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DIGESTIVE DISEASES
卷 29, 期 3, 页码 321-325出版社
KARGER
DOI: 10.1159/000327570
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Des-gamma-carboxyprothrombin; Protein-induced vitamin K absence II; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Antiangiogenic therapy; Hypoxia; Sorafenib
Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the role of des-gamma-carboxyprothrombin (DCP) as a marker for the efficacy of sorafenib therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Methods: Patients with advanced HCC treated with sorafenib were retrospectively evaluated, focusing on DCP levels and clinical characteristics. Results: 50 patients with advanced HCC were treated with sorafenib alone. In 25 of these patients, the serum levels of DCP were evaluated twice (pretreatment and within 2 weeks after starting therapy). The time to progression was significantly longer in patients in whom the DCP level at 2 weeks after starting sorafenib was 6 2-fold higher than the pretreatment levels, as compared with patients without an increase in DCP (p = 0.0296). Conclusions: The serum level of DCP is a surrogate marker for tissue hypoxia and can be a predictive marker to assess the tumor response to sorafenib therapy. Copyright (C) 2011 S. Karger AG, Basel
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