Highlights for α-fetoprotein in determining prognosis and treatment monitoring for hepatocellular carcinoma

Figure 1 Forest plots representing hazard ratios of overall survival and progression free survival in hepatocellular carcinoma patients associated with α-fetoprotein response. A: Subgroup analysis according to systemic treatment and locoregional therapy; B: Subgroup analysis according to α-fetoprotein (AFP) response definition of 20% decline of its initial level and 50% decline; C: Subgroup analysis according to study size larger than 100 patients and less than 100 patients; D: Hazard ratios (HRs) of progression free survival in hepatocellular carcinoma patients associated with AFP response.

Figure 2 Forest plots representing the correlation between α-fetoprotein response and radiological response. A: Risks of no radiological response; B: Risks of disease control failure. AFP: α-fetoprotein; RR: Relative risk.