BACKGROUND: Hyaluronic acid (HA) probably plays a critical role in tumorigenesis. The clinical significance of serum HA concentration in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains to be elucidated. This study analysed the relationship between preoperative serum HA levels and prognosis after hepatic resection in patients with HCC. METHODS: Consecutive patients who underwent hepatic resection for HCC between September 1999 and March 2012 were included in this retrospective study. Serum HA levels were measured within 4 weeks before surgery by an immunoturbidimetric automated latex assay. The cut-off level for preoperative serum HA was validated using a time-dependent receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis. The prognostic impact of preoperative serum HA levels was analysed using Cox proportional hazards models. RESULTS: A total of 506 patients of median age 66 years (405 men, 80·0 per cent) were analysed. The median length of follow-up was 32 months. High serum HA levels (100 ng/ml or above) were associated with shorter recurrence-free survival (P < 0·001) (hazard ratio (HR) 1·50, 95 per cent confidence interval 1·17 to 1·93; P = 0·002) and overall survival (P = 0·001) (HR 1·46, 1·03 to 2·07; P = 0·033). In patients with HCC without severe liver fibrosis, serum HA level was correlated with multiple tumours (P = 0·039), early recurrence (P = 0·033), and poor recurrence-free (P < 0·001) and overall (P = 0·024) survival. CONCLUSION: High preoperative serum HA levels predict poor prognosis in patients with HCC after hepatic resection, and may serve as a future biomarker.
BACKGROUND:Hyaluronic acid (HA) probably plays a critical role in tumorigenesis. The clinical significance of serum HA concentration in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains to be elucidated. This study analysed the relationship between preoperative serum HA levels and prognosis after hepatic resection in patients with HCC. METHODS: Consecutive patients who underwent hepatic resection for HCC between September 1999 and March 2012 were included in this retrospective study. Serum HA levels were measured within 4 weeks before surgery by an immunoturbidimetric automated latex assay. The cut-off level for preoperative serum HA was validated using a time-dependent receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis. The prognostic impact of preoperative serum HA levels was analysed using Cox proportional hazards models. RESULTS: A total of 506 patients of median age 66 years (405 men, 80·0 per cent) were analysed. The median length of follow-up was 32 months. High serum HA levels (100 ng/ml or above) were associated with shorter recurrence-free survival (P < 0·001) (hazard ratio (HR) 1·50, 95 per cent confidence interval 1·17 to 1·93; P = 0·002) and overall survival (P = 0·001) (HR 1·46, 1·03 to 2·07; P = 0·033). In patients with HCC without severe liver fibrosis, serum HA level was correlated with multiple tumours (P = 0·039), early recurrence (P = 0·033), and poor recurrence-free (P < 0·001) and overall (P = 0·024) survival. CONCLUSION: High preoperative serum HA levels predict poor prognosis in patients with HCC after hepatic resection, and may serve as a future biomarker.
Authors: Veronica R Placencio-Hickok; Marie Lauzon; Natalie Moshayedi; Michelle Guan; Sungjin Kim; Nicholas Nissen; Simon Lo; Stephen Pandol; Brent K Larson; Jun Gong; Andrew E Hendifar; Arsen Osipov Journal: Pancreatology Date: 2021-10-04 Impact factor: 3.996
Authors: Carla Jorquera-Cordero; Pablo Lara; Luis J Cruz; Timo Schomann; Anna van Hofslot; Thaís Gomes de Carvalho; Paulo Marcos Da Matta Guedes; Laura Creemers; Roman I Koning; Alan B Chan; Raimundo Fernandes de Araujo Junior Journal: Pharmaceutics Date: 2022-05-17 Impact factor: 6.525