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Hepatocellular Cancer

Study data from Nagasaki University provide new insights into hepatocellular cancer

Published in Cancer Weekly, January 5th, 2010

"Impaired glucose tolerance influences the prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), but this mechanism is still not fully understood. We investigated the impact of the fasting serum levels of insulin and adiponectin oil the prognosis of HCC and its recurrence," researchers in Sakamoto, Japan report.

"One hundred and forty patients with newly diagnosed HCC were enrolled in the prognosis study. Their fasting serum levels of insulin and adiponectin were determined. Of 140 patients, 59 patients who underwent curative treatment were subjected to analysis of the recurrence-free survival. The 140 patients were divided into two groups by the 50th percentile value of insulin...

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