Disclaimer: The data reported here have been supplied by the Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation as the contractor for the SRTR. The interpretation and reporting of these data are the responsibility of the authors and should in no way be seen as an official policy of or interpretation by the SRTR, the United Network for Organ Sharing/OPTN, or the U.S. government.
Acknowledgment: The authors thank John W. Ward, MD; Deborah Holtzman, PhD; Scott Holmberg, MD, MPH; Jon E. Zibbell, PhD; and Michele K. Bohm, MPH, at the CDC for their advice and data support for the manuscript.
Grant Support: Dr. Durand is supported by the Division of Intramural Research, National Cancer Institute (grant K23CA177321-01A1). Drs. Kucirka, Massie, Cameron, and Segev are supported by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (grants F30DK095545 [Dr. Kucirka], K23DK101677 [Dr. Massie], R01DK111966 [Dr. Cameron], and K24DK101828 and R01AI120938 [Dr. Segev]). Dr. Sulkowski is supported by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (grant K24DA034621).
Disclosures: Dr. Desai reports grants, personal fees, and nonfinancial support from Merck outside the submitted work. Dr. Sulkowski reports grants from AbbVie, Gilead, Merck, Janssen, and the National Institutes of Health and personal fees from AbbVie, Gilead, Merck, Janssen, and Trek outside the submitted work. Authors not named here have disclosed no conflicts of interest. Disclosures can also be viewed at
www.acponline.org/authors/icmje/ConflictOfInterestForms.do?msNum=M17-2451.
Editors' Disclosures: Christine Laine, MD, MPH, Editor in Chief, reports that her spouse has stock options/holdings with Targeted Diagnostics and Therapeutics. Darren B. Taichman, MD, PhD, Executive Editor, reports that he has no financial relationships or interests to disclose. Cynthia D. Mulrow, MD, MSc, Senior Deputy Editor, reports that she has no relationships or interests to disclose. Deborah Cotton, MD, MPH, Deputy Editor, reports that she has no financial relationships or interest to disclose. Jaya K. Rao, MD, MHS, Deputy Editor, reports that she has stock holdings/options in Eli Lilly and Pfizer. Sankey V. Williams, MD, Deputy Editor, reports that he has no financial relationships or interests to disclose. Catharine B. Stack, PhD, MS, Deputy Editor for Statistics, reports that she has stock holdings in Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson.
Reproducible Research Statement: Study protocol: Not applicable.
Statistical code: Available from Ms. Bowring (e-mail,
[email protected]).
Data set: Publicly available for purchase at
www.srtr.org.
Corresponding Author: Christine M. Durand, MD, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 725 North Wolfe Street, Suite 211, Baltimore, MD 21205; e-mail,
[email protected].
Current Author Addresses: Dr. Durand: Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 725 North Wolfe Street, Suite 211, Baltimore, MD 21205.
Ms. Bowring, Mr. Thomas, and Drs. Massie and Segev: Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, 2000 East Monument Street, Baltimore, MD 21205.
Dr. Kucirka: Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 2215 East Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD 21231.
Dr. Cameron: Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, 720 Rutland Avenue, Ross 765, Baltimore, MD 21205.
Dr. Desai: Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, 720 Rutland Avenue, Ross 771, Baltimore, MD 21205.
Dr. Sulkowski: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1830 East Monument Street, Room 445, Baltimore, MD 21287.
Author Contributions: Conception and design: C.M. Durand, M.G. Bowring, A.G. Thomas, L.M. Kucirka, A.B. Massie, A. Cameron, N.M. Desai, M. Sulkowski, D.L. Segev.
Analysis and interpretation of the data: C.M. Durand, M.G. Bowring, A.G. Thomas, L.M. Kucirka, A.B. Massie, A. Cameron, M. Sulkowski, D.L. Segev.
Drafting of the article: C.M. Durand, M.G. Bowring, A.G. Thomas, L.M. Kucirka, A.B. Massie, M. Sulkowski.
Critical revision of the article for important intellectual content: C.M. Durand, M.G. Bowring, A.G. Thomas, L.M. Kucirka, A.B. Massie, A. Cameron, N.M. Desai, M. Sulkowski, D.L. Segev.
Final approval of the article: C.M. Durand, M.G. Bowring, A.G. Thomas, L.M. Kucirka, A.B. Massie, A. Cameron, N.M. Desai, M. Sulkowski, D.L. Segev.
Provision of study materials or patients: M.G. Bowring.
Statistical expertise: M.G. Bowring, A.G. Thomas, L.M. Kucirka, A.B. Massie, D.L. Segev.
Obtaining of funding: C.M. Durand.
Administrative, technical, or logistic support: M.G. Bowring, A.B. Massie, D.L. Segev.
Collection and assembly of data: M.G. Bowring, A.G. Thomas, L.M. Kucirka, A.B. Massie.
This article was published at
Annals.org on 17 April 2018.
* Dr. Durand and Ms. Bowring contributed equally to this work.
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