Study evaluating SSM by VCTE and HCC recurrence in patients with mixed etiology
| Author & year | Region | Patients (n) | Mean age (years) | F-U months | Etiology of liver disease (%) | Recurrent HCC | Proposed cut off (TE) (kPa) | AUROC | Sens (%) | Spec (%) | PPV | NPV | LR+ | LR– |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marasco et al., 2019 [66] | Italy | 157 | 62 | 24 | HCV 56HBV 19.8EtOH 21Others 3.2 | 66 (early)27 (late) | SSM > 70 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
SSM: spleen stiffness measurement; VCTE: vibration-controlled transient elastography