Review
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2023.
World J Gastroenterol. Feb 28, 2023; 29(8): 1243-1260
Published online Feb 28, 2023. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v29.i8.1243
Table 1 Predictors of early hepatocellular carcinoma recurrence after curative treatment
Predictors related to HCC characteristics
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Predictors related to patient characteristics
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Predictors related to treatment
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SizeLiver cirrhosis[37,41]RFA (vs LR)[41,88,89]
> 2.6 cm[42]
> 3 cm[36,41]
Multifocality[41]Liver insufficiency (CPS, MELD, ALBI)[37,56-58]LR:
Liver resection margins invasion[44]
Liver resection margins < 1 cm[43,86]
Non-anatomical resection1[45]
Beyond Milan criteria[43]High total bilirubin[42]RFA: ablation margins < 1 cm[91]
Microvascular invasion[34,36,38,40,44,45]Male sex[37]
Lack of capsule integrity[34,42]High PLR[49,59,60]
Poor histological differentiation[36,43,47]High NLR[49,60]
High AFP[36,41,50]DAAs therapy
> 10 ng/mL[48]Predictor[62,63]
> 32 ng/mL[45]Non-predictor[64-76]
> 400 ng/mL[40]Protective[77-83]
High PIVKA-II[41,52,55]High viral load in HBV infected patients[109]
> 46.0 mAU/mL[38]
> 375.5 mAU/mL[51]
Table 2 Predictors of late hepatocellular carcinoma recurrence after curative treatment
Predictors related to HCC characteristics
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Predictors related to patient characteristics
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Predictors related to treatment
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Size > 5 cm[92]Liver cirrhosis[32,41,43,84,93-96]RFA (vs LR)[41,88,117-119]
Multifocality[92,93]Old age[41,92]
Microvascular invasion[92]Male sex[93]
AFP > 400 μg/L[94]LSM[43,102]
Portal hypertension
SSM (> 70 kPa)[43]
Splenic volume (> 165 mL)[40]
Platelet count[43,103,104]
Esophageal varices[43,103]
HBV infection
High viral load[105,108]
Low viral load[111]
High HBsAg levels[84,86,103,107]