Fig. 3.

Comparison of the cumulative patient (A) and tumor-free (B) survival between the patients who fulfilled and exceeded the Milan criteria. The patients who fulfilled the Milan criteria in the steroid-free group (subgroup SF1) had an improved prognosis compared with the following patients: patients who exceeded the Milan criteria in the steroid-free group (subgroup SF2), patients who fulfilled the Milan criteria in the steroid group (subgroup S1), and patients who exceeded the Milan criteria in the steroid group (subgroup S2).