AIM: To assess whether metformin, whichhas a chemopreventive effect in chronic liver disease, has any chemotherapeutic effect in hepatocellular carcinoma.
AIM: To assess whether metformin, which has a chemopreventive effect in chronic liver disease, has any chemotherapeutic effect in hepatocellular carcinoma.
AIM To assess the performance of BALAD, BALAD-2 and their component biomarkers in predicting outcome of hepatocellular carcinoma(hCC) patients after liver *** BALAD score and BALAD-2 class are derived from bilirubin, ...
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AIM To assess the performance of BALAD, BALAD-2 and their component biomarkers in predicting outcome of hepatocellular carcinoma(hCC) patients after liver *** BALAD score and BALAD-2 class are derived from bilirubin, albumin, alpha-fetoprotein(AFP), Lens culinaris agglutinin-reactive AFP(AFP-L3), and des-gammacarboxyprothrombin(DCP). Pre-transplant AFP, AFP-L3 and DCP were measured in 113 patients transplanted for hCC from 2000 to 2008. hazard ratios(hR) for recurrence and death were calculated. Univariate and multivariate regression analyses were conducted. C-statistics were used to compare biomarker-based to predictive models. RESULTS During a median follow-up of 12.2 years, 38 patients recurred and 87 died. The hRs for recurrence in patients with elevated AFP, AFP-L3, and DCP defined by BALAD cut-off values were 2.42(1.18-5.00), 1.86(0.98-3.52), and 2.83(1.42-5.61), respectively. For BALAD, the hRs for recurrence and death per unit increased score were 1.48(1.15-1.91) and 1.59(1.28-1.97). For BALAD-2, the hRs for recurrence and death per unit increased class were 1.45(1.06-1.98) and 1.38(1.09-1.76). For recurrence prediction, the combination of three biomarkers had the highest c-statistic of 0.66 vs. 0.64, 0.61, 0.53, and 0.53 for BALAD, BALAD-2, Milan, and UCSF, respectively. Similarly, for death prediction, the combination of three biomarkers had the highest c-statistic of 0.66 vs 0.65,0.61, 0.52, and 0.50 for BALAD, BALAD-2, Milan, and UCSF. A new model combining biomarkers with tumor size at the time of transplant(S-LAD) demonstrated the highest predictive capability with c-statistics of 0.71 and 0.69 for recurrence and death. CONCLUSION BALAD and BALAD-2 are valid in transplant hCC patients, but less predictive than the three biomarkers in combination or the three biomarkers in combination with maximal tumor diameter(S-LAD).
BACKGROUND Chronic hepatitis B virus(hBV)and hepatitis C virus(hCV)infections are known risk factors for liver disease,cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma(hCC).There is substantial global variation in hBV and hCV p...
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BACKGROUND Chronic hepatitis B virus(hBV)and hepatitis C virus(hCV)infections are known risk factors for liver disease,cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma(hCC).There is substantial global variation in hBV and hCV prevalence resulting in variations in cirrhosis and *** previously reported high prevalence of hBV and hCV infections in Somali immigrants seen at an academic medical center in *** To determine the prevalence of chronic viral hepatitis in Somali immigrants in Minnesota through a community-based screening *** We conducted a prospective community-based participatory research study in the Somali community in Minnesota in partnership with community advisory boards,community clinics and local mosques between November 2010 and December 2015(data was analyzed in 2020).Serum was tested for hepatitis B surface antigen,hepatitis B core antibody,hepatitis B surface antibody and anti-hCV *** Of 779 participants,15.4%tested positive for chronic hBV infection,50.2%for prior exposure to hBV and 7.6%for chronic hCV *** age-adjusted frequencies in males and females for chronic hBV were 12.5%and 11.6%;for prior exposure to hBV were 44.8%and 41.3%;and for chronic hCV were 6.7%and 5.7%,*** participants developed incident hCC during follow *** Chronic hBV and hCV are major risk factors for liver disease and hCC among Somali immigrants,with prevalence of both infections substantially higher than in the general United States ***-based screening is essential for identifying and providing health education and linkage to care for diagnosed patients.
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