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Observational studyMedicine2019

Decreased liver stiffness by transient elastography indicates lower incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with chronic hepatitis B.

Yinghua Zhang, Chuanfang Wang, Hui Li, Yuanyuan Ding

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Observational study in Medicine, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 31% of its field
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yinghua ZhangDepartment of Ultrasonography.
Chuanfang WangDepartment of Gastroenterology, Jining No 1 People's Hospital, Jining, Shandong.
Hui LiDepartment of Liver and Gallbladder Surgery, Heze Municiple Hospital, Heze, Shandong, China.
Yuanyuan DingDepartment of Gastroenterology, Jining No 1 People's Hospital, Jining, Shandong.
Jining First People's Hospital · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The prognositc value of dynamic liver stiffness (LS) variation on hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) incidence in patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB) remains to be explored. We aim to compare HCC incidence in patients with compensated CHB-related cirrhosis with increased and decreased LS after nucleos(t)ide analog (NA) regimens.A total of 168 patients with CHB-related compensated cirrhosis were divided into groups according to LS variation post to NA treatment. The laboratory results of 2 groups were reviewed and investigated. The probability of HCC development among each group was analyzed and compared.A total of 168 patients with CHB with compensated cirrhosis received NA treatment and Fibroscan. Child-Pugh score, alanine aminotransferase, total bilirubin level, status of hepatitis B e antigen, and serum hepatitis B virus DNA level were compared between groups. The cumulative probability of HCC development in patients with decreased LS was significantly lower than in patients with increased LS (P < .05). Multi-variant analysis indicated that decreased LS was significantly associated with lower probability of HCC development (hazard ratio, 0.65; 95% confidence interval range, 0.33-0.84, P < .05).Decreased LS after NA treatment indicates a lower HCC incidence in patients with CHB with compensated cirrhosis.

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AdultAgedAntiviral AgentsCarcinoma, HepatocellularElasticity Imaging TechniquesFemaleHepatitis B, ChronicHumansIncidenceLiverLiver CirrhosisLiver NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedNucleosidesRetrospective StudiesAntiviral AgentsNucleosides

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PMID30653099
PMCPMC6370137
OpenAlexW2910019284

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