A product of alpha-fetoprotein and protein induced by vitamin K absence-II is a powerful predictor of prognosis and recurrence in hepatocellular carcinoma patients after a hepatectomy
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Between January 1998 and December 2010, 516 consecutive adult patients underwent a hepatectomy for HCC at our center.
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000017448
- Lead Sponsor
- Gastroenterological Surgery I
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete: follow-up complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 516
Inclusion Criteria
Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
without hepatectomy
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method AP-factor (AFP X PIVKA-II) was evaluated in relation to 2-year survival outcomes by receiver operating characteristics (ROC) analysis to determine the cut-off values. Patient survival, recurrence-free survival and risk factors were analyzed in accordance with the preoperative AP-factor.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method