Table 5.
Loco-regional therapy and Histopathologic Characteristics in Explanted Liver following Liver Transplantation between the Low Risk group (n=63) and all other patients (n=254)
| Characteristic | Low Risk Dropout n (%) | All others n (%) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listing MELD >= 15 | 10 (15.9) | 45 (17.7) | 0.73 |
| CTP score | |||
| A | 34 (54.0) | 132 (52.0) | 0.66 |
| B | 28 (44.4) | 97 (38.2) | 0.36 |
| C | 1 (1.6) | 25 (9.8) | 0.03 |
| Number LRT | |||
| 1 | 52 (82.5) | 114 (44.9) | <0.001 |
| 2 | 7 (11.1) | 80 (31.5) | 0.001 |
| 3 | 2 (3.2) | 37 (14.6) | 0.01 |
| >3 | 2 (3.2) | 23 (9.1) | 0.12 |
| Explant Characteristics | |||
| Pathologic Stage | n=57 | n=167 | |
| No residual tumor | 35 (61.4) | 59 (35.3) | 0.001 |
| T1 | 3 (5.3) | 15 (9.0) | 0.02 |
| T2 | 17 (29.8) | 57 (34.1) | 0.22 |
| >T2 | 2 (3.5) | 36 (21.6) | 0.04 |
| Vascular Invasion | n=57 | n=167 | |
| Yes | 2 (3.5) | 8 (4.8) | 0.69 |
| Histologic Grade | n=56 | n=162 | |
| Completely Necrotic | 34 (60.7) | 55 (34.0) | <0.001 |
| Well Differentiated | 6 (10.7) | 45 (27.8) | 0.009 |
| Moderately Differentiated | 12 (21.4) | 58 (35.8) | 0.047 |
| Poorly Differentiated | 4 (7.1) | 4 (2.5) | 0.11 |