Pre‐transplant alpha‐fetoprotein is associated with post‐transplant hepatocellular carcinoma recurrence mortality
Mahmud N, John B, Taddei T, Goldberg DS. Pre‐transplant alpha‐fetoprotein is associated with post‐transplant hepatocellular carcinoma recurrence mortality. Clinical Transplantation 2019, 33: e13634. PMID: 31177570, PMCID: PMC6635076, DOI: 10.1111/ctr.13634.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHCC recurrenceLiver transplantationAlpha-fetoproteinHepatocellular carcinomaLiver diseaseHepatitis C liver diseaseEnd-stage liver diseaseC liver diseasePre-transplant modelRetrospective cohort studyOrgan Sharing databaseAdult transplant recipientsCox regression analysisTransplant recipientsCohort studySharing databaseMedian timeAFP levelsCox regressionPatient survivalUnited NetworkPoor survivalHigh riskRecurrencePatients