Fucosylated haptoglobin is a novel predictive marker of hepatocellular carcinoma after hepatitis C virus elimination in patients with advanced liver fibrosis.
Kumiko ShiraiHayato HikitaRyotaro SakamoriAkira DoiYuki TahataSadatsugu SakaneYoshihiro KamadaKazuhiro MuraiAkira NishioRyoko YamadaTakahiro KodamaYasutoshi NozakiNaruyasu KakitaHisashi IshidaFumihiko NakanishiNaoki MorishitaKazuho ImanakaMitsuru SakakibaraTomohide TatsumiEiji MiyoshiTetsuo TakeharaPublished in: PloS one (2022)
High serum Fuc-Hp levels at EOT were an independent risk factor for HCC occurrence after SVR. Combined with BMI and albumin, Fuc-Hp can stratify the risk of HCC occurrence among those with advanced fibrosis.