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 …

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 …

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 …

Prediction of tumor recurrence by α-fetoprotein model after curative resection for hepatocellular carcinoma

HF Ding, XF Zhang, F Bagante, F Ratti… - European Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Preoperative α-fetoprotein (AFP) level levels may help select patients with
hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) for surgery. The objective of the current study was to …

[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 …

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 …

Prognosis evaluation in alpha-fetoprotein negative hepatocellular carcinoma after hepatectomy: comparison of five staging systems

XF Zhang, X Qi, B Meng, C Liu, L Yu, B Wang… - European Journal of …, 2010 - Elsevier
AIMS: Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) loses its potentials in treatment evaluation and prognosis
prediction in patients with AFP negative (≤ 20 ng/ml) hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The …

Alpha fetoprotein changes predict hepatocellular carcinoma survival beyond the Milan criteria after hepatectomy

J Shen, C Li, T Wen, L Yan, B Li, W Wang… - Journal of Surgical …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Assessing the outcomes of surgeries for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)
patients who exceed the Milan criteria is necessary. Some studies have demonstrated that …

[HTML][HTML] Is inconsistency of α-fetoprotein level a good prognosticator for hepatocellular carcinoma recurrence?

CB Hsieh, TW Chen, CM Chu, HC Chu… - World Journal of …, 2010 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
AIM: To identify the clinical outcomes of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients with
inconsistent α-fetoprotein (AFP) levels which were initially high and then low at recurrence …