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Table 2 Univariate association analysis for HCC recurrence

From: Milan criteria in the MELD era—is it justifiable to extend the limits for orthotopic liver transplantation?

 

HCC, N = 17

No HCC, N = 103

p overall

Age 65

0.357

 <65

11 (64.7%)

80 (77.7%)

 > 65

6 (35.3%)

23 (22.3%)

Sex

0.735

 F

2 (11.8%)

20 (19.4%)

 M

15 (88.2%)

83 (80.6%)

AFP (ng/ml)

165 [6.70; 435]

7.10 [4.00; 39.1]

0.009

Waiting_time (days)

230 [31.0; 394]

211 [75.5; 344]

0.934

D (mm)

43.4 (20.0)

31.5 (20.6)

0.035

MELD

1.000

 MELD ≤ 15

12 (80.0%)

59 (72.0%)

 MELD = 15–30

2 (13.3%)

15 (18.3%)

 MELD > 30

1 (6.67%)

8 (9.76%)

preTreat

1.000

 No pre-treatment

6 (35.3%)

39 (37.9%)

 Pre-treatment

11 (64.7%)

64 (62.1%)

N

0.012

N = 1

1 (12.5%)

58 (63.0%)

N = 1–3

5 (62.5%)

25 (27.2%)

N > 3

2 (25.0%)

9 (9.78%)

Grade

0.045

 1

0 (0.00%)

23 (43.4%)

 2

5 (83.3%)

28 (52.8%)

 3

1 (16.7%)

2 (3.77%)

Asan

< 0.001

 Exceeding

12 (70.6%)

23 (22.3%)

 Fulfilling

5 (29.4%)

80 (77.7%)

AFP score

< 0.001

 > 2

12 (70.6%)

14 (15.9%)

 ≤ 2

5 (29.4%)

74 (84.1%)

MC

0.001

 Exceeding

13 (76.5%)

33 (32.0%)

 Fulfilling

4 (23.5%)

70 (68.0%)

UTS

< 0.001

 Exceeding

13 (76.5%)

21 (20.4%)

 Fulfilling

4 (23.5%)

82 (79.6%)

  1. Data are shown as the average and standard deviation (round brackets) for normally distributed data and as the median and quantiles (square brackets) for non-normally distributed data
  2. AFP alpha-feto protein in ng/ml, D diameter of the largest tumor in mm, MELD model of end-stage liver disease, N number of tumors, MC Milan criteria, UTS up-to-seven criteria