Evaluation of Lens culinaris Agglutinin-Reactive Alpha-Fetoprotein (AFP-L3) for Prognostic Factor of Hepatocellular Carcinoma after Treatment.

Abstract

Overall survival rate in AFP-L3 positive patients after treatment was significantly lower than that in negative patients. No significant difference in overall survival rate was observed between AFP-L3% negative patients after treatment and patients showing a complete response depicted by diagnostic imaging. AFP-L3% after treatment was the most significant prognostic factor for patients with HCC after treatment.