Table 2.
mTOR inhibitor (n = 79) | No mTOR inhibitor (n = 64) | P value | |
Date of recurrence | 7/2013 | 3/2008 | < 0.001 |
Age at recurrence (years) | 58 (52-64) | 55 (46-61) | 0.06 |
Time from transplant (mo) | 12 (6-24) | 12 (5-25) | 0.73 |
Number of tumours | 2 (1-5) | 5 (1-9) | 0.02 |
Size of largest tumour (cm) | 2.0 (1.1-3.2) | 2.1 (1.1-3.9) | 0.74 |
Number of organs involved | 1 (1-1) | 1 (1-2) | 0.50 |
Site of recurrence | |||
Liver | 34 (43%) | 28 (44%) | 0.93 |
Lung | 36 (46%) | 35 (55%) | 0.33 |
Bone | 17 (22%) | 6 (9%) | 0.049 |
Peritoneum | 4 (5%) | 8 (13%) | 0.11 |
Adrenal | 5 (6%) | 6 (9%) | 0.50 |
Lymph node | 6 (8%) | 4 (6%) | 0.75 |
AFP upon recurrence (ng/mL) | 14 (4-139) | 32 (6-855) | 0.19 |
Immunosuppression | |||
Calcineurin Inhibitor | 49 (62%) | 62 (97%) | < 0.001 |
Tacrolimus level | 3.0 (0-4.9) | 5.2 (3.7-6.1) | 0.03 |
Treatment | |||
Surgery | 22 (28%) | 11 (17%) | 0.13 |
RFA | 7 (9%) | 6 (9%) | 0.89 |
TACE | 19 (24%) | 10 (16%) | 0.23 |
Radiotherapy | 31 (39%) | 14 (22%) | 0.03 |
Targeted therapy | 47 (59%) | 15 (23%) | < 0.001 |
Immunotherapy | 2 (3%) | 0 (0%) | 0.18 |
Supportive | 3 (4%) | 23 (36%) | < 0.001 |
AFP: Alpha-fetoprotein; RFA: Radiofrequency ablation; TACE: Trans-arterial chemoembolization; mTOR: Mammalian target of rapamycin.