Predictors of hepatocellular carcinoma occurrence after direct-acting antiviral therapy in patients with hepatitis C virus infection.
Takao WatanabeYoshio TokumotoKouji JokoKojiro MichitakaNorio HoriikeYoshinori TanakaFujimasa TadaYoshiyasu KisakaSeiji NakanishiKazuhiko YamauchiAtsushi YukimotoMasashi HirookaMasanori AbeYoichi HiasaPublished in: Hepatology research : the official journal of the Japan Society of Hepatology (2018)
A high FIB-4 index and a high post-treatment AFP at the end of DAA treatment were the independent predictors for developing HCC after DAA treatment. For patients with these risk factors, extra attention to the possibility of HCC development is needed.