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Table 3 Comparison of scoring systems and overall survival

From: Validation of insulin-like growth factor-1 as a prognostic parameter in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma in a European cohort

Scoring system

Grade

n (%)

IGF-1 level (ng/mL)

Death events

Median OS

p

median (range)

months (95% Cl)

CTP score

A

108 (50.0)

60.5 (17.4–239.6)

79

12.6 (9.5–22.8)

0.03

B

70 (32.4)

38.5 (10.6–138.8)

58

7.4 (5.3–11.1)

 

C

38 (17.6)

22.5 (9.6–58.5)

28

5.83 (3.8–11.6)

 

IGF-CTP score

A

79 (36.6)

70.8 (29.4–239.6)

57

12.3 (9.5–28.6)

0.04

B

67 (31.0)

41.7 (9.6–138.8)

57

7.7 (6.5–12.0)

 

C

70 (32.4)

24.2 (10.3–92.4)

51

6.8 (4.5–13.1)

 
  1. The log-rank test was used to compare overall survival
  2. Abbreviations: CTP Child-Turcotte-Pugh, IGF insulin-like growth factor, OS overall survival, CI confidence interval, p<0.05 was considered as significant