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A product of alpha-fetoprotein and protein induced by vitamin K absence-II is a powerful predictor of prognosis and recurrence in hepatocellular carcinoma patients after a hepatectomy

A product of alpha-fetoprotein and protein induced by vitamin K absence-II is a powerful predictor of prognosis and recurrence in hepatocellular carcinoma patients after a hepatectomy - AP-factorHCC

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-UMIN000017448
Enrollment
516
Registered
2015-05-11
Start date
2013-05-23
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-29

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Between January 1998 and December 2010, 516 consecutive adult patients underwent a hepatectomy for HCC at our center.

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Gastroenterological Surgery I
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: hepatectomized patients

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: without hepatectomy

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
AP-factor (AFP X PIVKA-II) was evaluated in relation to 2-year survival outcomes by receiver operating characteristics (ROC) analysis to determine the cut-off values. Patient survival, recurrence-free survival and risk factors were analyzed in accordance with the preoperative AP-factor.

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactToshiya Kamiyama

Hokkaido University Gastroenterological Surgery I

t-kamiya@med.hokudai.ac.jp+81117065927

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026