HIV-Positive liver transplants: a safe new option?

NCT ID NCT03734393

First seen Nov 01, 2025 · Last updated Apr 29, 2026 · Updated 24 times

Summary

This study looks at whether it is safe for people with HIV to receive a liver transplant from a donor who also has HIV. About 80 participants will be followed to track major problems like organ failure, serious side effects, or HIV complications. The goal is to see if using HIV-positive donor organs can expand the donor pool without added risk.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Columbia University Medical Center

    New York, New York, 10032, United States

  • Emory University

    Atlanta, Georgia, 30322, United States

  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

    New York, New York, 10029, United States

  • Indiana University

    Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202, United States

  • Johns Hopkins University

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21205, United States

  • Massachusetts General Hospital

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States

  • MedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute

    Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20007, United States

  • New York University School of Medicine

    New York, New York, 11016, United States

  • Northwestern University

    Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States

  • Ochsner Clinic Foundation

    New Orleans, Louisiana, 70121, United States

  • Rush University Medical Center

    Chicago, Illinois, 60612, United States

  • UPMC - University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, United States

  • University of Alabama, Birmingham

    Birmingham, Alabama, 35294, United States

  • University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

    Little Rock, Arkansas, 72205, United States

  • University of California, San Diego

    San Diego, California, 92103, United States

  • University of California, San Francisco

    San Francisco, California, 94193, United States

  • University of Cincinnati

    Cincinnati, Ohio, 45267, United States

  • University of Illinois at Chicago

    Chicago, Illinois, 60612, United States

  • University of Maryland, Institute of Human Virology

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21201, United States

  • University of Miami

    Miami, Florida, 33136, United States

  • University of Minnesota

    Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55455, United States

  • University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States

  • University of Tennessee Health and Science Center

    Memphis, Tennessee, 38104, United States

  • University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

    Dallas, Texas, 75390, United States

  • Weill Cornell Medical College

    New York, New York, 10065, United States

  • Yale University School of Medicine

    New Haven, Connecticut, 06520-8022, United States

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