Identifying optimal candidates for post-TIPS patients with HCC undergoing TACE: a multicenter observational study.

Wenzhe FanBowen ZhuShufan YueXinlin ZhengGuosheng YuanLei YuWanchang HuangShugui HuangWenjiang WeiFuliang LiZhen HuangRong TangHuishuang FanZhuoyong LiLiangliang QiaoFuxi HuangYu ChengYingqiang ZhangYanqin WuXinhua ZouMiao XueHongyu WangJiaping Li

Published in: European radiology (2022)

• Vascular invasion, AFP, creatinine, extrahepatic spread, and ALT were independent significant prognostic factors of survival for HCC patients who underwent TACE after TIPS. • Our new model, named VACEA score, can accurately predict prognosis at the individual level and stratify patients into four distinct risk grades. • The VACEA model showed better prognostic discrimination and calibration than other current TACE-/TIPS-specific models Graphical abstract.

Keyphrases

prognostic factors
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
peritoneal dialysis
metabolic syndrome
cross sectional
uric acid
free survival