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Chen CC, Huang YK, Wang RC, Fu JT, Lee SW, Tsai HJ, Yang SS, Lee TY. Validating the Baveno Elastography Criteria of Advanced Liver Fibrosis in Two-Dimensional Shear Wave Elastography: A Prospective Pathology-Based Study. Dig Dis 2024:1-9. [PMID: 38697048 DOI: 10.1159/000539167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2024] [Accepted: 04/29/2024] [Indexed: 05/04/2024]
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INTRODUCTION The Baveno criteria for assessing advanced liver fibrosis were mainly determined by transient elastography (TE), and its pathology-based validation studies in two-dimensional shear wave elastography (2D-SWE) remain limited. We aimed to validate the Baveno criteria through use of 2D-SWE. METHOD Consecutive patients who underwent liver biopsies for various benign liver diseases were prospectively recruited. Liver stiffness measurement (LSM) was simultaneously evaluated by TE and 2D-SWE. The optimal cutoff value to predict advanced liver fibrosis was determined by the Youden Index, and the diagnostic performance was estimated using area under the receiver operating characteristic (AUROC) analysis. RESULTS A total of 101 patients were enrolled having a median age of 55.0 (IQR: 46.0-63.5) years, with 53 (52.48%) of them being male. Using <9 and >14 kPa as the optimal dual cutoffs, the AUROC values in TE and 2D-SWE were 0.92 (95% CI: 0.83-0.97) and 0.93 (95% CI: 0.84-0.98), respectively (p = 0.61). The sensitivity and specificity of LSM by TE/2D-SWE achieved rates of 94.44%/94.44% and 86.00%/88.00%, respectively. However, using the Baveno criteria, the AUROC values in TE and 2D-SWE could remain achieving 0.91 (95% CI: 0.82-0.97) and 0.93 (95% CI: 0.84-0.98), respectively (p = 0.36). The sensitivity and specificity in TE/2D-SWE were 88.24%/88.24% and 86.79%/90.57%, respectively. CONCLUSION This study establishes the compatibility of the Baveno dual cutoff criteria with 2D-SWE, positioning it as an easily used criteria in clinical practice and research.
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Affiliation(s)
- Chia-Chang Chen
- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
- Department of Post-Baccalaureate Medicine, College of Medicine, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Nantou Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Nantou, Taiwan
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- Department of Pathology, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
- Department of Nursing, College of Nursing, Hung Kuang University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
- Department of Post-Baccalaureate Medicine, College of Medicine, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
- School of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
- Department of Post-Baccalaureate Medicine, College of Medicine, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
- School of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
- School of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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Lee SW, Chen LS, Yang SS, Huang YH, Lee TY. Direct-Acting Antiviral Therapy for Hepatitis C Virus in Patients with BCLC Stage B/C Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Viruses 2022; 14:v14112316. [PMID: 36366415 PMCID: PMC9695594 DOI: 10.3390/v14112316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2022] [Revised: 10/07/2022] [Accepted: 10/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The benefits of hepatitis C virus (HCV)eradication for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients in Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) stage B/C remain uncertain. METHODS In this hospital-based cohort study, all HCV-infected patients with BCLC stage B/C HCC during the period January 2017 to March 2021 were retrospectively screened, with 97 patients who had completed direct-acting antiviral (DAA) therapy being enrolled for final analysis. RESULTS In total, the sustained virological response (SVR) rate was 90.7%. In logistic regression analysis, progressive disease (PD) to prior tumor treatments was significantly associated with SVR failure (odds ratio 5.59, 95% CI 1.30-24.06, p = 0.021). Furthermore, the overall survival (OS) rate was significantly higher in the SVR group than that in the non-SVR group (1-year OS: 87.5% vs. 57.1%, p = 0.001). SVR was found to be an independent factor related to OS (hazard ratio 8.42, 95% CI 2.93-24.19, p = 0.001). However, even upon achieving SVR, the OS rates in BCLC stage C or Child-Pugh stage B patients remained poor. CONCLUSIONS In BCLC stage B/C HCC, DAA could achieve a high SVR rate except in those patients with PD to prior HCC treatments. SVR was related to improvements in OS; therefore, DAA therapy should be encouraged for patients diagnosed without a short life expectancy.
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- Shou-Wu Lee
- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung 40705, Taiwan
- School of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung 40201, Taiwan
- School of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei 11221, Taiwan
- Department of Post-Baccalaureate Medicine, College of Medicine, Chung Hsing University, Taichung 40227, Taiwan
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung 40705, Taiwan
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung 40705, Taiwan
- School of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung 40201, Taiwan
- Ph.D. Program in Translational Medicine, Chung Hsing University, Taichung 40227, Taiwan
- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Chung Hsing University, Taichung 40227, Taiwan
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- School of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei 11221, Taiwan
- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei 11217, Taiwan
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei 11221, Taiwan
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung 40705, Taiwan
- School of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung 40201, Taiwan
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +886-4-23592525
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