UK's First Liver Transplant for Advanced Bowel Cancer Declared a Success

32-year-old Bianca Perea is now cancer-free after groundbreaking surgery and years of treatment for stage four bowel cancer.

Bianca Perea, a trainee lawyer from Manchester, was diagnosed with stage four bowel cancer in 2021, which had spread to her liver.
Following 37 rounds of targeted drug therapy and chemotherapy, her bowel cancer was removed, but liver tumors remained inoperable.
In February 2024, she was added to the transplant list and underwent a liver transplant last summer at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Doctors confirmed the cancer is no longer active, marking the UK’s first successful liver transplant for treating advanced bowel cancer.
Medical experts highlight this breakthrough as a potential path for future treatments, emphasizing the importance of organ donation.