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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Dig Dis Sci. 2011 Sep 28;57(3):806–812. doi: 10.1007/s10620-011-1910-9

Table 2.

Explant and post-DDLT characteristics of patients with and without post-DDLT HCC recurrence

HCC Recurrence
P-Value
Yes (N=17) No (N=77)

Explant Characteristics
Within Milan 7(44%) 53 (75%) 0.033
T1 Stage 0 5(7%) 0.017
T2 Stage 7(44%) 48 (67%)
> T2 Stage (outside Milan) 9 (56%) 19 (26%)
No HCC 1 (6%) 5 (7%) 1.0
Lesions 2(0–7) 1 (0–7) 0.2
Largest Diameter 3.1 (1.5–7) 2.85 (1–6.5) 0.31
Total size 5.8 (0–10.9) 3.4 (0–11) 0.02
Micro invasion 3(18%) 15 (20%) 1.0

Tacrolimus 14(82%) 64 (83%) 1.0
Cyclosporine 3(18%) 13(17%)

Rejection 1(6%) 5(7%) 1.0

No. of deaths 10(59%) 11 (14%) <0.0001

Follow up time (years) 2.0 (0.2–6.4) 2.3 (0.1–6.6) 0.39