Publication: Prognostic role of alpha-fetoprotein response after hepatocellular carcinoma resection
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2018-01-01
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23078960
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World Journal of Clinical Cases. Vol.6, No.6 (2018), 110-120
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Narongsak Rungsakulkij, Wikran Suragul, Somkit Mingphruedhi, Pongsatorn Tangtawee, Paramin Muangkaew, Suraida Aeesoa Prognostic role of alpha-fetoprotein response after hepatocellular carcinoma resection. World Journal of Clinical Cases. Vol.6, No.6 (2018), 110-120. doi:10.12998/wjcc.v6.i6.110 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/47065
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Prognostic role of alpha-fetoprotein response after hepatocellular carcinoma resection
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© The Author(s) 2018. AIM To investigate whether the change in pre-/post-operation serum alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) levels is a predictive factor for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) outcomes. METHODS We retrospectively analyzed 334 HCC patients who underwent hepatic resection at our hospital between January 2006 and December 2016. The patients were classified into three groups according to their change in serum AFP levels: (1) the normal group, pre-AFP ≤ 20 ng/mL and post-AFP ≤ 20 ng/mL; (2) the response group, pre-AFP > 20 ng/mL and post-AFP decrease of ≥ 50% of pre-AFP; and (3) the non-response group, pre-AFP level > 20 ng/mL and post-AFP decrease of < 50% or higher than pre-AFP level, or any pre-AFP level < 20 ng/mL but post-AFP > 20 ng/mL multiple tumors [hazard ratio (HR): 1.646, 95%CI: 1.15-2.35, P < 0.05], microvascular invasion (mVI) (HR: 1.573, 95%CI: 1.05-2.35, P < 0.05), and the nonresponse group (HR: 2.425, 95% CI: 1.42-4.13, P < 0.05) were significant independent risk factors for recurrencefree survival. Similarly, multiple tumors (HR: 1.99, 95%CI: 1.12-3.52, P < 0.05), mVI (HR: 3.24, 95%CI: 1.77-5.90, P < 0.05), and the non-response group (HR: 3.62, 95%CI: 1.59-8.21, P < 0.05) were also significant independent risk factors for overall survival. The nonresponse group had significantly lower overall survival rates and recurrence-free survival rates than both the normal group and the response group (P < 0.05). Thus, patients with no response regarding post-surgery AFP levels were associated with poor outcomes. CONCLUSION Serum AFP responses are significant prognostic factors for the surgical outcomes of HCC patients, suggesting post-resection AFP levels can direct the management of HCC patients.