Abstract Background Hepatitis B (HBV)-associated hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is often
associated with alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) production. Although serum AFP has been …

Abstract Background and Aim To study the change in serum alpha fetoprotein (AFP) of
patients with recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) after curative resection and to …

Background: Preoperative nutritional status as evidenced by serum albumin measurement is
associated with cancer prognosis but the clinical significance of this for patients with gastric …

Aims This study aimed to evaluate the clinical significance of the preoperative
aminotransferase to albumin ratio (AAR) in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) …

There is little information concerning the predictive ability of the preoperative platelet to
albumin ratio (PAR) in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients after liver resection. In the …

Background Nutritional status assessment is essential in cancer patients because a poor
nutritional status has been associated with poor outcomes; however, the impact of rapid …

Results Serum AFP level is associated with more clinicopathological variables of HCC
under the cut-off value of 400ng/mL, than that of 20ng/mL. However, serum AFP level under …

Background The clinical value of alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) in patients with AFP-negative (< 20
ng/ml) hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) who underwent curative resection remained …

Background: Serum globulin (GLB), albumin (ALB) and albumin/globulin ratio (AGR) have
been reported as prognosis related factors for certain malignancies; however, the prognostic …

Background: The albumin-to-alkaline phosphatase ratio (AAPR) is a newly developed index
which was used to predict prognosis of HCC patients. However, its prognostic role in HCC …