The role of albumin-bilirubin grade and inflammation-based index in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma treated with stereotactic body radiotherapy.

Eleni GkikaDominik BettingerLeo KrafftMichael SchultheissHannes Philipp NeeffLars MaruschkeMichaela SchulenburgSonja AdebahrSimon KirsteUrsula NestleRobert ThimmeAnca-Ligia GrosuThomas Baptist Brunner

Published in: Strahlentherapie und Onkologie : Organ der Deutschen Rontgengesellschaft ... [et al] (2018)

In this analysis, a higher ALBI grade as well as a higher CP were predictors of higher incidence of toxicity, whereas a lower IBI during treatment correlated with a better OS. These results should be further evaluated in prospective studies.

Keyphrases

oxidative stress
early stage
risk factors
radiation therapy
locally advanced
case control