Table 3 Cox proportional hazards model of baseline prognosticators for intrahepatic new recurrence-free survival in patients with early stage HCC after radiofrequency ablation.

From: Pretreatment Inflammation-Based Markers Predict Survival Outcomes in Patients with Early Stage Hepatocellular Carcinoma After Radiofrequency Ablation

Factors

Univariate

Multivariate

HR (95% CI)

P

HR (95% CI)

P

Age, per 1 year increase

1.00 (0.97–1.02)

0.858

  

Gender, male vs female

1.10 (0.66–1.86)

0.709

  

BMI, per kg/m2 increase

1.17 (0.70–1.94)

0.543

  

Diabetes mellitus, yes or no

1.07 (0.64–1.78)

0.786

  

ESRD, yes or no

1.24 (0.45–3.44)

0.675

  

CSPH, yes or no

1.92 (0.92–3.98)

0.081

  

Tumor number, solitary vs multiple

0.72 (0.42–1.24)

0.236

  

Tumor stage, I vs II

1.30 (0.75–2.26)

0.352

  

Tumor size, ≥ 3 cm vs < 3 cm

1.38 (0.77–2.48)

0.275

  

HBsAg positive, yes or no

0.81 (0.45–1.48)

0.502

  

NA before RFA, yes or no*

1.62 (0.56–4.62)

0.372

  

NA after RFA, yes or no*

1.61 (0.51–5.14)

0.421

  

Anti-HCV positive, yes or no

1.09 (0.60–1.98)

0.781

  

IFN before RFA, yes or no**

1.01 (0.53–1.92)

0.988

  

IFN or DAA after RFA, yes or no**

0.42 (0.21–0.84)

0.014

  

AFP(ng/ml), ≥200 vs <200

4.21 (1.71–10.40)

0.002

4.34 (1.75–10.77)

0.002

Child-Pugh class A vs B or C

0.88 (0.49–1.58)

0.662

  

Ascites, yes or no

1.10 (0.54–2.24)

0.804

  

NLR ≥ 2.5 vs <2.5

1.04 (0.60–1.78)

0.898

  

PLR ≥ 100 vs <100

0.69 (0.38–1.24)

0.215

  

PNI ≥ 40 vs <40

1.40 (0.60–1.78)

0.231

  

ALBI grade, 1 vs 2/3

0.63 (0.36–1.12)

0.116

  

FIB-4, per 1 increase

1.02 (0.96–1.08)

0.529

  
  1. *in 32 HBsAg positive patients; **in 88 Anti-HCV positive patients.
  2. HR, hazard ratio; CI, confidence interval; BMI, body mass index; ESRD, end-stage renal disease; HBsAg, hepatitis.
  3. B surface antigen; HCV, hepatitis C virus; NA, nucleos(t)ide analogue; HCV, hepatitis C virus; IFN, interferon; DAA, direct acting antivirals; AFP,α-fetoprotein; NLR, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio; PLR, platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio; PNI, prognostic nutritional index; ALBI, albumin-bilirubin; Fib-4, Fibrosis-4.