Multiplication of alpha-fetoprotein and protein induced by vitamin K absence-II is a powerful predictor of prognosis and recurrence in hepatocellular carcinoma patients after a hepatectomy

Aim To evaluate the oncological implications of multiplication of α‐fetoprotein (AFP) and protein induced by vitamin K absence or antagonists‐II (PIVKA‐II) in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Methods Data were prospectively collected from 516 consecutive patients who underwent a curativ...

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Published in:	Hepatology research Vol. 45; no. 10; pp. E21 - E31
Main Authors:	Kamiyama, Toshiya, Yokoo, Hideki, Kakisaka, Tatsuhiko, Orimo, Tatsuya, Wakayama, Kenji, Kamachi, Hirofumi, Tsuruga, Yosuke, Yamashita, Kenichiro, Shimamura, Tsuyoshi, Todo, Satoru, Taketomi, Akinobu
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Netherlands Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01-10-2015
Subjects:	alpha-fetoprotein hepatectomy hepatocellular carcinoma prognosis protein induced by vitamin K absence or antagonists-II recurrence recurrence hepatectomy alpha-fetoprotein prognosis protein induced by vitamin K absence or antagonists-II hepatocellular carcinoma
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