Mehmet Malik Bilgili

Dr. Mehmet Malik Bilgili

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Academic Career Length

2Years (2025-Present)

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16 October 2025 in Journal of Clinical Medicine
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MGMerve Gurakar
Merve Gurakar
OOOzge Sila Ozgur
Ozge Sila Ozgur
ADAyse Eylul Donmez
Ayse Eylul Donmez
NONazli Begum Ozturk
Nazli Begum Ozturk
MBMehmet Malik Bilgili
Mehmet Malik Bilgili
BSBehnam Saberi
Behnam Saberi
Objectives: Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) is a malignancy of the biliary epithelium associated with high mortality. Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common primary liver tumor and has an established indication for liver transplant (LT). Living-donor LT (LDLT) may offer a curative and timely option for selected CCA patients. Methods: The United Network of Organ Sharing/Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (UNOS/OPTN) data was reviewed from January 2010 to December 2022 for patients who underwent LDLT with HCC or CCA diagnostic codes. Post-LDLT survival for CCA was compared to HCC and non-HCC/CCA patients using Kaplan–Meier analysis. Stepwise multivariate analysis adjusted for recipient age, gender, race, and underlying etiology. Results: LDLT for CCA was most commonly performed in UNOS region 7 (54.9%) and region 2 (12.7%). Among 3993 LDLT recipients, 102 (2.6%) had CCA, 774 (19.4%) had HCC, and 3117 (78%) had neither HCC nor CCA. The 1-, 3- and 5-year post-LDLT survival of patients with CCA were 84.6%, 70.4%, and 62.2% versus 93.1%, 85.2%, and 78.2% for HCC, respectively. Conclusions: CCA accounts for 2.6% of LDLTs compared to 19.4% for HCC in the United States. At 5 years post-LDLT, patients with CCA have significantly lower survival compared to HCC.