver Transplant Recipients in the United States

Mary G. Bowring, Allan B. Massie, Nadia M. Chu, Sunjae Bae, Kathleen B. Schwarz, Andrew M. Cameron, John F.P. Bridges, Dorry L. Segev, Douglas B. Mogul

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Abstract

Background:Observed long-term outcomes no longer reflect the survival trajectory facing pediatric liver transplant (LT) recipients today. We aimed to use national registry data and parametric models to project 20-and 30-year post-transplant outcomes for recently transplanted pediatric LT recipients.Methods:We conducted a retrospective cohort study of 13,442 first-time pediatric (age <18) LT recipients using 1987 to 2018 Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients data. We validated the proposed method (ie, to project long-term patient and graft survival using parametric survival models and short-term data) in 2 historic cohorts (1987-1996 and 1997-2006) and estimated long-term projections among patients transplanted between 2007 and 2018. Projections were stratified by raft type, recipient age, and indication for transplant.Results:Parsimonious parametric models with Weibull distribution can be applied to post-transplant data and used to project long-term outcomes for pediatric LT recipients beyond observed data. Projected 20-year patient survival for pediatric LT recipients transplanted in 2007 to 2018 was 84.0% (95% confidence interval 81.5-85.8), compared to observed 20-year survival of 72.8% and 63.6% among those transplanted in 1997 to 2006 and 1987 to 1996, respectively. Projected 30-year survival for pediatric LT recipients in 2007 to 2018 was 80.1% (75.2-82.7), compared to projected 30-year survival of 68.6% (66.1-70.9) in the 1997 to 2006 cohort and observed 30-year survival of 57.5% in the 1987 to 1996 cohort. Twenty-and 30-year patient and graft survival varied slightly by recipient age, graft type, and indication for transplant.Conclusions:Projected long-term outcomes for recently transplanted pediatric LT recipients are excellent, reflective of substantial improvements in medical care, and informative for physician-patient education and decision making in the current era.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)356-363
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition
Volume70
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 1 2020

Keywords

  • Weibull
  • long-term outcomes
  • parametric model

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
  • Gastroenterology

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