THE OUTCOME OF LIVER TRANSPLANTATION FOR HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA BEYOND MILAN CRITERIA AT VIETDUC UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

Ninh Việt Khải1,, Nguyễn Đức Trung2, Nguyễn Quang Nghĩa1, Nguyễn Tiến Quyết1
1 Organ Transplant Centre, Vietduc University Hospital
2 Surgical resident at Hanoi Medical University

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Objectives: Evaluating the outcome of liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma beyond Milan criteria at VietDuc University hospital. Subject and methods: The retrospective sstudy of 33 patients with hepatocellular carcincarcinoma (HCC) beyond Milan criteria performed liver transplantation at VietDuc University hospital from 5/2012 – 5/2022. Result: Average age 55,06 ± 8,3, hepatitis B virus infection 87,6%, pre-liver transplant adjuvant treatment with TACE or and 84,8%, pre - liver transplant alpha fetoprotein (AFP) > 200 ng/ml 21,2%. Child A 69,7%, beyond Milan criteria but in University of California San Fransico (UCFS) criteria 33,3%, beyond UCSF 66,7%. Living donor liver transplantation 12,1%, brain death donor liver transplantation 87,9%, cold ischemic time 163,8 ± 82,2 minutes, warm ischemic time 53,2 ± 14,4 minutes. Hepatic thrombosis and portal vein thrombosis 3%, postransplanted bleeding 6,1%, postransplanted mortality 6,1%. The overall survival at 1 - year, 3 - year and 5 - year is 75,6%, 72,5 % and 72,5%. The disease - free survival at 1 – year, 3 – year and 5 – year 77,4%, 73,7& and 70%. Conclusion: Liver transplantation is a effective treatment for hepatacellular carcinoma even beyond Milan criteria.

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