Research Article

Association between Recipient IL-15 Genetic Variant and the Prognosis of HBV-Related Hepatocellular Carcinoma after Liver Transplantation

Table 6

Multivariate analysis of prognostic factors associated with DFS and OS.

Prognostic factorsDFS (months)OS (months)
Odds ratio (95% CI) valueOdds ratio (95% CI) value

Tumor size (0: <5 cm, 1: ≥5 cm)2.213 (1.188–4.122)0.0120.632
Tumor thrombus (0 = no, 1 = yes)2.385 (1.224–4.647)0.0112.302 (1.173–4.517)0.015
UCSF criteria (0 = no, 1 = yes)0.4712.209 (1.181–4.131)0.013
Recipient IL-15 rs10519613 genotype
(0 = CC, 1 = CA/AA)2.214 (1.041–4.708)0.0393.152 (1.358–7.315)0.008

DFS: disease-free survival; OS: overall survival; CI: confidence interval.