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ArticleClinical Medicine Insights. Oncology2024

Smoking as a Risk Factor for Very Late Recurrence in Surgically Resected Early-Stage Primary Hepatocellular Carcinoma.

Wei-Ru Cho, Chih-Chi Wang, Mu-Jung Tsai, Chih-Che Lin, Yi-Hao Yen, Chien Hung Chen, Yuan-Hung Kuo, Chih-Chien Yao, Chao-Hung Hung, Pao-Yuan Huang and 2 more

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Article in Clinical Medicine Insights. Oncology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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12 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Wei-Ru ChoDepartment of Hepato-Gastroenterology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Yunlin.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9232-5424
Chih-Chi WangDivision of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung.
Mu-Jung TsaiKaohsiung Municipal Kaohsiung Senior High School, Kaohsiung.
Chih-Che LinDivision of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung.
Yi-Hao YenDivision of Hepato-Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung.
Chien Hung ChenDivision of Hepato-Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung.
Yuan-Hung KuoDivision of Hepato-Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung.
Chih-Chien YaoDivision of Hepato-Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung.
Chao-Hung HungDivision of Hepato-Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung.
Pao-Yuan HuangDivision of Hepato-Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung.
An-Che LiuDivision of Hepato-Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung.
Ming-Chao TsaiDivision of Hepato-Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung.
Chang Gung University · TWNational Sun Yat-sen University · TWMemorial Hospital of South Bend · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: The risk of first recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) within years 5 to 10 after curative hepatectomy remains unknown. We aimed to assess the incidence and prognostic factors for very late recurrence among patients who achieved 5 years' recurrence-free survival (RFS) after primary resection. Methods: We retrospectively analyzed 337 patients with early-stage HCC underwent primary tumor resection and achieved more than 5 years' RFS. Results: A total of 77 patients (22.8%) developed very late recurrence. The cumulative very late recurrence rate increased from 6.9% and 11.7% to 16.6% at 6, 7, and 8 years, respectively. Patients stopped smoking had a higher rate of very late RFS. Conclusions: The high rates of very late recurrence in HCC indicate that patients warrant continued surveillance, even after 5 recurrence-free years. Moreover, smoking is a risk factor for very late HCC recurrence, and quitting smoking may reduce the risk of very late recurrence.

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Hepatocellular carcinomalong-termrecurrencesmoking

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PMID38450293
PMCPMC10916494
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