Prognostic Impact of a Novel Albumin-Platelet Index as Selection Criterion for Hepatic Resection in Intermediate Stage Hepatocellular Carcinoma.
Anticancer Res
; 43(4): 1835-1842, 2023 Apr.
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| ID: mdl-36974828
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND/AIM:
Hepatic resection for Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) stage B (intermediate-stage) hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is not recommended by BCLC treatment algorithms. We sought to develop a new prognostic model for determining appropriate treatment strategies in patients with intermediate-stage HCC. PATIENTS ANDMETHODS:
This single-center retrospective study included patients who underwent hepatic resection for HCC between 2000 and 2018. A total of 498 patients were classified according to the BCLC staging system (0, n=116; A, n=319; B, n=63). The predictive impact for surgical outcomes was evaluated using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves. Based on a survival outcome probability formula, a new predictive model was established.RESULTS:
The preoperative albumin level and platelet count were the strongest diagnostic values in patients with intermediate-stage HCC (areas under the ROC curves, AUCs 0.710 and 0.676, respectively). Logistic regression analysis provided the albumin-platelet index [API; 156.2×albumin (g/dl)+platelet count (×109/l)] was defined as a new prognostic model for the probability of poor survival. The optimal cutoff value (781.2; AUC 0.755) divided patients with BCLC-B into B1 (>781.2, n=27) and B2 (≤781.2, n=36) categories. Patients in substage B2 had a significantly worse prognosis than patients in other stages (p<0.0001), whereas there was no difference in prognosis between patients in substage B1 and those in other stages.CONCLUSION:
The API stratifies prognosis in patients with intermediate-stage HCC. For subgroup B1, hepatic resection can be considered a radical treatment, even for intermediate-stage HCC.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
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Liver Neoplasms
Type of study:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Anticancer Res
Year:
2023
Document type:
Article