Objective To explore the correlation between alpha fetoprotein (AFP) and the prognosis of
hepatocellular carcinoma after hepatectomy in an ethnic Chinese population. Methods This …

Abstract Background and Objective According to the Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC)
algorithm, tumor burden and liver function, but not tumor biology, are the key factors in …

Objective: AFP has been used as a surveillance tool for HCC recurrence, but the prognostic
utility of an elevated pretreatment AFP level is poorly defined. This review sought to analyze …

Abstract Background/Aim: Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) had been used as a prognostic factor in
hepatocellular carcinoma but it was unknown what level of AFP could predict the survival of …

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: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) may be diagnosed in the absence of
cirrhosis. However, little is known about prognostic factors for the survival of HCC patients …

Background: Mixed evidence challenges preoperative alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) as an
independent prognostic factor for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) after …

Simple Summary The tumor burden score (TBS) is calculated using the Pythagorean
theorem based on the largest tumor size and tumor number (α2+ β2= γ2, where α is the …

Introduction Although preoperative α-fetoprotein (AFP) has been recognized as an important
tumor marker among patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the predictive value of …

UICC staging) and tumor size. Although this study is retrospective, it is of interest both by the
issue raised which is still contradictory and by the large size of the cohort studied by the …