Prognostic Value of Alpha-Fetoprotein in Patients Who Achieve a Complete Response to Transarterial Chemoembolization for Hepatocellular Carcinoma.

Jae Seung Lee Young Eun Chon Beom Kyung Kim Jun Yong Park Do Young Kim Sang Hoon Ahn Kwang-Hyub Han Wonseok Kang Moon Seok Choi Geum-Youn Gwak Yong-Han Paik Joon Hyeok Lee Kwang Cheol Koh Seung-Woon Paik Hwi Young Kim Tae Hun Kim Hyuck Sun Kwon Yeonjung Ha Mi Na Kim Joo Ho Lee Seong Gyu Hwang Soon Sun Kim Hyo-Jung Cho Jae-Youn Cheong Sung Won Cho Seung Ha Park Nae-Yun Heo Young Mi Hong Ki Tae Yoon Mong Cho Jung Gil Park Min-Kyu Kang Soo-Young Park Young Oh Kweon Won Young Tak Se Young Jang Dong Hyun Sinn Seung-Up Kimnull null

Published in: Yonsei medical journal (2021)

High AFP levels and AFP non-responders were independently associated with poor outcomes after TACE. AFP holds clinical implications for detailed risk stratification upon achieving a CR after TACE.

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