Open Access<p>The Significance of Platelet–Albumin–Bilirubin (PALBI) Grade in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients Stratified According to Platelet Count</p>
Author(s) -
Qing Pang,
Shuangchi Liu,
Luyao Wang,
Huadong Pan,
Chunfang Wang,
Lei Zhou,
Yimin Lu,
Huichun Liu
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
cancer management and research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.024
H-Index - 40
ISSN - 1179-1322
DOI - 10.2147/cmar.s277013
Subject(s) - medicine , hepatocellular carcinoma , thrombocytosis , gastroenterology , platelet , proportional hazards model , liver function , bilirubin , retrospective cohort study , cohort , cancer
Platelet-albumin-bilirubin (PALBI) has been demonstrated to be superior to conventional Child-Pugh (C-P) grade in evaluating liver function and prognosis of HCC patients. However, both thrombocytosis and thrombocytopenia are unfavorable for HCC survival. The aim of this study was to preliminarily investigate the prognostic value of PALBI in HCC patients with thrombocytopenia and excluding thrombocytopenia.