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Sotiropoulos, GC; Tagkalos, E; Fouzas, I; Vernadakis, S; Mathé, Z; Treckmann, J; Paul, A.
Liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma using extended criteria donor grafts.
Transplant Proc. 2012; 44(9):2730-2733
Doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2012.09.021
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- Liver transplantation (OLT) represents the treatment of choice for small hepatocellular carcinomas (HCC) in patients with end-stage liver disease. However, because of organ scarcity, alternative options must be explored, such as the use of extended criteria donor (ECD) grafts. We reviewed data of transplanted HCC patients using ECD grafts. Statistical analysis included uni- and multivariate Cox proportional hazards regression and survival analysis using the Kaplan-Meier method with the log-rank test. Over a 6-year period, we transplanted 53 HCC patients with ECD grafts. The 38 men and 15 women showed a mean age of 56.3 ± 8.26 years. Thirty-four patients underwent a bridging treatment before OLT. Thirty-eight patients (72%) were outside the Milan criteria. The median value for alpha fetoprotein (AFP) level was 30.7 ng/dL. Pathologic tumor grade was G1 (n = 4), G2 (n = 32), G3 (n = 6), or Gx (n = 11). Median follow-up time was 23 months (range, 9-75). Overall 3- and 5- year patient survivals were 79% and 74%, respectively. The 5-year survivals for patients within or outside the Milan criteria were 87% versus 69%, respectively (P = .3728). Donor transaminases and post-OLT hemodialysis were prognostic factors for patient survival upon mutivariate regression analysis (P = .0043 and P = .0003, respectively). OLT with ECD grafts constitutes an additional option for patients with HCC and cirrhosis, particularly subjects outside the Milan criteria. The risk- benefit ratio in these instances should be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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