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Hepatology International
May 2017, Volume 11, Issue 3, pp 268–276
Subcirrhotic liver stiffness by FibroScan correlates with lower risk of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with HBV-related cirrhosis
Authors
Authors and affiliations
Mi Young JeonHye Won LeeSeung Up KimEmail authorJa Yoon HeoSojung HanBeom Kyung KimJun Yong ParkDo Young KimSang Hoon AhnKwang-Hyub Han
Mi Young Jeon 1
Hye Won Lee 1
Seung Up Kim 123Email author
Ja Yoon Heo 1
Sojung Han 1
Beom Kyung Kim 123
Jun Yong Park 123
Do Young Kim 123
Sang Hoon Ahn 123
Kwang-Hyub Han 123
1.Department of Internal MedicineYonsei University College of MedicineSeoulKorea
2.Institute of GastroenterologyYonsei University College of MedicineSeoulKorea
3.Liver Cirrhosis Clinical Research CenterSeoulKorea
Original Article
First Online:
21 February 2017
DOI: 10.1007/s12072-017-9789-y
Cite this article as:
Jeon, M.Y., Lee, H.W., Kim, S.U. et al. Hepatol Int (2017) 11: 268. doi:10.1007/s12072-017-9789-y
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Abstract
Background and Aims
The risk of developing hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) varies, even in the context of cirrhosis. We investigated the relationship between liver stiffness (LS) in subcirrhotic range, assessed via transient elastography (TE), and risk of HCC development in patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB)-related cirrhosis.
Methods
Data on 540 patients presenting with clinically evident CHB-related cirrhosis between April 2006 and December 2014 were reviewed retrospectively. Subcirrhotic range of LS was defined by TE values ≤13 kPa.
Results
Of the study population, 214 (39.6%) had LS values in the subcirrhotic range. During follow-up (median 54.1 months), 81 patients (15.0%) developed HCC. In conjunction with age, male gender, and diabetes mellitus, subcirrhotic LS value (hazard ratio = 0.462) was an independent predictor of HCC development on multivariate analysis (all p < 0.05). Cumulative HCC incidence was significantly lower for patients in subcirrhotic (versus cirrhotic) LS range (log-rank test, p < 0.05). In our cohort, the modified REACH-B score performed better than other prediction models, namely REACH-B, CU-HCC, and LSM-HCC scoring systems (area under receiver operating characteristic curve: 0.717 versus 0.669, 0.578, and 0.624, respectively, for 7-year HCC risk).
Conclusions
A significant association between subcirrhotic range of LS value and lower risk of HCC development was identified in patients with clinically evident CHB-related cirrhosis. Thus, different TE-based HCC surveillance strategies may be required even in patients with identical liver cirrhosis disease category.
Keywords
Chronic hepatitis B Hepatocellular carcinoma Liver cirrhosis Liver stiffness Transient elastography
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