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ArticleAnnals of gastroenterological surgery2020

Viral elimination is essential for improving surgical outcomes of hepatitis C virus-related hepatocellular carcinoma: Multicenter retrospective analysis.

Masao Nakajima, Shogo Kobayashi, Hiroshi Wada, Akira Tomokuni, Hidenori Takahashi, Takehiro Noda, Hiroto Matsui, Satoshi Matsukuma, Shinsuke Kanekiyo, Yoshitaro Shindo and 9 more

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Article in Annals of gastroenterological surgery, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 29% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

19 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Masao NakajimaDepartment of Gastroenterological, Breast and Endocrine Surgery Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine Yamaguchi Japan.
Shogo KobayashiDepartment of Gastroenterological Surgery Graduate School of Medicine Osaka University Osaka Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8828-1067
Hiroshi WadaDepartment of Surgery Osaka International Cancer Institute Osaka Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8862-7833
Akira TomokuniDepartment of Gastroenterological surgery Osaka General Medical Center Osaka Japan.
Hidenori TakahashiDepartment of Surgery Osaka International Cancer Institute Osaka Japan.
Takehiro NodaDepartment of Gastroenterological Surgery Graduate School of Medicine Osaka University Osaka Japan.
Hiroto MatsuiDepartment of Gastroenterological, Breast and Endocrine Surgery Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine Yamaguchi Japan.
Satoshi MatsukumaDepartment of Gastroenterological, Breast and Endocrine Surgery Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine Yamaguchi Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6749-0222
Shinsuke KanekiyoDepartment of Gastroenterological, Breast and Endocrine Surgery Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine Yamaguchi Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9506-8694
Yoshitaro ShindoDepartment of Gastroenterological, Breast and Endocrine Surgery Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine Yamaguchi Japan.
Yukio TokumitsuDepartment of Gastroenterological, Breast and Endocrine Surgery Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine Yamaguchi Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4916-4674
Yuki NakagamiDepartment of Gastroenterological, Breast and Endocrine Surgery Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine Yamaguchi Japan.
Nobuaki SuzukiDepartment of Gastroenterological, Breast and Endocrine Surgery Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine Yamaguchi Japan.
Shigeru TakedaDepartment of Gastroenterological, Breast and Endocrine Surgery Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine Yamaguchi Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2158-7440
Masahiro TanabeDepartment of Radiology Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine Yamaguchi Japan.
Katsuyoshi ItoDepartment of Radiology Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine Yamaguchi Japan.
Yoshinobu HoshiiDepartment of Diagnostic pathology Yamaguchi University Hospital Yamaguchi Japan.
Hidetoshi EguchiDepartment of Gastroenterological Surgery Graduate School of Medicine Osaka University Osaka Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2318-1129
Hiroaki NaganoDepartment of Gastroenterological, Breast and Endocrine Surgery Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine Yamaguchi Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7074-3315
Yamaguchi University · JPThe University of Osaka · JPOsaka International Cancer Institute · JPOsaka Prefectural Medical Center · JPYamaguchi University Hospital · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimThe impact of sustained virologic response (SVR) on surgical outcomes for patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV)-related hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains controversial. This study aimed to evaluate the influence of SVR on long-term surgical outcomes after hepatectomy.

methodsThis multicenter study included 504 patients who underwent curative resection for HCV-related HCC. Patients with a history of HCC treatment, HBV infection, poor liver function, and tumor with major vascular invasion were excluded. Long-term surgical outcomes (overall survival [OS] and recurrence-free survival [RFS]) among patients who achieved SVR before hepatectomy (Pre-SVR group: 58 patients), after hepatectomy (Post-SVR group: 54 patients), and without SVR (Non-SVR group: 186 patients) were compared after adjusting for 13 confounding factors. Using the surgically resected specimens, comparison of the pathological changes in liver fibrosis between the first and second hepatectomy were analyzed.

resultsPatients with SVR were younger, had better liver function, and less liver fibrosis compared to patients without SVR. Propensity score-matched OS and RFS were significantly better in Pre-SVR group than Non-SVR group (

conclusionAchievement of SVR before or after hepatectomy is essential for improving long-term surgical outcomes in patients with HCV-related HCC.

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hepatectomyhepatitis C virushepatocellular carcinomaregression of liver fibrosissustained virologic response

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