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Table 3 Biomarkers and other predictive tools

From: Lenvatinib and immune-checkpoint inhibitors in hepatocellular carcinoma: mechanistic insights, clinical efficacy, and future perspectives

Predictor molecule

Location

Relationship with prognosis

References

FGFR4

Tissue

Positive correlation

[130]

miR-3154

Tissue

Negative correlation

[132]

Skeletal muscle volume (SMV)

Muscle

Positive correlation

[134,135,136]

KDM6A

Tissue

Positive correlation

[131]

Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio

Blood

Negative correlation

[124]

ctDNA

Blood

 

[133]

CD8 + T cell

Blood

Negative correlation

[90]

C-reactive protein to albumin ratio (CAR)

Blood

Negative correlation

[163]

Th cell, NK cell

Blood

Positive correlation

[91]

VEGF、FGF21 和 ANG2

Serum

Negative correlation

[72]

Mac-2-binding protein glycosylation isomer (M2BPGi)

Serum

Negative correlation

[166]

Platelet-lymphocyte ratio(PLR)

Blood

Negative correlation

[164]

CTL/Treg 比率

Serum

Positive correlation

[25]

GALNT14-rs9679162 genotype

Blood

Positive correlation

[170]

Eosinophil count

Blood

NA

[161]

ANG2 and VEGF

Serum

VEGF: Positive correlation

ANG2: Negative correlation

[165]

TH1 cell, TNF-α

Blood

Positive correlation

[28]

CRP

Serum

Negative correlation

[162]

ST6GAL

Serum

Positive correlation

[167]

NOS3 rs2070744 genotypes

Blood

 

[171]

2 M-DBR (DBR for the first 60 days), α-fetoprotein and branched-chain Amino acid to tyrosine ratio (BTR)

Blood

Positive correlation

[138, 169]

Reduction in tumor stain at 2 weeks

Blood, CT

Negative correlation

[172]

Predictive model/grading

Relationship with prognosis

References

A tumor-to-normal liver ratio (TLR)

Negative correlation

[145]

Cirrhotic PDX model

 

[173]

Modified albumin-bilirubin grade(mALBI)

Negative correlation

[149]

Onodera's prognostic nutritional index (O-PNI)

Negative correlation

[155]

The time-intensity curve (TIC) of arterial phase on contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS)

 

[141]

The albumin-bilirubin (ALBI) grade

Negative correlation

[148]

Modified Geriatric 8 (mG8) score

Positive correlation

[157]

The Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index (GNRI)

Positive correlation

[137]

PIMET score

Positive correlation

[147]

Blood flow reduction

Positive correlation

[142]

MPML model

Negative correlation

[158]

CONUT score

Negative correlation

[156]

The albumin simplified (ALBS) grade

Negative correlation

[150]

Glasgow prognostic score (GPS)

Negative correlation

[151]

AFP-GGT-Hangzhou (AGH) scoring system

Negative correlation

[152]

Body composition parameters

 

[139]

Prognostic nutrition index (PNI)

Positive correlation

[153]

Machine learning (ML) radiomics models

 

[146]

Reductions in the rate of mean computed tomography (CT) attenuation values

Negative correlation

[143]

The lenvatinib prognostic index (LEP) index

Negative correlation

[154]

A Risk Classifier of South China Cohort (RCOSC)

 

[159]

The computed tomography (CT) attenuation value (CTav)

Positive correlation

[144]

  1. Positive correlation: the higher the content or value, the better the prognosis
  2. Negative correlation: the lower the content or value, the better the prognosis