Liver Transplantation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Single Center Resume Overlooking Four Decades of Experience

Background. This is a single center oncological resume overlooking four decades of experience with liver transplantation (LT) for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Methods. All 319 LT for HCC that were performed between 1975 and 2011 were included. Predictors for HCC recurrence (HCCR) and survival wer...

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Main Authors: Nikos Emmanouilidis, Rickmer Peters, Bastian P. Ringe, Zeynep Güner, Wolf Ramackers, Hüseyin Bektas, Frank Lehner, Michael Manns, Jürgen Klempnauer, Harald Schrem
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Published: Wiley 2016-01-01
Series:Journal of Transplantation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/7895956
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Rickmer Peters
Bastian P. Ringe
Zeynep Güner
Wolf Ramackers
Hüseyin Bektas
Frank Lehner
Michael Manns
Jürgen Klempnauer
Harald Schrem
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Rickmer Peters
Bastian P. Ringe
Zeynep Güner
Wolf Ramackers
Hüseyin Bektas
Frank Lehner
Michael Manns
Jürgen Klempnauer
Harald Schrem
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description Background. This is a single center oncological resume overlooking four decades of experience with liver transplantation (LT) for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Methods. All 319 LT for HCC that were performed between 1975 and 2011 were included. Predictors for HCC recurrence (HCCR) and survival were identified by Cox regression, Kaplan-Meier analysis, Log Rank, and χ2-tests where appropriate. Results. HCCR was the single strongest hazard for survival (exp⁡B=10.156). Hazards for HCCR were tumor staging beyond the histologic MILAN (exp⁡B=3.645), bilateral tumor spreading (exp⁡B=14.505), tumor grading beyond G2 (exp⁡B=8.668), and vascular infiltration of small or large vessels (exp⁡B=11.612, exp⁡B=18.324, resp.). Grading beyond G2 (exp⁡B=10.498) as well as small and large vascular infiltrations (exp⁡B=13.337, exp⁡B=16.737, resp.) was associated with higher hazard ratios for long-term survival as compared to liver transplantation beyond histological MILAN (exp⁡B=4.533). Tumor dedifferentiation significantly correlated with vascular infiltration (χ2p=0.006) and intrahepatic tumor spreading (χ2p=0.016). Conclusion. LT enables survival from HCC. HCC dedifferentiation is associated with vascular infiltration and intrahepatic tumor spreading and is a strong hazard for HCCR and survival. Pretransplant tumor staging should include grading by biopsy, because grading is a reliable and easily accessible predictor of HCCR and survival. Detection of dedifferentiation should speed up the allocation process.
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spelling doaj-art-114ef16e08324227af3fffa9bf62f2f42025-08-20T03:54:11ZengWileyJournal of Transplantation2090-00072090-00152016-01-01201610.1155/2016/78959567895956Liver Transplantation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Single Center Resume Overlooking Four Decades of ExperienceNikos Emmanouilidis0Rickmer Peters1Bastian P. Ringe2Zeynep Güner3Wolf Ramackers4Hüseyin Bektas5Frank Lehner6Michael Manns7Jürgen Klempnauer8Harald Schrem9Department of General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Carl Neuberg Strasse 1, 30625 Hannover, GermanyDepartment of General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Carl Neuberg Strasse 1, 30625 Hannover, GermanyDepartment of General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Carl Neuberg Strasse 1, 30625 Hannover, GermanyDepartment of General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Carl Neuberg Strasse 1, 30625 Hannover, GermanyDepartment of General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Carl Neuberg Strasse 1, 30625 Hannover, GermanyDepartment of General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Carl Neuberg Strasse 1, 30625 Hannover, GermanyDepartment of General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Carl Neuberg Strasse 1, 30625 Hannover, GermanyDepartment of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endocrinology, Hannover Medical School, Carl Neuberg Strasse 1, 30625 Hannover, GermanyDepartment of General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Carl Neuberg Strasse 1, 30625 Hannover, GermanyDepartment of General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Carl Neuberg Strasse 1, 30625 Hannover, GermanyBackground. This is a single center oncological resume overlooking four decades of experience with liver transplantation (LT) for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Methods. All 319 LT for HCC that were performed between 1975 and 2011 were included. Predictors for HCC recurrence (HCCR) and survival were identified by Cox regression, Kaplan-Meier analysis, Log Rank, and χ2-tests where appropriate. Results. HCCR was the single strongest hazard for survival (exp⁡B=10.156). Hazards for HCCR were tumor staging beyond the histologic MILAN (exp⁡B=3.645), bilateral tumor spreading (exp⁡B=14.505), tumor grading beyond G2 (exp⁡B=8.668), and vascular infiltration of small or large vessels (exp⁡B=11.612, exp⁡B=18.324, resp.). Grading beyond G2 (exp⁡B=10.498) as well as small and large vascular infiltrations (exp⁡B=13.337, exp⁡B=16.737, resp.) was associated with higher hazard ratios for long-term survival as compared to liver transplantation beyond histological MILAN (exp⁡B=4.533). Tumor dedifferentiation significantly correlated with vascular infiltration (χ2p=0.006) and intrahepatic tumor spreading (χ2p=0.016). Conclusion. LT enables survival from HCC. HCC dedifferentiation is associated with vascular infiltration and intrahepatic tumor spreading and is a strong hazard for HCCR and survival. Pretransplant tumor staging should include grading by biopsy, because grading is a reliable and easily accessible predictor of HCCR and survival. Detection of dedifferentiation should speed up the allocation process.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/7895956
spellingShingle Nikos Emmanouilidis
Rickmer Peters
Bastian P. Ringe
Zeynep Güner
Wolf Ramackers
Hüseyin Bektas
Frank Lehner
Michael Manns
Jürgen Klempnauer
Harald Schrem
Liver Transplantation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Single Center Resume Overlooking Four Decades of Experience
Journal of Transplantation
title Liver Transplantation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Single Center Resume Overlooking Four Decades of Experience
title_full Liver Transplantation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Single Center Resume Overlooking Four Decades of Experience
title_fullStr Liver Transplantation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Single Center Resume Overlooking Four Decades of Experience
title_full_unstemmed Liver Transplantation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Single Center Resume Overlooking Four Decades of Experience
title_short Liver Transplantation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Single Center Resume Overlooking Four Decades of Experience
title_sort liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma a single center resume overlooking four decades of experience
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/7895956
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