Validation of insulin-like growth factor-1 as a prognostic parameter in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma in a European cohort.

Yvonne HuberFranziska BierlingChristian LabenzSandra KochIrene SchmidtmannRoman KloecknerSebastian SchottenTobias HuberHauke LangMarcus A WoernsPeter R GalleArndt WeinmannJulia Weinmann-Menke

Published in: BMC cancer (2018)

This study is the first to investigate IGF-1 and the IGF-CTP classification in a European cohort of HCC patients. Serum IGF-1 correlates with OS in patients with HCC. However, the IGF-CTP classification was not superior compared to CTP score regarding OS.

Keyphrases

growth hormone
pi k akt
binding protein
end stage renal disease
machine learning
deep learning
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
cell proliferation