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aMAP score prediction of hepatocellular carcinoma occurrence and incidence‐free rate after a sustained virologic response in chronic hepatitis C
Author(s) -
Yamashita Yuki,
Joshita Satoru,
Sugiura Ayumi,
Yamazaki Tomoo,
Kobayashi Hiroyuki,
Wakabayashi Shunichi,
Yamada Yosuke,
Shibata Soichiro,
Kunimoto Hideo,
Iwadare Takanobu,
Matsumura Makiko,
Miyabayashi Chiharu,
Okumura Taiki,
Ozawa Sachie,
Nozawa Yuichi,
Kobayashi Natsuko,
Komatsu Michiharu,
Fujimori Naoyuki,
Saito Hiromi,
Umemura Takeji
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
hepatology research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.123
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1872-034X
pISSN - 1386-6346
DOI - 10.1111/hepr.13689
Subject(s) - hepatocellular carcinoma , medicine , gastroenterology , hazard ratio , incidence (geometry) , cumulative incidence , hepatitis c virus , proportional hazards model , cirrhosis , bilirubin , carcinoma , immunology , virus , confidence interval , cohort , physics , optics
Aims Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) can still occur in hepatitis C virus (HCV) patients who have achieved a sustained virologic response (SVR), which remains an important clinical issue in the direct‐acting antivirals era. The current study investigated the clinical utility of the aMAP score (consisting of age, male, albumin–bilirubin, and platelets) for predicting HCC occurrence in HCV patients achieving an SVR by direct‐acting antivirals. Methods A total of 1113 HCV patients without HCC history, all of whom achieved an SVR, were enrolled for clinical comparisons. Results Hepatocellular carcinoma was recorded in 50 patients during a median follow‐up period of 3.7 years. The aMAP score was significantly higher in the HCC occurrence group than in the HCC‐free group (53 vs. 47, p < 0.001). According to risk stratification based on aMAP score, the cumulative incidence of HCC occurrence for the low‐, medium‐, and high‐risk groups was 0.14%, 4.49%, and 9.89%, respectively, at 1 year and 1.56%, 6.87%, and 16.17%, respectively, at 3 years (low vs. medium, low vs. high, and medium vs. high: all p < 0.01). Cox proportional hazard analysis confirmed aMAP ≥ 50 (hazard ratio [HR]: 2.78, p = 0.014), age≥ 70 years (HR: 2.41, p = 0.028), ALT ≥ 17 U/L (HR: 2.14, p < 0.001), and AFP ≥ 10 ng/mL (HR: 2.89, p = 0.005) as independent risk factors of HCC occurrence. Interestingly, all but one patient (99.5%) with aMAP less than 40 was HCC‐free following an SVR. Conclusion The aMAP score could have clinical utility for predicting HCC occurrence in HCV patients achieving an SVR.