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- Title
Clinical Model for Predicting Hepatocellular Carcinomas in Patients with Post-Sustained Virologic Responses of Chronic Hepatitis C: A Case Control Study.
- Authors
Qing-Lei Zeng; Bing Li; Xue-Xiu Zhang; Yan Chen; Yan-Ling Fu; Jun Lv; Yan-Min Liu; Zu-Jiang Yu
- Abstract
Background/Aims: No clinical model exists to predict the occurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma in sustained virologic response-achieving (HCC after SVR) patients with chronic hepatitis C (CHC). Methods: We performed a case-control study using a clinical database to research the risk factors for HCC after SVR. A predictive model based on risk factors was established, and the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) was calculated. Results: In the multivariate model, an initial diagnosis of compensated cirrhosis and post-SVR albumin reductions of 1 g/L were associated with 21.7-fold (95% CI, 4.2 to 112.3; p<0.001) and 1.3-fold (95% CI, 1.1 to 1.7; p=0.004) increases in the risk of HCC after SVR, respectively. A predictive model based on an initial diagnosis of compensated cirrhosis (yes, +1; no, 0) and post- SVR albumin ≤36.0 g/L (yes, +1; not, 0) predicted the occurrence of HCC after SVR with a cutoff value of >0, an AUC of 0.880, a sensitivity of 0.833, a specificity of 0.896, and a negative predictive value of 0.956. Conclusions: An initial diagnosis of compensated cirrhosis combined with a post-SVR albumin value of ≤36.0 g/L predicts the occurrence of HCC after SVR in patients with CHC.
- Subjects
LIVER cancer; HEPATITIS C; ALANINE aminotransferase; CIRRHOSIS of the liver; ANTIVIRAL agents; PATIENTS; PROGNOSIS
- Publication
Gut & Liver, 2016, Vol 10, Issue 6, p955
- ISSN
1976-2283
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5009/gnl15321