Elevated serum alpha fetoprotein levels promote pathological progression of hepatocellular carcinoma

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World Journal of Gastroenterology

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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 7, 2011; 17(41): 4563-4571
Published online Nov 7, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i41.4563

Table 2 Survival of hepatocellular carcinoma patients with different alpha fetoprotein levels over two years

Time (mo)	Survival rates (%) (dead/alive cases)
	< 20 μg/L	20-250 μg/L	≥ 250 μg/L
0	100.0 (0/68)	100.0 (0/36)	100.0 (0/56)
6	95.7 (3/65)	97.2 (1/35)	91.1 (5/51)
12	94.1 (4/64)	97.2 (1/35)	80.4 (11/45)
18	91.2 (6/62)	91.7 (3/33)	73.2 (15/41)
24	86.8 (9/59)	88.9 (4/32)	69.6 (17/39)^a

^aP < 0.05 vs serum alpha fetoprotein < 20 μg/L and 20-250 μg/L groups.

Citation: Li P, Wang SS, Liu H, Li N, McNutt MA, Li G, Ding HG. Elevated serum alpha fetoprotein levels promote pathological progression of hepatocellular carcinoma. World J Gastroenterol 2011; 17(41): 4563-4571
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v17/i41/4563.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v17.i41.4563