Serum α-fetoprotein levels at time of recurrence predict post-recurrence outcomes following resection of hepatocellular carcinoma

DI Tsilimigras, D Moris, JM Hyer, F Bagante… - Annals of Surgical …, 2021 - Springer
Introduction Although preoperative α-fetoprotein (AFP) has been recognized as an important
tumor marker among patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the predictive value of …

Is serum alpha-fetoprotein useful for predicting recurrence and mortality specific to hepatocellular carcinoma after hepatectomy? A test based on propensity scores …

JH Shim, DL Yoon, S Han, YJ Lee, SG Lee… - Annals of surgical …, 2012 - Springer
Background Serum alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) is frequently used to predict posthepatectomy
outcomes in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), but its predictive value is still not …

The prognostic utility of baseline alpha‐fetoprotein for hepatocellular carcinoma patients

JP Silva, RA Gorman, NG Berger, S Tsai… - Journal of Surgical …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Alpha‐fetoprotein (AFP) has a valuable role in postoperative surveillance for
hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) recurrence. The utility of pretreatment or baseline AFP …

[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 …

New nomogram predicts the recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with negative preoperative serum AFP subjected to curative resection

W Gan, JL Huang, MX Zhang, YP Fu… - Journal of surgical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Background There is currently no established model for predicting the recurrence of
hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in patients with negative alpha‐fetoprotein (AFP) after …

Half-life of serum alpha-fetoprotein: an early prognostic index of recurrence and survival after hepatic resection for hepatocellular carcinoma

JH Shim, S Han, YJ Lee, SG Lee, KM Kim… - Annals of …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To explore the prognostic value of the postsurgical half-life (HL) of serum alpha-
fetoprotein (AFP). Background: There is still a paucity of early surrogate indicators of clinical …

Association of postoperative biomarker response with recurrence and survival in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma and high alpha-fetoprotein expressions (> 400 …

L Liang, MD Wang, YM Zhang, WG Zhang… - Journal of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Background High alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) expressions (> 400 ng/mL) are associated with
poor oncological characteristics for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, prognosis …

Preoperative serum α-fetoprotein and prognosis after hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma

SL Yang, LP Liu, S Yang, L Liu, JW Ren… - Journal of British …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Background While the majority of studies report that a raised serum α-fetoprotein (AFP) level
before operation is associated with a high risk of recurrence and death in patients who …

[HTML][HTML] Prognostic value of preoperative alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) level in patients receiving curative hepatectomy-an analysis of 1,182 patients in Hong Kong

MY Chan, WH She, WC Dai, SHY Tsang… - Translational …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background The value of alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) as a prognostic indicator in patients with
hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has been proposed in recent studies, but the evidence so …

Assessing prognostic significance of preoperative alpha-fetoprotein in hepatitis B-associated hepatocellular carcinoma: normal is not the new normal

S Blank, Q Wang, MI Fiel, W Luan, KW Kim… - Annals of surgical …, 2014 - Springer
Abstract Background Hepatitis B (HBV)-associated hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is often
associated with alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) production. Although serum AFP has been …