Predictors of non-transplantable recurrence in hepatocellular carcinoma patients treated with frontline liver resection.
Filippo PelizzaroFranco TrevisaniVittorio SimeonAlessandro VitaleUmberto CilloPiscaglia FabioGabriele MissaleAngelo SangiovanniFrancesco G FoschiGiuseppe CabibboEugenio CaturelliMaria Di MarcoFrancesco AzzaroliMaurizia Rossana BrunettoGiovanni RaimondoGianpaolo VidiliMaria GuarinoAntonio GasbarriniClaudia CampaniGianluca Svegliati-BaroniEdoardo Giovanni GianniniAndrea MegaAlberto MasottoGian Ludovico RapacciniDonatella MagalottiRodolfo SaccoGerardo NardoneFabio Farinatinull nullPublished in: Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver (2023)
Despite the high recurrence rate, LR for single HCC ≤5 cm offers excellent long-term survival. Non-transplantable recurrence is predicted by HCC size and AFP levels, among pre-operatively available variables. High-risk patients could be considered for frontline LT or listed for transplantation even before recurrence.