Transcatheter Arterial Chemoembolization of Hepatocellular Carcinoma as a Bridge to Liver Transplantation: A Retrospective Study

Table 6

Characteristics of patients with and without cancer recurrence after OLT (mean follow-up 56 months; range: 6–142 months).

	No cancer recurrence	Cancer recurrence	𝑃 *
𝑛	21	5
Tumor response to TACE
regression/stability (%)	15 (71)	0	.051
Progression	2 (10)	4 (80)
Not evaluated	4 (19)	1 (20)
Milan criteria before OLT (%)
within Milan	19 (90)	3 (60)	.1548
outside Milan	2 (10)	2 (40)
Pathological tumor analysis (%)
complete necrosis	10 (48)	0	.066
microscopic invasion	0	3 (60)	.004
Mortality	2 (10)	4 (80)	.002

*One sided 𝑃-values calculated using the Fisher exact test.