Addition of alfa fetoprotein to traditional criteria for hepatocellular carcinoma improves selection accuracy in liver transplantation

M Sternby Eilard, E Holmberg, P Naredi… - Scandinavian Journal …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives: Liver transplantation in hepatocellular cancer (HCC) is curative only for a
selection of patients. Commonly used criteria are mostly based on tumor size and number …

[HTML][HTML] Contribution of alpha-fetoprotein in liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma

B Charrière, C Maulat, B Suc… - World journal of …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) is the main tumor biomarker available for the management of
hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Although it is neither a good screening test nor an …

Role of alpha-fetoprotein in selection of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma waiting for liver transplantation: must we reconsider it?

Q Lai, AW Avolio, TM Manzia, S Agnes… - … journal of biological …, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Milan criteria (MC) represent the most commonly adopted criteria for the
selection of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) waiting for liver transplantation …

[HTML][HTML] Combination of morphologic criteria and α-fetoprotein in selection of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma for liver transplantation minimizes the problem of …

M Grąt, O Kornasiewicz, Z Lewandowski… - World Journal of …, 2014 - Springer
Background Serum α-fetoprotein concentration (AFP) might be a useful addition to
morphologic criteria for selecting patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) for liver …

[PDF][PDF] Alpha‐fetoprotein level> 1000 ng/mL as an exclusion criterion for liver transplantation in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma meeting the Milan criteria

B Hameed, N Mehta, G Sapisochin… - Liver …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Serum alpha‐fetoprotein (AFP) has been increasingly recognized as a marker for a poor
prognosis after liver transplantation (LT) for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Many …

Liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma: a model including α-fetoprotein improves the performance of Milan criteria

C Duvoux, F Roudot–Thoraval, T Decaens, F Pessione… - Gastroenterology, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND & AIMS: The aim of this study was to generate an improved prognostic
model for predicting recurrence in liver transplant candidates with hepatocellular carcinoma …

[PDF][PDF] Moving past “One size (and number) fits all” in the selection of candidates with hepatocellular carcinoma for liver transplantation

N Mehta, FY Yao - Liver Transplantation, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Liver transplantation (LT) is a cornerstone in the management of early-stage hepatocellular
carcinoma (HCC). Despite favorable overall posttransplant survival with the restrictive Milan …

The impact of waiting list alpha-fetoprotein changes on the outcome of liver transplant for hepatocellular carcinoma

S Merani, P Majno, NM Kneteman, T Berney… - Journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Liver transplantation is a recognized treatment for selected patients
with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), but transplant criteria still need to be refined …

Prognostic value of pre-transplantation serum alpha-fetoprotein levels in hepatocellular carcinoma recurrence

EM Montalvá, M Cantos, A Boscà, A Rubín… - Transplantation …, 2016 - Elsevier
Serum alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) value is still not included in the consensus guidelines to
make decisions referring to liver transplantation (LT) for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) …

[HTML][HTML] The growing impact of alpha-fetoprotein in the field of liver transplantation for hepatocellular cancer: time for a revolution

Q Lai, S Iesari, F Melandro, G Mennini… - Translational …, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The role of alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) in the specific setting of the diagnosis and prognosis of
patients with hepatocellular cancer (HCC) waiting for liver transplantation (LT) is still …