Early and Late Recurrence of Hepatitis B Virus-Associated Hepatocellular Carcinoma.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Survival after liver resection of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains poor because of a high incidence of recurrence. We sought to investigate risk factors, patterns, and long-term prognosis among patients with early and late recurrence after liver resection for hepatitis B virus (HBV)-associated HCC.

Methods

Data of consecutive patients undergoing curative resection for HBV-associated HCC were analyzed. According to the time to recurrence after surgery, recurrence was divided into early (≤2 years) and late recurrence (>2 years). Characteristics, patterns of initial recurrence, and postrecurrence survival (PRS) were compared between patients with early and late recurrence. Risk factors of early and late recurrence and predictors of PRS were identified by univar

SUBMITTER: Wang MD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7543359 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature