A nomogram predicting the prognosis of young adult patients diagnosed with hepatocellular carcinoma: A population-based analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Few studies have reported the clinical characteristics and outcomes of young adult patients diagnosed with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). This study aimed to formulate a nomogram to predict the prognosis of young adult HCC patients.

Methods

Young adult patients diagnosed with HCC from 2004 to 2015 were screened from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database. Based on the multivariate analysis results, a nomogram was constructed. The concordance index (c-index) and calibration were used to assess the predictive performance of the nomogram. The clinical benefit was measured by using decision curve analysis (DCA).

Results

The mean follow-up time of the patients was 25.0±34.0 months. Gender, race, AFP level, Edmondson-Steiner classificati

SUBMITTER: Kong J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6623961 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature