Novel combined fibrosis-based index predicts the long-term outcomes of hepatocellular carcinoma after hepatic resection.
Mitsuru YanagakiYoshihiro ShiraiRyoga HamuraTomohiko TaniaiYoshiaki TanjiKoichiro HarukiKenei FurukawaShinji OndaHiroaki ShibaToru IkegamiPublished in: International journal of clinical oncology (2022)
The combination of the preoperative PIVKA-II and FIB-4 index may be a prognostic factor of HCC after hepatic resection, suggesting that the combined score is useful in assessing the liver fibrosis status in cancer cases.