Abstract:
To investigate the clinical value of using hepatoma-specific alpha-fetoprotein (HS- AFP) and gamma-glutamyltransferase II (GGT- II) for predicting the outcome for patients who receive surgical treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma. Methods: Observation of the dynamic state of HS- AFP and GGT- Ⅱ in 40 patients with hepatoma, before and after excision, and a comparative study of the patients' survival time was conducted. Results: The preoperative positive rate of HS- AFP and GGT- Ⅱ was 57.5% and 67.5%, respectively, and the positive rate of the combined detection was 80.0%. After surgery, the recurrence and distant metastasis rate in the groups with positive HS- AFP and GGT- Ⅱ was 90.9% and 58.8%, respectively, while that in the groups with negative HS- AFP and GGT- Ⅱ was 20.7% and 26.1%, respectively. Recurrence and distant metastasis occurred in all cases with positive HS- AFP and GGT- Ⅱ, whereas after surgery the cases that were negative for both HS- AFP and GGT- Ⅱ accounted for only 9.5%. Univariate analysis revealed that the presence of HS-AFP and GGT- Ⅱ after surgery was related to the prognosis. Conclusion: After surgery, both the HS- AFP and GGT- Ⅱ are very useful for predicting the outcome for patients who receive surgical treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma.