1. Prognostic significance of early and multiple recurrences after curative resection for hepatocellular carcinoma
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Akihiro Tanemura, Daisuke Noguchi, Toru Shinkai, Takahiro Ito, Aoi Hayasaki, Kazuyuki Gyoten, Takehiro Fujii, Yusuke Iizawa, Yasuhiro Murata, Naohisa Kuriyama, Masashi Kishiwada, and Shugo Mizuno
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Hepatocellular carcinoma ,Curative hepatectomy ,Early recurrence ,Multiple recurrence ,Metachronous multicentric occurrence ,Intrahepatic metastases ,Surgery ,RD1-811 - Abstract
Abstract Background In hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), postoperative recurrence remains high. This study aimed to evaluate the recurrence patterns and prognosis of HCC after curative hepatectomy. Methods Among 352 patients with primary HCC who underwent initial hepatectomy between January 2002 and December 2022, 151 with recurrence were assessed for the relationship between recurrence pattern and prognosis. Results The early recurrence group (within 6 months postoperatively; n = 38) had significantly higher serum alpha-fetoprotein (p = 0.002), des-γ-carboxyprothrombin (DCP; p = 0.004) levels and Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) stage (p 6 months postoperatively; n = 113). The tumor size (p = 0.013) and BCLC stage (p = 0.001) were independent risk factors for early recurrence within 6 months in multivariate analysis. The multiple recurrence group (intrahepatic multinodular recurrence or distant metastasis; n = 89) had significantly lower prognostic nutritional index (p = 0.026), larger tumor size (p = 0.017), lower incidence of liver cirrhosis (p = 0.03) than the single recurrence group (single nodule recurrence; n = 62). The multiple recurrence group, especially patients with ≥ three intrahepatic nodules and distant metastases, had lower postoperative OS (p more...
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- 2024
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