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ArticleWorld journal of hepatology2026

Assessing the associations between immunosuppressant use and COVID-19 severity in patients with autoimmune hepatitis.

Krish Rai, Karla J Lindquist, John Kornak, Jin Ge

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Krish RaiDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, United States.
Karla J LindquistDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, United States.
John KornakDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, United States.
Jin GeDepartment of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, United States. jin.ge@ucsf.edu.

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A pragmatic RCT to evaluate the effect of CirrhosisRx, a novel clinical decision support system, versus usual care on guideline-adherence and clinical outcomes for patients with cirrhosisK23DK139455 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI Jin Ge · 2024 to 2026
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Abstract

backgroundDue to immunosuppression (IS) use, patients with autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) may be at high risk for poor coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outcomes.

aimTo investigate the associations between IS type and COVID-19 severity in AIH patients using the National Clinical Cohort Collaborative (N3C) COVID enclave.

methodsWe identified all AIH patients with COVID-19 in the N3C COVID enclave. We used adjusted logistic regressions to determine associations between IS type and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. We used Cox models to determine associations between IS type and all-cause mortality in the subset of AIH patients infected with SARS-CoV-2.

resultsOf 15187 AIH patients, 5106 (33%) had IS exposure, and 1604 (11%) tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 during the study period from March 2020 through March 2025. There was an association with prednisone [odds ratio (OR): 0.81, 95%CI: 0.65-0.99,

conclusionPrednisone exposure was negatively associated, and statistically significant IS interactions were positively associated with testing positive for SARS-CoV-2. Further work involves determining the impact of vaccinations and advances in COVID-19 treatment on outcomes in this population.

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Autoimmune hepatitisChronic liver diseaseCOVID-19ImmunosuppressantsModel for end stage liver disease 3.0 score

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PMID41809469
PMCPMC12968662

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