Differential characteristics and outcomes of Asian and non-Asian patients with HBV-related hepatocellular carcinoma.

Daniel Q HuangJoseph K HoangJennifer LeongMar RiveiroMayumi MaedaJu Dong YangElena Vargas AccarinoKhin ThinLindsey TrinhRamsey C CheungLewis R RobertsMaria Buti FerretMyron SchwartzMindie H Nguyen

Published in: Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver (2021)

Among HBV-related HCC patients, non-Asians presented with more advanced BCLC stage compared to Asians. Non-Asian ethnicity was independently associated with twice the risk of mortality among patients without cirrhosis, but not among those with cirrhosis. Additional studies are needed to clarify this disparity.

Keyphrases

hepatitis b virus
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
peritoneal dialysis
risk factors
cardiovascular disease
metabolic syndrome
adipose tissue
skeletal muscle
weight loss
drug induced