Transplantation vs resection for hepatocellular carcinoma with compensated liver function after downstaging therapy

Table 1 Downstaging treatments n (%)

	LT group	LR group
Number of treatments	31	35
TACE only	15 (48.4)	18 (51.4)
One time	5	7
Two times	8	7
Three times	2	4
RAF only	7 (22.6)	10 (28.6)
One time	5	6
Two time	2	4
TACE + RAF	4 (12.9)	3 (8.6)
TACE + TACE + RAF	3 (9.7)	2 (5.7)
TACE + RAF + TACE	2 (6.5)	2 (5.7)

TACE: Transarterial chemo-embolization; RFA: Radiofrequency ablation; LT: Liver transplantation; LR: Liver resection.