Serum GGT/ALT ratio predicts vascular invasion in HBV-related HCC

Cancer Cell International

Chihao Zhang¹  Lei Zheng¹  Xiaochun Ni¹  Yiming Zhu¹  Haizhong Huo¹  Jiayun Lin¹  Meng Luo¹  Xiaoliang Qi¹  Hongjie Li¹  Qiang Fan¹  Xiaolou Lou¹  Zhifeng Zhao¹  Yongyang Bao² 

[1] Department of General Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine;Department of Pathology, Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine;

关键词: Gamma-glutamyl transferase;    Alanine aminotransferase;    Vascular invasion;    Hepatocellular carcinoma;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12935-021-02214-1

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Abstract Background The gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT) to alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ratio has been reported as an effective predictor of the severity of hepatitis and HCC. The purpose of this study was to determine the role of the GGT/ALT ratio in the prediction of vascular invasion and survival outcomes in patients with hepatitis B virus (HBV)-related hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Methods The risk factors for vascular invasion were determined by univariate/multivariate logistic analysis. The cut-off value of GGT/ALT in predicting vascular invasion was calculated using the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve. The prognostic value of GGT/ALT was examined by Cox analysis and Kaplan–Meier curves. Sensitivity analysis, such as subgroup analysis and propensity score matching (PSM), was performed to reduce potential confounding bias. Results A high GGT/ALT ratio was identified as an independent risk factor for vascular invasion (P = 0.03). The correlation analysis suggested that higher GGT/ALT was associated with more severe tumour burdens, including vascular invasion (P < 0.001), tumour volume > 5 cm (P < 0.001), poor pathological differentiation (P = 0.042), more severe BCLC (P < 0.001) and ALBI grade (P = 0.007). In the survival analysis, a high GGT/ALT ratio was associated with poor overall survival (OS) (HR: 1.38; 95% CI 1.03, 1.87; P < 0.0001) and disease-free survival (DFS) (HR: 1.32; 95% CI 1.03, 1.87; P < 0.0001). In the subgroup analysis, similar results were consistently observed across most subgroups. In PSM analysis, GGT/ALT remained independently associated with vascular invasion (OR, 186; 95% CI 1.23, 3.33). Conclusion The GGT/ALT ratio was a potential effective factor in the prediction of vascular invasion and prognosis in patients with HBV-related HCC.

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