Current management of hepatocellular carcinoma: An Eastern perspective

Table 1 Expanded criteria for liver transplantation proposed in Eastern countries

Criteria (city, country, reference)	Tumor number	Tumor diameter (cm)	Additional criteria	Overall survivalwithin criteria
Hong Kong, China[20]	1	≤ 6.5	No diffuse type,	3 yr	78%
	≤ 3	≤ 4.5	no vascular invasion	5 yr	66%
Hangzhou, China[21]	NC	Total ≤ 8	Histopathologic grade I or II with AFP ≤ 400 ng/dL if tumor > 8 cm	3 yr	70.7%
				5 yr	70.7%
Seoul (AMC), Korea[22]	≤ 6	≤ 5	No gross vascular invasion	3 yr	87.5%
				5 yr	81.6%
Seoul (CMC), Korea[23]	≤ 7	≤ 7	NC	5 yr	86.3%
Tokyo, Japan[24]	≤ 5	≤ 5	NC	3 yr	82%
				5 yr	75%
Kyoto, Japan[25]	≤ 10	≤ 5	PIVKA-II ≤ 400 mAU/mL	5 yr	87%

AMC: Asan medical center; CMC: Catholic medical center; AFP: Alfa-fetoprotein; PIVKA II: Protein induced by vitamin K absence or antagonist-II; NC: Not commented.