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Background Despite the divergent disease biology of cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), waitlist prioritization is identical for both diagnoses. Methods We compared waitlist and post-transplant outcomes between CCA and HCC liver transplant patients with MELD exceptions using Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients data. 408 CCA candidates listed between 2003 and mid-2017 were matched to two HCC cohorts by listing date (±2 months, n=816), and OPTN region and date (±6 months, n=408). Cumulative incidence co