Description

Freeman et al reported the HCC-MELD score for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) who are on a transplant waiting list. The authors are from Tufts-New England Medical Center and the United Network for Organ Sharing in Richmond, Virginia.


Patient selection: hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) on transplant waiting list

 

Outcome: probability of dropout from list within 90 days of listing

 

Parameters:

(1) MELD score at listing

(2) serum AFP in ng/mL

(3) maximum tumor size in cm

 

X =

= (0.09369 * ((MELD) - 12.48)) + (0.00193 * ((AFP) - 97.4)) + (0.105 * ((diameter) - 2.59))

 

probability of dropout for HCC patient = HCC MELD =

= 1 - (0.920^X)


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