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ArticleGastroenterology research and practice2020

Poor Prognoses of Young Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients with Microvascular Invasion: A Propensity Score Matching Cohort Study.

Lian Li, Liangliang Xu, Tianfu Wen, Hong Wu, Wentao Wang, Jiayin Yang, Zheyu Chen, Yonggang Wei, Mingqing Xu, Bo Li and 1 more

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Lian LiDepartment of Liver Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8517-4661
Liangliang XuDepartment of Liver Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
Tianfu WenDepartment of Liver Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
Hong WuDepartment of Liver Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
Wentao WangDepartment of Liver Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6184-5926
Jiayin YangDepartment of Liver Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3442-7390
Zheyu ChenDepartment of Liver Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
Yonggang WeiDepartment of Liver Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
Mingqing XuDepartment of Liver Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
Bo LiDepartment of Liver Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
Ming ZhangDepartment of Liver Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8276-691X

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Abstract

The relationship between age and the prognosis of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has been widely investigated. However, few studies have focused on the influence of patient age on the prognosis of HCC with microvascular invasion (MVI). Patients with histologically confirmed HCC with MVI who underwent hepatectomy between 2008 and 2016 were retrospectively enrolled in this study and allocated to younger (young group) and older age groups (old group) according to age< or ≥60 years. A propensity score matching analysis was performed, and prognostic factors evaluated by Kaplan-Meier curves and Cox proportional hazards regression. Intraoperative and postoperative characteristics were compared between the two groups. A total of 374 patients were enrolled in this study. There were 84 patients in each group after a 1 : 1 propensity score matching analysis. The rates of both disease-free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS) differed significantly between the age groups. By univariate and multivariate analyses, age < 60 years was significantly associated with DFS (hazard ratio, 1.590; 95% CI, 1.135-2.228) and OS (hazard ratio, 1.837; 95% CI, 1.259-2.680). There were no significant differences in intraoperative or postoperative characteristics between the two age groups. In patients with histologically confirmed HCC with MVI, the prognosis is poorer for those aged younger than 60 years than for those aged 60 years or older. Hepatectomy can be safely performed in selected older patients.

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PMCPMC7042502

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