Validation of a Modified Child-Turcotte-Pugh Classification System Utilizing Insulin-Like Growth Factor-1 for Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma in an HBV Endemic Area.
Dong Hyeon LeeJeong-Hoon LeeYong Jin JungJungsoo GimWon KimByeong Gwan KimKook Lae LeeYuri ChoJeong-Ju YooMinjong LeeYoung Youn ChoEun Ju ChoSu Jong YuYoon Jun KimJung-Hwan YoonPublished in: PloS one (2017)
The IGF-CTP classification was slightly better than the original CTP classification for predicting survival of patients with HCC in a chronic hepatitis B endemic area. This is most likely due to the fact that serum IGF-1 levels reflect underlying HCC status.