Penn Transplant Institute

Liver Transplant

Research & Clinical Trials

Genes related to HCC progression in liver transplant recipients
Molecular profiling and donor and recipient pro inflammatory and alloimmune response
Tissue and serum bank
Gene expression and regenerative pathways in donor livers
  • Investigator: Kim Olthoff, MD
A phase II trial to assess the safety of immunosuppression withdrawal in liver transplant recipients with hepatitis C
Validation of serum markers for the early detection of hepatocellular carcinoma (DCP)
A2 ALL: adult-to-adult living donor liver transplant cohort study)
A2 ALL: adult-to-adult living donor liver transplant cohort study)
Clinical, immunologic and pharmacologic consequences of liver transplantation in people with HIV infection
  • Investigator: Kim Olthoff, MD
Comparative evaluation of inhibitor treatments in liver allograft recipients
Comparative safety and efficacy study of prophylactic interferon following liver transplantation for hepatitis C
Safety and efficacy study of N-acetylcysteine in the treatment of acute liver failure not caused by acetaminophen in adult patients
An observational database of patients who receive orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) for hepatitis B
Comparison of HepeX-BTM, a mixture of two monoclonal antibodies, to hepatitis B immune globulin in patients who have received hepatic allografts for treatment of end-stage liver disease due to hepatitis B virus infection
Intravenous terlipressin in patients with hepatorenal syndrome type I

For more information about clinical trials at the Penn Transplant Institute, see Research & Clinical Trials.