Factors predicting DS failure were tumor infiltration (33% vs. 100%), sum of tumor number and largest tumor diameter greater than 8 (HR 1.79, P = 0.049), severity of liver failure (Child class B and C) (HR 2.54, P = 0.001), and baseline AFP > 1000 ng/mL [28,58,59,64,65,74...
Response to bridging treatments may also influence not just drop-outs, but also the rate of post-transplantation tumour recurrences. However, the results of LRT on postoperative HCC recurrence are not well defined. Some studies found no difference between treated and non-treated patients [14,15],...