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ArticleDigestive diseases and sciences2024

Clinical Characteristics and Prognosis of Early-Onset Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Retrospective Cohort Study Based on Population Data.

Yufan Guan, Yu Gan, Jiaze An

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Article in Digestive diseases and sciences, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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Yufan GuanDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, 169 Changle Xi Lu, Xi'an, 710032, China.
Yu GanDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, 169 Changle Xi Lu, Xi'an, 710032, China.
Jiaze AnDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, 169 Changle Xi Lu, Xi'an, 710032, China. anjiaze68@163.com.

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National Natural Science Foundation of China 82172919
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backgroundThe incidence of young patients diagnosed with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is projected to rise. This study aimed to investigate the distinctive characteristics of adolescent and young adult (AYA) patients with HCC and identify the risk factors that impact their survival.

methodsThis study included 1005 AYA patients and 55,435 older adult (OA) patients with HCC, using data from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results database. Propensity score matching was used to adjust for baseline differences in patient characteristics. The Kaplan-Meier curve and log-rank test are utilized to compare the overall survival between the two groups. The Cox proportional hazards regression model was used for subgroup analysis to identify risk factors for overall survival in AYA patients.

resultsAYA patients exhibited a higher proportion of advanced clinical stage (49.15% vs 37.57%, P < 0.001) and fibrolamellar hepatocellular carcinoma (14.13% vs 0.09%, P < 0.001), but a lower incidence of alpha-fetoprotein positivity (32.04% vs 45.32%, P < 0.001) and cirrhosis (8.86% vs 18.32%, P < 0.001). The subgroup analysis results indicated that AYA patients had a more favorable prognosis than OA patients in most subgroups. Undifferentiated carcinoma emerged as the predominant risk factor for AYA patients (Hazard Ratio [HR], 6.08 [2.53-14.62]), whereas partial hepatectomy was determined to be the most advantageous factor (HR, 0.29 [0.23-0.37]).

conclusionsAYA patients with HCC exhibit more aggressive characteristics but demonstrate a better prognosis compared to the OA group, necessitating personalized surveillance and treatment.

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