Publication Name	World Journal of Hepatology
Manuscript ID	127349
DOI	10.4254/wjh.127349
Country	Spain

Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Minireviews
Article Title	Beyond allocation: Comprehensive management of liver transplant candidates on the waiting list
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Raúl Fernandez García, Maria Ángeles López Garrido, Carlos María Morales Garzón, Maria Jose Rodriguez Sicilia, Flor Nogueras Lopez and Eduardo Redondo-Cerezo
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Corresponding Author	Raúl Fernandez García, PhD, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Hospital Universitario Virgen De Las Nieves De Granada, Avda de las Fuerzas Armadas nº2, Granada 18013, Andalusia, Spain. fernandezhuvn@gmail.com
Key Words	Liver transplantation; Waiting list; Model for end-stage liver disease; Portal vein thrombosis; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt; Frailty; Sarcopenia; Prehabilitation
Core Tip	The liver transplant waiting period is an active therapeutic window rather than an administrative interval. Allocation scores quantify short-term medical urgency but incompletely capture portal hypertensive complications, tumor progression, frailty, sarcopenia, and nutritional decline. This review integrates dynamic risk assessment with waitlist-specific management of portal vein thrombosis, hepatocellular carcinoma, and transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunts, and examines prehabilitation as a potentially modifiable determinant of outcome. A risk-adapted, multidisciplinary strategy may help preserve transplantability, although prospective studies using waitlist-specific endpoints remain necessary.
Citation	Fernandez García R, López Garrido MÁ, Morales Garzón CM, Rodriguez Sicilia MJ, Nogueras Lopez F, Redondo-Cerezo E. Beyond allocation: Comprehensive management of liver transplant candidates on the waiting list. World J Hepatol 2026; In press DOI: https://doi.org/10.4254/wjh.127349
PDF	127349-in-press.pdf

Received	2026-08-27 08:32
Peer-Review Started	2026-08-27 08:36
First Decision by Editorial Office Director
Return for Revision	2026-09-03 06:58
Revised	2026-09-07 22:17
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Second Decision by Editor	2026-10-28 07:35
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Final Decision by Editorial Office Director	2026-10-28 10:40
Articles in Press	2026-10-28 10:40
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ISSN	1948-5182 (online)
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