Increased alpha-fetoprotein serum level is predictive for survival and recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma in non-cirrhotic livers

CDM Witjes, WG Polak, C Verhoef, FALM Eskens… - Digestive surgery, 2013 - karger.com
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 …

Selective prognostic impact of serum α-fetoprotein level in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma: Analysis of 543 patients in a single center

TI Huo, YH Huang, WY Lui, JC Wu… - Oncology …, 2004 - spandidos-publications.com
The prognostic impact of serum α-fetoprotein (AFP) level in patients with hepatocellular
carcinoma (HCC) is controversial. This study aimed to investigate the predictive ability of …

Changes in highly sensitive alpha‐fetoprotein for the prediction of the outcome in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma after hepatectomy

H Toyoda, T Kumada, T Tada, T Ito, A Maeda… - Cancer …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
We investigated changes in highly sensitive lens culinaris agglutinin A‐reactive fraction of
alpha‐fetoprotein (hsAFP‐L3) measured using a novel method and its predictive ability for …

[HTML][HTML] Prognostic role of alpha-fetoprotein response after hepatocellular carcinoma resection

N Rungsakulkij, W Suragul… - World journal of …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
AIM To investigate whether the change in pre-/post-operation serum alpha-fetoprotein (AFP)
levels is a predictive factor for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) outcomes. METHODS We …

Prediction of recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma after curative hepatectomy using preoperative Lens culinaris agglutinin‐reactive fraction of alpha‐fetoprotein

Y Saito, M Shimada, T Utsunomiya… - Hepatology …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Aim: Lens culinaris agglutinin A‐reactive fraction of α‐fetoprotein (AFP‐L3) status has been
reported to be an independent prognostic factor in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma …

Postoperative α-fetoprotein response predicts tumor recurrence and survival after hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma: a propensity score matching analysis

XL Li, XD Zhu, H Cai, Y Li, J Zhou, J Fan, ZY Tang… - Surgery, 2019 - Elsevier
Background To investigate the prognostic values of the change of α-fetoprotein within 1
week after resection of hepatocellular carcinoma. Methods We retrospectively analyzed …

Changes of serum alpha-fetoprotein and alpha-fetoprotein-L3 after hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma: prognostic significance

XF Zhang, ZF Yin, K Wang, ZQ Zhang, HH Qian… - … & Pancreatic Diseases …, 2012 - Elsevier
Background Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) is the most established tumor marker of hepatocellular
carcinoma (HCC), but one of its limitations is non-specificity. Many studies have …

Impact of preoperative α-fetoprotein level on disease-free survival after liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma

F Muscari, JP Guinard, N Kamar, JM Peron, P Otal… - World journal of …, 2012 - Springer
Background Preoperative α-fetoprotein (AFP) levels may have an influence on disease-free
survival (DFS) of patients after liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) …

[HTML][HTML] Synergistic impact of alpha-fetoprotein and tumor burden on long-term outcomes following curative-intent resection of hepatocellular carcinoma

DI Tsilimigras, JM Hyer, A Diaz, F Bagante, F Ratti… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) tumor burden score (TBS) and α-
fetoprotein (AFP) have been considered important predictors of outcomes among patients …

[HTML][HTML] Correlation analysis of preoperative serum alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) level and prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) after hepatectomy

W Ma, H Wang, L Teng - World journal of surgical oncology, 2013 - Springer
Background To investigate the prediction value of preoperative serum alpha-fetoprotein
(AFP) level for the prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), by comparing pathological …