Abstract:Objective To investigate the clinical significance of changes of serum Golgi protein 73 (GP73) level in patients with primary hepatocellular carcinoma (PHC) undergoing transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) before and after operation, so as to understand whether GP73 can be used as an evaluation index of TACE efficacy. Methods A total of 88 patients with PHC concurrent TACE in the First People′s Hospital of Ziyang, Sichuan Province from September 2016 to October 2018 were enrolled and divided into the improvement group (39 cases) and the deterioration group (49 cases) according to the treatment effect of TACE. The changes of GP73, alpha-fetal protein (AFP) and liver function before and after TACE were recorded. Results The serum GP73 level in the improvement group decreased 1 week after operation compared with that before operation, with statistically significant difference (P < 0.05). Compared with those before and 1 week after the operation, serum GP73 level in the improvement group decreased 1 month after operation, with statistically significant difference (P < 0.05). Compared with that before operation, serum GP73 level in the deterioration group increased 1 week and 1 month after operation, and 1 month after operation was higher than 1 week after operation, with statistically significant differences (all P < 0.05). Serum GP73 level in the improvement group was lower than that in the deterioration group 1 week and 1 month after operation, and the differences were statistically significant (all P < 0.05). One week before TACE, serum GP73 level was not correlated with AFP (rs = 0.056, 0.192, P = 0.613,0.077). Serum GP73 was positively correlated with total bilirubin (rs = 0.295, P = 0.006), and positively correlated with alanine transaminase (rs = 0.301, P = 0.005). Conclusion GP73 may be an effective indicator for evaluating the efficacy of TACE in PHC patients before and after operation, and can reflect the liver function of PHC patients. Effectiveness of GP73 in efficacy monitoring in patients with AFP negative needs to be further expanded to draw conclusions.
张莉 肖伟 陈匡荣 张惠玲 李辉 邓丽聪 张宏伟. 原发性肝癌患者TACE术前后血清GP73水平变化及临床价值[J]. 中国医药导报, 2020, 17(20): 127-130,139.
ZHANG Li XIAO Wei CHEN Kuangrong ZHANG Huiling LI Hui DENG Licong ZHANG Hongwei. Changes of serum GP73 level in patients with primary hepatocellular carcinoma before and after TACE and its clinical value. 中国医药导报, 2020, 17(20): 127-130,139.