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Ferritin level prospectively predicts hepatocarcinogenesis in patients with chronic hepatitis B virus infection
Previous studies have detected a higher level of ferritin in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), but a potential causal association between serum ferritin level and hepatocarcinogenesis remains to be clarified. Using a well-established prospective cohort and longitudinally collected serial...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6096080/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30127954 http://dx.doi.org/10.3892/ol.2018.9099 |
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author | Bian, Zhenyuan Hann, Hie-Won Ye, Zhong Yin, Chun Wang, Yang Fang, Wan Wan, Shaogui Wang, Chun Tao, Kaishan |
author_facet | Bian, Zhenyuan Hann, Hie-Won Ye, Zhong Yin, Chun Wang, Yang Fang, Wan Wan, Shaogui Wang, Chun Tao, Kaishan |
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description | Previous studies have detected a higher level of ferritin in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), but a potential causal association between serum ferritin level and hepatocarcinogenesis remains to be clarified. Using a well-established prospective cohort and longitudinally collected serial blood samples, the association between baseline ferritin levels and HCC risk were evaluated in 1,152 patients infected with hepatitis B virus (HBV), a major risk factor for HCC. The association was assessed by Cox proportional hazards regression model using univariate and multivariate analyses and longitudinal analysis. It was demonstrated that HBV patients who developed HCC had a significantly higher baseline ferritin level than those who remained cancer-free (188.00 vs. 108.00 ng/ml, P<0.0001). The patients with a high ferritin level (≥200 ng/ml) had 2.43-fold increased risk of HCC compared to those with lower ferritin levels [hazard ratio (HR), 2.43; 95% confidence interval, 1.63–3.63]. A significant trend of increasing HRs along with elevated ferritin levels was observed (P for trend <0.0001). The association was still significant after multivariate adjustment. Incorporating ferritin into the α-fetoprotein (AFP) model significantly improved the performance of HCC prediction (the area under the curve from 0.74 to 0.77, P=0.003). Longitudinal analysis showed that the average ferritin level in HBV patients who developed HCC was persistently higher than in those who were cancer-free during follow-up. HCC risk reached a peak at approximately the fifth year after baseline ferritin detection. Moreover, stratified analyses showed that the association was noted in both males and females, and was prominent in patients with a low AFP value. In short, serum ferritin level could independently predict the risk of HBV-related HCC and may have a complementary role in AFP-based HCC diagnosis. Future studies are warranted to validate these findings and test its clinical applicability in HCC prevention and management. |
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spelling | pubmed-60960802018-08-20 Ferritin level prospectively predicts hepatocarcinogenesis in patients with chronic hepatitis B virus infection Bian, Zhenyuan Hann, Hie-Won Ye, Zhong Yin, Chun Wang, Yang Fang, Wan Wan, Shaogui Wang, Chun Tao, Kaishan Oncol Lett Articles Previous studies have detected a higher level of ferritin in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), but a potential causal association between serum ferritin level and hepatocarcinogenesis remains to be clarified. Using a well-established prospective cohort and longitudinally collected serial blood samples, the association between baseline ferritin levels and HCC risk were evaluated in 1,152 patients infected with hepatitis B virus (HBV), a major risk factor for HCC. The association was assessed by Cox proportional hazards regression model using univariate and multivariate analyses and longitudinal analysis. It was demonstrated that HBV patients who developed HCC had a significantly higher baseline ferritin level than those who remained cancer-free (188.00 vs. 108.00 ng/ml, P<0.0001). The patients with a high ferritin level (≥200 ng/ml) had 2.43-fold increased risk of HCC compared to those with lower ferritin levels [hazard ratio (HR), 2.43; 95% confidence interval, 1.63–3.63]. A significant trend of increasing HRs along with elevated ferritin levels was observed (P for trend <0.0001). The association was still significant after multivariate adjustment. Incorporating ferritin into the α-fetoprotein (AFP) model significantly improved the performance of HCC prediction (the area under the curve from 0.74 to 0.77, P=0.003). Longitudinal analysis showed that the average ferritin level in HBV patients who developed HCC was persistently higher than in those who were cancer-free during follow-up. HCC risk reached a peak at approximately the fifth year after baseline ferritin detection. Moreover, stratified analyses showed that the association was noted in both males and females, and was prominent in patients with a low AFP value. In short, serum ferritin level could independently predict the risk of HBV-related HCC and may have a complementary role in AFP-based HCC diagnosis. Future studies are warranted to validate these findings and test its clinical applicability in HCC prevention and management. D.A. Spandidos 2018-09 2018-07-06 /pmc/articles/PMC6096080/ /pubmed/30127954 http://dx.doi.org/10.3892/ol.2018.9099 Text en Copyright: © Bian et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) , which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non-commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made. |
spellingShingle | Articles Bian, Zhenyuan Hann, Hie-Won Ye, Zhong Yin, Chun Wang, Yang Fang, Wan Wan, Shaogui Wang, Chun Tao, Kaishan Ferritin level prospectively predicts hepatocarcinogenesis in patients with chronic hepatitis B virus infection |
title | Ferritin level prospectively predicts hepatocarcinogenesis in patients with chronic hepatitis B virus infection |
title_full | Ferritin level prospectively predicts hepatocarcinogenesis in patients with chronic hepatitis B virus infection |
title_fullStr | Ferritin level prospectively predicts hepatocarcinogenesis in patients with chronic hepatitis B virus infection |
title_full_unstemmed | Ferritin level prospectively predicts hepatocarcinogenesis in patients with chronic hepatitis B virus infection |
title_short | Ferritin level prospectively predicts hepatocarcinogenesis in patients with chronic hepatitis B virus infection |
title_sort | ferritin level prospectively predicts hepatocarcinogenesis in patients with chronic hepatitis b virus infection |
topic | Articles |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6096080/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30127954 http://dx.doi.org/10.3892/ol.2018.9099 |
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