Early Detection of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Recurrence in the Posttransplant Population : A Comparison of RETREAT and Cleveland Clinic Florida Scoring System

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BACKGROUND: Liver transplantation (LT) for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is curative in most cases; however, recurrence is observed in some patients. The Risk Estimation of Tumor Recurrence After Transplant (RETREAT) score is an externally validated scoring system for prediction of post-LT HCC recurrence. The Cleveland Clinic Florida Scoring System (CCFSS) is a potential new scoring system for prediction of HCC recurrence. Our study aimed to compare the RETREAT and CCFSS.

METHODS: We conducted a retrospective cohort study of 52 adult patients with HCC who underwent LT at a tertiary care center. Mantel-Haenszel chi-square analyses were conducted to compare the RETREAT and CCFSS classifications for detecting HCC recurrence.

RESULTS: A total of 52 patients underwent LT. The median follow-up period was 37 months. Four patients had post-LT HCC recurrence, with all recurrences occurring within 2 years of LT. The RETREAT score was better able to detect low, moderate, and high levels of risk (P < .001), compared to the CCFSS score (P = 0.480). Both risk scores had a sensitivity of 75%; the specificity of the RETREAT score was 95.8%, whereas the specificity of the CCFSS was 60.4%. Alpha-fetoprotein level at the time of LT was associated with HCC recurrence (P = .014).

CONCLUSIONS: This is the first study to evaluate the CCFSS as a potential new scoring system to predict HCC recurrence after LT. The RETREAT score is more specific than the CCFSS. The incorporation of alpha-fetoprotein level at the time of LT improves the estimation of HCC recurrence in the post-LT period.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:53

Enthalten in:

Transplantation proceedings - 53(2021), 1 vom: 20. Jan., Seite 193-199

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Hasan, Badar [VerfasserIn]
Colak, Yasar [VerfasserIn]
Khalid, Rumman A [VerfasserIn]
Castillo, Michael [VerfasserIn]
Castaneda, Daniel [VerfasserIn]
Tandon, Kanwarpreet [VerfasserIn]
Shaw, Joshua J [VerfasserIn]
Erim, Tolga [VerfasserIn]
Zervos, Xaralambos B [VerfasserIn]
Castro, Fernando J [VerfasserIn]
Al-Khalloufi, Kawtar [VerfasserIn]

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Alpha-Fetoproteins
Comparative Study
Journal Article

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Date Completed 19.04.2021

Date Revised 19.04.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.transproceed.2020.09.015

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM316389218