Validated model for prediction of recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma after liver transplantation in Asian population

Table 1 Characteristics of the whole hepatocellular carcinoma population receiving liver transplantation

Characteristic	Total, n = 330
Age (yr, range)	56 (30-73)
Sex (male)	269 (81.5%)
Hepatitis B carrier (%)	81.6%
Waiting time from listing to transplantation (mo)	1 (0-89)
MELD	12.4 (6-59)
Size of tumor in explant (cm)	3(0.25-19.5)
No. of tumor nodules in explant One Two Three	163 (51.1%) 85 (26.6%) 28 (8.8%)
Within UCSF criteria	75%
Within Milan Criteria	65.6%
Serum AFP level before time of LT (ng/mL)	18.0 (1-117850)
Salvage LT (%)	71 (21.5%)
LDLT (%)	204 (61.8%)
Microvascular invasion (%)	97 (29.4%)
Well/mod differentiation (%)	271 (84.7%)
Operation duration (min)	671
Blood loss (mL)	2600 (200-30800)
Hospital mortality (%)	5 (1.6%)
Morbidity (ClavienIIIa or above) (%)	23.3%
Length of hospital stay (d)	16 (7-378)
Post-transplant HCC recurrence (%)	73 (23.9%)
Median disease-free survival (mo)	60.8 (0-263)
Median overall survival (mo)	65.4 (0-263)

MELD: Model of end-stage liver disease; UCSF: University of California at San Francisco; LT: Liver transplantation; AFP: Alpha fetoprotein; LDLT: Living donor liver transplantation; HCC: Hepatocellular carcinoma.