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ArticleOncology2023

Usefulness of aMAP Risk Score for Predicting Recurrence after Curative Treatment for Hepatocellular Carcinoma within Milan Criteria.

Hideko Ohama, Atsushi Hiraoka, Fujimasa Tada, Kanako Kato, Yoshiko Fukunishi, Emi Yanagihara, Masaya Kato, Hironobu Saneto, Hirofumi Izumoto, Hidetaro Ueki and 11 more

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Article in Oncology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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21 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Hideko OhamaGastroenterology Center, Ehime Prefectural Central Hospital, Matsuyama, Japan.
Atsushi HiraokaGastroenterology Center, Ehime Prefectural Central Hospital, Matsuyama, Japan.
Fujimasa TadaGastroenterology Center, Ehime Prefectural Central Hospital, Matsuyama, Japan.
Kanako KatoGastroenterology Center, Ehime Prefectural Central Hospital, Matsuyama, Japan.
Yoshiko FukunishiGastroenterology Center, Ehime Prefectural Central Hospital, Matsuyama, Japan.
Emi YanagiharaGastroenterology Center, Ehime Prefectural Central Hospital, Matsuyama, Japan.
Masaya KatoGastroenterology Center, Ehime Prefectural Central Hospital, Matsuyama, Japan.
Hironobu SanetoGastroenterology Center, Ehime Prefectural Central Hospital, Matsuyama, Japan.
Hirofumi IzumotoGastroenterology Center, Ehime Prefectural Central Hospital, Matsuyama, Japan.
Hidetaro UekiGastroenterology Center, Ehime Prefectural Central Hospital, Matsuyama, Japan.
Takeaki YoshinoGastroenterology Center, Ehime Prefectural Central Hospital, Matsuyama, Japan.
Shogo KitahataGastroenterology Center, Ehime Prefectural Central Hospital, Matsuyama, Japan.
Tomoe KawamuraGastroenterology Center, Ehime Prefectural Central Hospital, Matsuyama, Japan.
Taira KurodaGastroenterology Center, Ehime Prefectural Central Hospital, Matsuyama, Japan.
Yoshifumi SugaGastroenterology Center, Ehime Prefectural Central Hospital, Matsuyama, Japan.
Hideki MiyataGastroenterology Center, Ehime Prefectural Central Hospital, Matsuyama, Japan.
Masashi HirookaDepartment of Gastroenterology and Metabology, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Toon, Japan.
Masanori AbeDepartment of Gastroenterology and Metabology, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Toon, Japan.
Bunzo MatsuuraDepartment of Gastroenterology and Metabology, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Toon, Japan.
Tomoyuki NinomiyaGastroenterology Center, Ehime Prefectural Central Hospital, Matsuyama, Japan.
Yoichi HiasaDepartment of Gastroenterology and Metabology, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Toon, Japan.
Ehime Prefectural Central Hospital · JPEhime University · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionThe aMAP score is a prediction model for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) risk in chronic hepatitis patients. This study was conducted to elucidate the utility of this model for predicting initial recurrence of HCC in patients within the Milan criteria after undergoing curative treatment.

methodsPatients with naïve HCC within the Milan criteria (n = 1,020) and treated from January 2000 to August 2022 were enrolled. The cohort was divided into two groups according to the aMAP score (high ≥60, low <60) and then compared for recurrence-free survival (RFS) and overall survival (OS).

resultsComparisons between the high and low groups showed that etiology (HBV:HCV:HBV+HCV:NBNC = 41:79:2:37 vs. 65:589:11:196, p < 0.001), AST (36 vs. 46 IU/L, p < 0.001), and multiple HCC occurrence (15% vs. 22%, p = 0.026) were significantly different. Additionally, median RFS (59.8 vs. 30.9 months; p < 0.001) and median OS (154.1 vs. 83.4 months, p < 0.01) were greater in the low group. As for patients with HCC due to chronic viral hepatitis, there was a significant difference in median RFS between the groups (59.8 vs. 30.6 months, p < 0.001), especially for HCV-positive patients (53.1 vs. 27.2 months, p = 0.002). In patients with HCC due to a nonviral cause, the difference in median RFS between the low (70.9 months) and high (32.0 months) groups was not significant. DISCUSSION: Findings of this retrospective study indicate a significant association of elevated aMAP with worse RFS in patients with HCC caused by chronic viral hepatitis, especially those with HCV. The aMAP score is considered useful to predict not only HCC-carcinogenesis risk but also risk of recurrence following curative treatment.

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Carcinoma, HepatocellularHepatitis CLiver NeoplasmsHumansNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsaMAPHepatitis B virusHepatitis C virusHepatocellular carcinomaRecurrence

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PMID37459848
PMCPMC10614485
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