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ArticleScientific reports2024

Serum laminin γ2 monomer as a predictive biomarker for hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with chronic hepatitis B virus infection: a retrospective cohort study.

Kouki Nio, Tetsuro Shimakami, Takeshi Terashima, Masahiro Yanagi, Tadashi Toyama, Naohiko Koshikawa, Masatoshi Nakagawa, Eisaku Yoshida, Toru Yoshimura, Motoharu Seiki and 2 more

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12 authors.

Kouki NioDepartment of Gastroenterology, Kanazawa University Hospital, 13-1 Takara-Machi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, 920-8641, Japan. nio@m-kanazawa.jp.
Tetsuro ShimakamiDepartment of Gastroenterology, Kanazawa University Hospital, 13-1 Takara-Machi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, 920-8641, Japan.
Takeshi TerashimaDepartment of Gastroenterology, Kanazawa University Hospital, 13-1 Takara-Machi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, 920-8641, Japan.
Masahiro YanagiDepartment of Gastroenterology, Kanazawa University Hospital, 13-1 Takara-Machi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, 920-8641, Japan.
Tadashi ToyamaInnovative Clinical Research Center, Kanazawa University Hospital, 13-1 Takara-Machi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, 920-8641, Japan.
Naohiko KoshikawaDepartment of Life Science and Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuda-cho, Midori-Ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 226-8501, Japan.
Masatoshi NakagawaDiagnostics Division, Abbott Japan LLC, 357 Matsuhidai, Matsudo, Chiba, 270-2214, Japan.
Eisaku YoshidaDiagnostics Division, Abbott Japan LLC, 357 Matsuhidai, Matsudo, Chiba, 270-2214, Japan.
Toru YoshimuraDiagnostics Division, Abbott Japan LLC, 357 Matsuhidai, Matsudo, Chiba, 270-2214, Japan.
Motoharu SeikiDepartment of Gastroenterology, Kanazawa University Hospital, 13-1 Takara-Machi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, 920-8641, Japan.
Masao HondaDepartment of Gastroenterology, Kanazawa University Hospital, 13-1 Takara-Machi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, 920-8641, Japan.
Taro YamashitaDepartment of Gastroenterology, Kanazawa University Hospital, 13-1 Takara-Machi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, 920-8641, Japan.

Funding

Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development JP23ck0106662hJapan Agency for Medical Research and Development JP23fk0210122Japan Society for the Promotion of Science JP21H02900
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This retrospective study evaluated the use of laminin γ2 monomer (LG2m) as a predictive biomarker for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in patients with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. Serum LG2m levels were measured in two cohorts of patients: cohort 1 comprised 56 patients with chronic liver disease for assessing LG2m stability, whereas cohort 2 included 89 patients with chronic HBV infection who did not have HCC for evaluating the usefulness of LG2m measurement in HCC prediction. LG2m was highly stable in cryopreserved serum, and an increased LG2m level was significantly associated with a higher risk of HCC in chronically HBV-infected patients (P = 0.012). Multivariable Cox regression analysis revealed that high LG2m was an independent significant risk factor for HCC (hazard ratio, 7.16; 95% confidence interval, 1.31-39.2; P = 0.023). These findings suggest that LG2m may serve as a useful biomarker for the prediction of future HCC in patients with chronic HBV infection.

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Biomarkers, TumorCarcinoma, HepatocellularHepatitis B, ChronicLamininLiver NeoplasmsAdultAgedFemaleHepatitis B virusHumansMaleMiddle AgedPrognosisRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsBiomarkers, TumorLAMC2 protein, humanLaminin

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PMID39455696
PMCPMC11511935

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