Comparison of Steroid-Free Immunosuppression and Standard Immunosuppression for Liver Transplant Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma.docVIP

ComparisonofSteroid-FreeImmunosuppressionand StandardImmunosuppressionforLiverTransplant PatientswithHepatocellularCarcinoma TonghaiXing1.,LiHuang1.,ZhenhaiYu2.,LinZhong1,ShuyunWang1,ZhihaiPeng1* 1Department of General Surgery, Shanghai First People’s Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Organ Transplantation Center of Shanghai, Shanghai, China, 2DepartmentofGeneralSurgery,ShandongQianfoshanHospital,Ji’nan,China Abstract Immunosuppression therapy following liver transplantation often includes steroids. However, extended corticosteroid therapy is associated with numerous complications. Th