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The secondary objective was to assess the clinical parameters that influence the outcomes of liver transplantation in HB.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>We retrospectively analyzed the dataset of a single-center cohort from RJ-SJTUM. Outcomes were OS and PFS. Cox proportional hazard models were used to estimate mortality adjusted HRs with 95% CIs.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>RJ-SJTUM has accounted for 68.5% of the total cases in China since 2019. The 5-year PFS and OS rates were 63.6% and 84.6% respectively. AFP \u226513,686.5\u2005ng\/ml before LT was an independent risk factor for PFS (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.001), and distal metastasis before LT was an independent risk factor for OS (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.028). All patients received post-LT chemotherapy, and two patients experienced severe liver injury. Patients with localized tumor recurrence after LT had favorable outcomes if radical resection of the recurrence was achieved. Sirolimus played a role in prolonging the survival of patients with recurrent HB after LT (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.0307).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>LT achieved favorable outcomes for patients with locally advanced hepatoblastoma. 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