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ArticleOncoimmunology2025

Mixed cryoglobulinemia decelerates hepatocellular carcinoma development in hepatitis C patients with SVR by downregulating regulatory B cells: a 12-year prospective cohort study.

Ming-Ling Chang, Jur-Shan Cheng, Wei-Ting Chen, Yi-Jyun Shen, Chia-Jung Kuo, Rong-Nan Chien

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Article in Oncoimmunology, 2025. 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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Ming-Ling ChangDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0003-4902-4401
Jur-Shan ChengDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Wei-Ting ChenDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Yi-Jyun ShenDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Chia-Jung KuoDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Rong-Nan ChienDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan.

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Abstract

How mixed cryoglobulinemia (MC) affects cancer risk in chronic hepatitis C patients with sustained virologic response (SVR) remains unclear. In a 12-year prospective study, post-SVR MC was assessed every 3‒6 months. Among the 891 SVR patients, 265 (29.7%) had baseline (24 weeks after completing anti-HCV therapy) MC, and the 12-year cancer cumulative incidence was 19.7%. Among the 73 patients who developed cancer, 37 (50.7%) had hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), with the following associated baseline variables: for cancer, male sex, age and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels; for HCC, male sex, age, and cirrhosis; and for non-HCC cancer, rheumatoid factor levels. Among patients with post-SVR HCC, the mean time to HCC was longer in those with than in those without baseline MC (1545.4 ± 276.5 vs. 856.9 ± 115.2 days,

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B-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryCarcinoma, HepatocellularCryoglobulinemiaHepatitis C, ChronicLiver NeoplasmsAdultAgedAntiviral AgentsFemaleHepacivirusHumansInterleukin-10MaleMiddle AgedProspective StudiesSustained Virologic ResponseAntiviral AgentsIL10 protein, humanInterleukin-10CancerHCCHCVmixed cryoglobulinemiasustained virologic response

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