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. 2022 Jul 5;13(1):127–138. doi: 10.1016/j.jceh.2022.06.013

Table 1.

Main Studies Evaluating Early Liver Transplantation (LT) for Severe Alcohol-related Hepatits (AH).

Study N (patients with severe AH transplanted) Study design Control group Survival rate in patients transplanted (in bold) and in patients not transplanted (light)
Any alcohol relapse post-LT
6-month survival 1-year survival 2-year survival 3-year survival
Mathurin et al., 201122 26 Prospective Patients with severe AH not transplanted 77%
23%
71%
23%
12%
Im et al., 201624 9 Retrospective Patients with severe AH not transplanted 89%
11%
22%
Lee et al., 201793 17 Retrospective Alcohol-related cirrhosis with ≥6 months abstinence 100%
88%
23.5%
Weeks et al., 201894 46 Retrospective Alcohol-related cirrhosis who received liver transplants under standard protocols with at least 6 months sobriety. 97%
100%
−28% in patients with severe AH
−24% in patients with alcohol-related cirrhosis
Lee et al., 201823 147 Retrospective None 94% 84% −25% (at one year)
−34% (at 3 years)
Louvet et al., 202292 68 Prospective
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    Patients with severe AH not transplanted

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    Patients with alcohol-related cirrhosis listed for liver transplantation after at least 6 months of abstinence

89.7%
88,2%
−34% at 2 years (patients with AH)
−25% at 2 years (in patients with alcohol related cirrhosis)
Germani et al., 202296 16 Retrospective Patients with severe AH not transplanted 100%
41%
100%
41%
100%
38%
100%
35%
12.5%

Abbreviations: AH, Alcohol-related Hepatitis; LT, Liver Transplantation.