2011
A randomized, multicenter study comparing steroid‐free immunosuppression and standard immunosuppression for liver transplant recipients with chronic hepatitis C
Klintmalm GB, Davis GL, Teperman L, Netto GJ, Washburn K, Rudich SM, Pomfret EA, Vargas HE, Brown R, Eckhoff D, Pruett TL, Roberts J, Mulligan DC, Charlton MR, Heffron TG, Ham JM, Douglas DD, Sher L, Baliga PK, Kinkhabwala M, Koneru B, Abecassis M, Millis M, Jennings LW, Fasola CG. A randomized, multicenter study comparing steroid‐free immunosuppression and standard immunosuppression for liver transplant recipients with chronic hepatitis C. Liver Transplantation 2011, 17: 1394-1403. PMID: 21850690, DOI: 10.1002/lt.22417.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdrenal Cortex HormonesAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntiviral AgentsBiopsyChi-Square DistributionDaclizumabDrug Therapy, CombinationFemaleGraft RejectionHepacivirusHepatitis C, ChronicHumansImmunoglobulin GImmunosuppressive AgentsKaplan-Meier EstimateLiver FailureLiver TransplantationMaleMiddle AgedMycophenolic AcidProportional Hazards ModelsProspective StudiesRecurrenceRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsRNA, ViralSurvival RateTacrolimusTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsAcute cellular rejectionSteroid-free immunosuppressionLiver transplant recipientsHCV recurrenceMycophenolate mofetilTransplant recipientsHCV RNA-positive subjectsHepatitis C virus infectionSevere HCV recurrenceSteroid-free groupC virus infectionChronic hepatitis CGraft survival ratesProportion of patientsLiver biopsy samplesCellular rejectionChronic HCVStandard immunosuppressionSteroid sparingHepatitis CLess diabetesMulticenter trialMulticenter studyPatient survivalArm 1
2010
Hepatic epithelioid haemangioendothelioma: is transplantation the only treatment option?
Grotz TE, Nagorney D, Donohue J, Que F, Kendrick M, Farnell M, Harmsen S, Mulligan D, Nguyen J, Rosen C, Reid-Lombardo K. Hepatic epithelioid haemangioendothelioma: is transplantation the only treatment option? Hepato Pancreato Biliary 2010, 12: 546-553. PMID: 20887322, PMCID: PMC2997660, DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-2574.2010.00213.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAntineoplastic AgentsChi-Square DistributionDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleHemangioendothelioma, EpithelioidHepatectomyHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateLiver NeoplasmsLiver TransplantationMaleMiddle AgedPalliative CareProportional Hazards ModelsRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSurvival RateTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesYoung AdultConceptsHepatic epithelioid haemangioendotheliomaOrthotopic liver transplantationDisease-free survivalLiver resectionOverall survivalPrognostic factorsFavorable prognostic factorUnfavourable prognostic factorOnly treatment optionUnpredictable clinical behaviorRare vascular neoplasmResectable diseaseUnresectable diseaseEpithelioid haemangioendotheliomaLiver transplantationFavorable OSFemale predominanceMedian ageSurgical treatmentMultifocal diseaseRetrospective reviewTreatment optionsLarge tumorsClinical behaviorMayo Clinic
2005
Immunosuppression in liver transplantation
Post DJ, Douglas DD, Mulligan DC. Immunosuppression in liver transplantation. Liver Transplantation 2005, 11: 1307-1314. PMID: 16237688, DOI: 10.1002/lt.20614.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1997
Abdominal Catastrophe: Visceral Injury as a Cause of Peritonitis in Patients Treated by Peritoneal Dialysis
Harwell C, Newman L, Cacho C, Mulligan D, Schulak J, Friedlander M. Abdominal Catastrophe: Visceral Injury as a Cause of Peritonitis in Patients Treated by Peritoneal Dialysis. Advances In Peritoneal Dialysis 1997, 17: 586-594. PMID: 9655159, DOI: 10.1177/089686089701700611.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeritoneal dialysisAbdominal catastropheVisceral injuryFailure patientsEpisodes of PDNon-renal failure patientsTertiary care referral centerEnteric organismsIschemic bowel diseaseChronic peritoneal dialysisRetrospective chart reviewCause of peritonitisRenal failure patientsViscus perforationHospital courseChart reviewReferral centerRenal failureBacterial peritonitisBowel diseaseOverall incidenceSurgical interventionUniversity HospitalPeritonitisPatients
1995
Use of anti-hepatitis C virus seropositive organs in liver transplantation.
Mulligan DC, Goldstein RM, Crippin JS, Abouljoud MS, Levy MF, Husberg BS, Gonwa TA, Foster BR, Tillery GW, Klintmalm GB. Use of anti-hepatitis C virus seropositive organs in liver transplantation. Transplantation Proceedings 1995, 27: 1204-5. PMID: 7878850.Peer-Reviewed Original Research