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- Title
Effect of smoking on survival of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma.
- Authors
Kolly, Philippe; Knöpfli, Marina; Dufour, Jean ‐ François
- Abstract
Background & Aims Lifestyle factors such as smoking, obesity and physical activity have gained interest in the field of hepatocellular carcinoma. These factors play a significant role in the development of hepatocellular carcinoma. Several studies revealed the impact of tobacco consumption on the development of hepatocellular carcinoma and its synergistic effects with viral etiologies (hepatitis B and C). The effects of smoking on survival in patients with a diagnosed hepatocellular carcinoma have not yet been investigated in a Western cohort where hepatitis C infection is a major risk factor. Methods Using data from a prospective cohort of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma who were followed at the University Hospital of Bern, Switzerland, survival was compared by Kaplan -Meier analysis in smokers and nonsmokers, and multivariate Cox regression was applied to control for confounding variables. Results Of 238 eligible hepatocellular carcinoma patients, 64 were smokers at the time of inclusion and 174 were nonsmokers. Smokers had a significant worse overall survival than nonsmokers (hazard ratio 1.77, 95% confidence interval: 1.22-2.58, P=.003). Analysis of patients according to their underlying liver disease, revealed that smoking, and not nonsmoking, affected survival of hepatitis B virus and C virus-infected patients only. In this subgroup, smoking was an independent predictor for survival (hazard ratio 2.99, 95% confidence interval: 1.7-5.23, P<.001) and remained independently predictive when adjusted for confounding variables. Conclusions This study shows that smoking is an independent predictor of survival in hepatitis B virus/hepatitis C virus-infected patients with hepatocellular carcinoma.
- Subjects
LIVER cancer patients; SMOKING; LIVER diseases; HEPATITIS C virus; HEPATITIS B virus; PHYSIOLOGY
- Publication
Liver International, 2017, Vol 37, Issue 11, p1682
- ISSN
1478-3223
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/liv.13466