Role of α-fetoprotein in hepatocellular carcinoma: prognostication, treatment monitoring or both?

SL Chan, ATC Chan, W Yeo - Future oncology, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Despite recent breakthroughs in the treatment for both early and advanced hepatocellular
carcinoma, the development of markers for prognostication and treatment monitoring …

[HTML][HTML] Progression of alphafetoprotein before liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma in cirrhotic patients: a critical factor

E Vibert, D Azoulay, E Hoti, S Iacopinelli… - American Journal of …, 2010 - Elsevier
Liver transplantation (LT) for cirrhotic/Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is associated with
reduced survival in patients with poor histological features. Preoperative levels of …

α-fetoprotein-to-total tumor volume ratio predicts post-operative tumor recurrence in hepatocellular carcinoma

YH Lee, CY Hsu, YH Huang, CW Su, HC Lin… - Journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
Abstract Background/Aims Serum α-fetoprotein (AFP) and total tumor volume (TTV) are
important factors linked with post-operative tumor recurrence in hepatocellular carcinoma …

The significance of gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase to lymphocyte count ratio in the early postoperative recurrence monitoring and prognosis prediction of AFP …

S Li, W Xu, M Liao, Y Zhou, J Weng, L Ren… - Journal of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Background Currently, there is still a lack of effective biomarkers for the recurrence
monitoring and survival prognosis assessment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients …

[HTML][HTML] Prognostic implications of preoperative, postoperative, and dynamic changes of alpha-fetoprotein and des-gamma (γ)-carboxy prothrombin expression pattern …

SC Tang, YY Wu, ZW Lin, QJ Chen, C Luo… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background The utility of pre-and post-operative alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) and des-gamma (γ)-
carboxy prothrombin (DCP) expression patterns and their dynamic changes as predictors of …

Prognostic significance of a combination of pre-and post-treatment tumor markers for hepatocellular carcinoma curatively treated with hepatectomy

H Toyoda, T Kumada, T Tada, T Niinomi, T Ito… - Journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Previous studies reported that the combination of three tumor
markers for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), alpha-fetoprotein (AFP), Lens culinaris …

Correlation of clinicopathological profile, prognostic factors, and survival outcomes with baseline alfa-fetoprotein levels in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma: A …

V Jearth, PS Patil, S Mehta, S Sundaram, V Seth… - Journal of clinical and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background and aims The role of Alfa-fetoprotein (AFP) in the management of
hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is still debated, with differences in recommendations …

[PDF][PDF] Serum alpha‐fetoprotein level independently predicts posttransplant survival in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma

K Berry, GN Ioannou - Liver Transplantation, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
We aimed to determine whether combining serum alpha‐fetoprotein (AFP) level with
hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) tumor burden would allow better stratification of …

[HTML][HTML] Normal alpha-fetoprotein hepatocellular carcinoma: are they really normal?

CW Lee, HI Tsai, WC Lee, SW Huang, CY Lin… - Journal of clinical …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Introduction: serum alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) was routinely employed as a tumor marker for
screening, diagnosis, and treatment follow-up of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However …

[HTML][HTML] Alpha-fetoprotein level to total tumor volume as a predictor of hepatocellular carcinoma recurrence after resection. A retrospective cohort study

HM Zakaria, A Mohamed, H Omar… - Annals of Medicine and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Total tumor volume (TTV) and serum alfa fetoprotein (AFP) level are important
risk factors linked with the high possibility of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) recurrence …