Department of Surgery, Ewha Womans University, School of Medicine, South Korea.
Department of Surgery, Seoul National University, College of Medicine, South Korea.
J Hepatol. 2016 Apr;64(4):852-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2015.11.033. Epub 2015 Nov 30.
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Given the organ shortage for liver transplantation (LT) and the limitations of the current morphology-based selection criteria, improved criteria are needed to achieve the maximum benefit of LT for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). We hypothesized that a combination of biological markers may better predict the prognosis than the Milan criteria.
HCC patients (n=123) with preoperative data on serum alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) levels and (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography ((18)F-FDG PET) positivity underwent live-donor LT between January 2003 and December 2009. The cut-off values for serum AFP levels (200 ng/ml) and (18)F-FDG PET positivity (1.10) for tumor recurrence were determined by c-statistics using receiver operating characteristic curves. Univariate and multivariate analyses with preoperative variables were performed to find pre-transplant prognostic factors. Disease-free survival rates and overall survival rates were analysed with regard to serum AFP levels and (18)F-FDG PET positivity.
The 5-year disease-free survival rates and overall survival rates were 80.3% and 81.6% respectively. (18)F-FDG PET positivity (hazard ratio (HR) 9.766, 95% CI 3.557-26.816; p<0.001) and serum AFP level (HR 6.234, 95% CI 2.643-14.707; p<0.001) were the only significant pre-transplant prognostic factors in the multivariate analysis; tumor number and size were not significant. A combination of criteria showed that the biologically high-risk group (AFP level ⩾200 ng/ml and PET-positive) had an HR of 29.069 (95% CI 8.797-96.053; p<0.001) compared with the double-negative group. Use of the Milan criteria yielded an HR of 1.351 (95% CI 0.500-3.652; p=0.553).
The combination of the serum AFP level and (18)F-FDG PET data predicted better outcomes than those using the Milan criteria, improving objectivity when adult-to-adult living donor LT is contemplated.
鉴于肝移植 (LT) 的器官短缺和当前形态学选择标准的局限性,需要改进标准以最大程度地受益于肝细胞癌 (HCC) 的 LT。我们假设生物标志物的组合可能比米兰标准更好地预测预后。
2003 年 1 月至 2009 年 12 月期间,对接受术前血清甲胎蛋白 (AFP) 水平和(18)F-氟脱氧葡萄糖正电子发射断层扫描 ((18)F-FDG PET) 阳性的活体供者 LT 的 HCC 患者(n=123)进行了研究。使用受试者工作特征曲线的 c 统计量确定血清 AFP 水平(200ng/ml)和(18)F-FDG PET 阳性(1.10)的截断值,用于肿瘤复发。使用术前变量进行单变量和多变量分析,以确定移植前的预后因素。分析血清 AFP 水平和(18)F-FDG PET 阳性与无病生存率和总生存率的关系。
5 年无病生存率和总生存率分别为 80.3%和 81.6%。(18)F-FDG PET 阳性(危险比 (HR) 9.766,95%置信区间 3.557-26.816;p<0.001)和血清 AFP 水平(HR 6.234,95%置信区间 2.643-14.707;p<0.001)是多变量分析中唯一显著的移植前预后因素;肿瘤数量和大小无显著意义。标准的组合表明,生物学高危组(AFP 水平 ⩾200ng/ml 且 PET 阳性)的 HR 为 29.069(95%置信区间 8.797-96.053;p<0.001),而双阴性组的 HR 为 1.351(95%置信区间 0.500-3.652;p=0.553)。
血清 AFP 水平和(18)F-FDG PET 数据的组合比米兰标准预测更好的结果,在考虑成人对成人活体供者 LT 时提高了客观性。