Salvage liver transplantation for recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma after liver resection: retrospective study of the Milan and Hangzhou criteria.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Salvage liver transplantation (SLT) has recently been proposed for recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma after liver resection; however, criteria for candidate assessment in SLT have not been thoroughly evaluated.

Methods and findings

We retrospectively analyzed outcomes and factors affecting survival of 53 recipients who received SLT in the Liver Transplantation Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University between 2004 and 2012. Thirty recipients fulfilled the Hangzhou criteria, of which 16 also fulfilled the Milan criteria, while the remaining 23 exceeded both criteria. The 1-year, 3-year and 5-year overall survival rates and tumor-free survival rates were both superior in patients fulfilling Milan or Hangzhou criteria compared with those exceeding

SUBMITTER: Hu Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3903638 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature