Title
A preoperative nomogram for predicting long-term survival after resection of large hepatocellular carcinoma (>10 cm)
Date Issued
01 February 2022
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
Elsevier
Abstract
Background: It has previously been demonstrated that a fraction of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) > 10 cm can benefit from liver resection. However, there is still a lack of effective decision-making tools to inform intervention in these patients. Methods: We analysed a comprehensive set of clinical data from 234 patients who underwent liver resection for HCC >10 cm at the National Cancer Institute of Peru between 1990 and 2015, monitored their survival, and constructed a nomogram to predict the surgical outcome based on preoperative variables. Results: We identified cirrhosis, multifocality, macroscopic vascular invasion, and spontaneous tumour rupture as independent predictors of survival and integrated them into a nomogram model. The nomogram's ability to forecast survival at 1, 3, and 5 years was subsequently confirmed with high concordance using an internal validation. Through applying this nomogram, we stratified three groups of patients with different survival probabilities. Conclusion: We constructed a preoperative nomogram to predict long-term survival in patients with HCC >10 cm. This nomogram is useful in determining whether a patient with large HCC might truly benefit from liver resection, which is paramount in low- and middle-income countries where HCC is often diagnosed at advanced stages.
Start page
192
End page
201
Volume
24
Issue
2
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Oncología
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85109070570
PubMed ID
Source
HPB
ISSN of the container
1365182X
Source funding
H2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
Sponsor(s)
This work was supported by the European Union's Horizon 2020 Framework Programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (Agreement N° 823935 ).
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