Malignant cells frequently produce many tumor growth factors to autocidal or endocrinal proliferate growth, metastasis,or angiogenesis about tumor cells. By studying tumor growth factors in hepatocellular carcinoma, one may know the tumor behavior, its relationship with clinical manifestation or invasion, and could be used as diagnostic or prognostic tools.This study aims to study the relationship between tumor growth factors in HCC ant its clinical relevance.
The clinical relevance of patients will be evaluated by the concentrations of tumor growth factors.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
400
spot urine or blood collection will be used to measure specific tumor growth factor
Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital
Kaohsiung City, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
mortality
Time frame: 5 years
distant metastasis
Time frame: 5 years
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