In:
Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Wiley, Vol. 49, No. 3 ( 2019-02), p. 308-320
Abstract:
No blood test has been shown to be effective in the prediction of primary liver cancer in patients without cirrhosis. Aim To construct and internally validate two sequential tests for early prediction of liver cancer. These tests enable an algorithm which could improve the performance of the standard surveillance protocol recommended (imaging with or without AFP), limited to patients with cirrhosis. Methods We performed a retrospective analysis in prospectively collected specimens from an ongoing cohort. We designed an early sensitive high‐risk test (LCR1) that combined (using Cox model) hepatoprotective proteins (apolipoproteinA1, haptoglobin) with known risk factors (gender, age, gammaglutamyltranspeptidase), and a marker of fibrosis (alpha2‐macroglobulin). To increase the specificity, we then combined (LCR2) these components with alpha‐fetoprotein. Results A total of 9892 patients, 85.9% without cirrhosis, were followed up for 5.9 years [IQR: 4.3‐9.4]. LCR1 and LCR2 time‐dependent AUROCs were not different in construction and validation randomised subsets. Among 2027 patients with high‐LCR1 then high‐LCR2, 167 cancers (113 with cirrhosis, 54 without cirrhosis) were detected, that is 12 patients needed to screen one cancer. The negative predictive value was 99.5% (95% CI 99.0‐99.7) in the 2026 not screened patients (11 cancers without cirrhosis) higher than the standard surveillance, which detected 113 cancers in 755 patients screened, that is seven patients needed to screen one cancer, but with a lower negative predictive value 98.0% (97.5‐98.5; Z = 4.3; P 〈 0.001) in 3298 not screened patients (42 cancers without cirrhosis). Conclusions In patients with chronic liver disease the LCR1 and LCR2 tests identify those with a high risk of liver cancer, including in those without cirrhosis. NCT01927133.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0269-2813
,
1365-2036
DOI:
10.1111/apt.2019.49.issue-3
Language:
English
Publisher:
Wiley
Publication Date:
2019
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2003094-0
SSG:
15,3
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