Research Article

[Retracted] LDH and GGT/ALT Ratio as Novel Prognostic Biomarkers in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients after Liver Transplantation

Table 1

Clinical characteristics of patients.

CharacteristicsMedian (25th-75th percentile) or no. (%)

Sex
 Male142 (91.6)
 Female13 (8.3)
Age (years)50 (42-58)
Child-Pugh class
 A47 (30.3)
 B87 (56.1)
 C21 (13.5)
MELD score11 (8-18)
Tumor number
 <382 (52.9)
 ≥373 (47.1)
Largest tumor size (mm)44 (25-80)
Edmondson grading
 I-II111 (71.6)
 III-IV44 (28.4)
AFP (ng/ml)117.24 (10.12-2614.33)
BMI (kg/m2)22.15 (20.42-24.09)
Macrovascular invasion
 Yes121 (78.1)
 No34 (21.9)
Microvascular invasion
 Yes115 (74.2)
 No40 (25.8)
Pre-LT treatment
 Surgical resection30 (19.3)
 TACE174 (47.7)
 RFA29 (18.7)
Milan criteria
 Yes49 (31.6)
 No106 (68.4)
Hangzhou criteria
 Yes110 (71.0)
 No45 (29.0)
HCC recurrence65 (41.9)
Follow-up (months)40 (22-54)
GGT (U/l)111 (51-201)
ALT (U/l)38 (25-58)
LDH (U/l)208 (181-268)