| A high value of serum des-γ-carboxy prothrombin before hepatocellular carcinoma treatment can be associated with long-term liver dysfunction after treatment. | |
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PMID: 22441533 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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BACKGROUND: Transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) is an effective treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), but it sometimes makes liver function worse. The pre-TACE prediction of liver dysfunction after TACE would be helpful to avoid long-term liver dysfunction. METHODS: We performed a case-control study in 100 HCC patients who underwent TACE at Kobe University Hospital. Urinary/blood biochemical examinations were performed before TACE. As an indicator of liver function, Child's score was also evaluated before and 3 months after TACE. Cases with and without an increase of 2 points or more in the Child's score were compared, and independent risk factors were statistically examined. A pre-TACE predictive model of an increase of 2 points or more in the Child's score after TACE was developed using logistic regression. RESULTS: Univariate analyses showed that des-γ-carboxy prothrombin (DCP) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) before TACE were significantly higher in the Child's score-deteriorated group than in the group with no deterioration (p = 0.036 and 0.003, respectively). All possible multivariate regressions showed that DCP (p = 0.003) and LDH (p = 0.002) were independent factors determining the deterioration of Child's class. A predictive model was developed, as follows: exp(0.014 × LDH + 0.572 × ln(DCP) - 8.655)/(1 + exp(0.014 × LDH + 0.572 × ln(DCP) - 8.655)). The model discriminated well, with AUC being 0.837 (95 % confidence interval [CI] 0.662-1.000). The optimal cut-off point was 0.073, and the sensitivity and specificity were 90.9 and 69.7 %, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: High values of DCP and LDH before TACE were associated with the long-term deterioration of liver function. Our pre-therapeutic prediction model could be useful to identify high-risk cases. |
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Masaya Saito; Yasushi Seo; Yoshihiko Yano; Akira Miki; Masaru Yoshida; Takeshi Azuma |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2012-3-24 |
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Title: Journal of gastroenterology Volume: - ISSN: 1435-5922 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2012 Mar |
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Created Date: 2012-3-23 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9430794 Medline TA: J Gastroenterol Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, 7-5-1 Kusunoki-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe, 650-0017, Japan. |
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