Free Testosterone Is Associated With Worse Survival in Patients With Advanced Chronic Liver Disease Awaiting Liver Transplantation
Low FT levels are independently associated with higher mortality and lower LT probability in men with AdvCLD and outperform TT as a prognostic marker. These findings support FT as a valuable biomarker to identify high-risk patients and guide future interventional strategies.
Authors
- Brittany Bromfield (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4544-9664)
- Pamela M. Bloomer
- Roberto Tellez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2104-5489)
- Miguel Sogbe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2846-7812)
- Michael A. Dunn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0954-0498)
- Astrid Ruiz‐Margáin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2779-8641)
- Andrés Duarte‐Rojo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5377-9295)
- Nelson Bennett (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7436-3184)
- Christopher B. Hughes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2777-5896)
Institutions
- Northwestern University (US)
- Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
- University of Pittsburgh (US)
- Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán (MX)
- University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (US)
- Clinica Universidad de Navarra (ES)
- Northwestern Medicine (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Liver International
- Published
- 2025-11-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/liv.70393
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Liver Disease and Transplantation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.97