A Simple-to-Use Nomogram for Predicting the Survival of Early Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients.

ABSTRACT: Objective: This study aimed to develop and validate a simple-to-use nomogram for early hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients undergoing a preoperative consultation and doctors conducting a postoperative evaluation. Methods: A total of 2,225 HCC patients confirmed with stage I or II were selected from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results database between January 2010 and December 2015. The patients were randomly divided into two groups: a training group (n = 1,557) and a validation group (n = 668). Univariate and multivariate hazards regression analyses were used to identify independent prognostic factors. The Akaike information criterion (AIC) was used to select variables for the nomogram. The performance of the nomogram was validated concerning its

SUBMITTER: Chen SH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6635555 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature