HOPE in Action Liver Transplantation From Donors With HIV: Impact on Opportunistic Infections, Cancer, and Long-Term Outcomes
Johns Hopkins University
Summary
This research is being done to better understand opportunistic infections and cancer in transplant recipients with HIV who receive livers from a donor with HIV compared to livers from donors without HIV.
Description
Previously, people with HIV in need of a transplant could only receive organs from a donor without HIV. However, in November 2013, the HIV Organ Policy Equity (HOPE) Act made it possible for people with HIV to receive organs from donors with HIV as a part of a research study. Over the last two decades, people with HIV have received organs from donors without HIV, and in general, these recipients have done well after transplant and still maintained control of HIV. Over the last several years, people with HIV have received organs from donors with HIV, and in general, these recipients have also…