Japanese living donor liver transplantation criteria for hepatocellular carcinoma: nationwide cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Validating the expanded criteria for living donor liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma using national data is highly significant. The aim of this study was to evaluate the validity of the new Japanese criteria for living donor liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma patients and identify factors associated with a poor prognosis using the Japanese national data set.

Methods

The study population comprised patients who underwent living donor liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma at 37 centres in Japan between 2010 and 2018. In a nationwide survey, the overall survival and recurrence-free survival rates were evaluated based on the new Japanese criteria for applying the 5-5-500 rule when extending the indication beyond the Milan cr

SUBMITTER: Ohira M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11295212 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature