Current management of hepatocellular carcinoma

Table 6 Independent predictors of recurrence and survival in patients undergoing liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma

Ref.	No. of patients	Variables
Recurrence
Iwatsuki et al[108] 2000	344	Bilobar disease
		Vascular invasion
		Tumor size (2-5 cm, > 5 cm)
Bismuth et al[109] 1993	60	Tumor size
		Number of tumors
		Portal thrombus
Roayaie et al[110] 2000	119	Tumor size
		Vascular invasion
Hemming et al[111] 2002	112	Vascular invasion
Survival
Iwatsuki et al[108] 2000	344	Number of tumors (> 3)
		Vascular invasion
Jonas et al[83] 2001	120	Vascular invasion
		Tumor grade