HCV Infection Among Survivors of Childhood Cancer

1456 transfused/deceased 1521 transfused/survivors

12/346 (3.5%) HCV infected 77 (6.6%)

1 death from liver failure 35 have undergone liver bx

(9 years after rx)

2 deaths from HCC 80% chronic hepatitis

(25 and 27 years after rx) 71% fibrosis

9% cirrhosis

(9.6, 20, 27 yr after rx)

Strickland DK, Blood 2000;95:3065