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Use of hepatitis C-positive donors reduces pancreas transplant wait times

Researchers at Cedars-Sinai Health Sciences University have discovered that utilizing organs from donors who are hepatitis C virus-positive (HCV+) can greatly shorten wait times for those awaiting pancreas transplants. According to their study published in the American Journal of Transplantation, patients receiving HCV+ organs experienced an average reduction of 117 days in wait time, all while maintaining comparable safety and organ function to those receiving organs from HCV-negative donors.

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