Advantage of early liver transplantation whenever indicated for hepatocellular carcinoma recurrence after primary liver resection.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Liver transplantation (LT) for recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) following liver resection (LR) has been considered a promising strategy for improving patient's outcome. The study aimed to analyse patients from primary LR to LT for HCC and to provide additional information for decision-making in therapeutic strategies for patients with HCC. METHODS:Among 776 LTs, a retrospective analysis of patients who had undergone LT for recurrent HCC after primary LR between May 2005 and 2017 February was performed. RESULTS:During the follow-up period, the overall recurrence-free survival rates at 1, 3 and 5 years were 84.8%, 68.2% and 68.2%, and disease-specific overall-survival rates were 95.7%, 74.4% and 66.7% at 1, 3 and 5 years after LT, respectively. Beyond University of Califor

SUBMITTER: Chan KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6888715 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature