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World J Virol. Mar 25, 2024; 13(1): 88946
Published online Mar 25, 2024. doi: 10.5501/wjv.v13.i1.88946
Table 1 Baseline characteristics and patient demographics of the included studies (n = 7)
No.
Ref.
Study design
Study period
Country
Sample size, n (%)
Age, yr
Males, n (%)
Tumor size, cm
Cirrhosis, n
Tumor stage
Tumor grade
1Hai et al[11], 2005RetrospectiveJan 1997-Dec 2002JapanHCV+: 17; HCV-: 21HCV+: 69.0 ± 4.9; HCV-: 60.6 ± 12.4HCV+: 10; HCV-: 13HCV+: 3.6 ± 2.3; HCV-: 6.4 ± 4.5NRHCV+:I: 4, II: 4, III: 3, IV: 6; HCV-: I: 0, II: 6, III: 7, IV: 8NR
2Kaibori et al[19], 20211RetrospectiveJan 2000-Dec 2007JapanHCV+: 102; HCV-: 102HCV+: ≥ 70: 56/102; HCV-: ≥ 70: 59/102HCV+: 64; HCV-: 74HCV+: ≥ 3.5cm: 69/102; HCV-: ≥ 3.5cm: 61/102HCV+: 24; HCV-: 8 NRHCV+:well: 14, moderate: 49, poor: 27; HCV-: well: 21, moderate: 53, poor: 11
3Uenishi et al[20], 2014RetrospectiveJan 2000-Dec 2011JapanHCV+: 33
HCV-: 57
HCV+: 66.9 ± 9.0; HCV-: 64.3 ± 11.2HCV+: 23;
HCV-: 38
HCV+: 4.7 ± 1.7; HCV-: 4.8 ± 2.6HCV+: 14; HCV-: 3HCV+:I: 12, II: 7, III: 5, IV: 9; HCV-: I: 18, II: 9, III: 5, IV: 25HCV+: poor: 7; HCV-: poor: 7
4Cai et al[18], 2021RetrospectiveDec 2008-Dec 2017ChinaHCV+: 3; HCV-: 527NRNRNRNRNRNR
5Ariizumi et al[17], 2011Retrospective1989-2008JapanHCV+: 42; HCV-: 92NRNRNRNRNRNR
6Yang et al[21], 2019RetrospectiveJan 2005-Dec 2011ChinaHCV+: 1; HCV-: 167NRNRNRNRNRNR
7Terakawa et al[22], 2004RetrospectiveJan 1992-Dec 2001JapanHCV+: 7; HCV-: 10HCV+:64.0 ± 3.0; HCV-: 66.0 ± 3.0HCV+: 4; HCV-: 8HCV+: 5.0 ± 1.2; HCV-: 5.1 ± 1.0NRHCV+:II: 1, III: 3, IV: 3HCV-: II: 2, III: 4, IV: 4HCV+:well: 1, moderate: 4; HCV-: well: 1, moderate: 5
Table 2 Summary of effect size of different study variables and outcomes between hepatitis C virus-positive group and hepatitis C virus-negative group
No.Study variables and/or outcomesNo. of data setsTotal number of patients, n (HCV+/HCV-)No. of patients (%)
Effect size, OR (95%CI)/MD (95%CI)/HR (95%CI)1
P value
I2, %
Model used
HCV+
HCV-
Demographics and histopathological findings
1Age, yr4349 (159/190)NA2.55 (-3.09, 8.20)0.3882RE
2Male4349 (159/190)101 (63.5)133 (70.0)0.74 (0.47, 1.17)0.200FE
3ALT, IU/L2294 (135/159)NA22.20 (13.75, 30.65)< 0.00001a0FE
4AST, IU/L2294 (135/159)NA27.27 (20.20, 34.34)< 0.00001a0FE
5Albumin, g/L2294 (135/159)NA-0.11 (-0.34, 0.12)0.3471RE
6Bilirubin, umol/L2294 (135/159)NA-0.07 (-0.33, 0.19)0.6184RE
7Platelets, 104/mm32294 (135/159)NA-1.96 (-5.88, 1.96)0.3371RE
8Tumor size, cm3145 (57/88)NA-0.61 (-1.79, 0.57)0.3162RE
9Multiple tumors3311 (142/169)25 (17.6)30 (17.8)1.12 (0.61, 2.06)0.700FE
10Cirrhosis2294 (135/159)35 (25.9)11 (6.9)5.78 (1.38, 24.14)0.02a69RE
11Vascular invasion3145 (57/88)20 (35.1)36 (40.9)0.76 (0.37, 1.54)0.450FE
12Bile duct invasion2294 (135/159)53 (39.3)64 (40.3)0.86 (0.53, 1.39)0.530FE
13Lymph node metastases4349 (159/190)41 (25.8)
54 (28.4)0.85 (0.53, 1.37)0.5115FE
14Stage 43145 (57/88)18 (31.6)37 (42.0)0.64 (0.32, 1.28)0.210FE
15Poorly differentiated2273 (127/146)34 (26.8)18 (12.3)2.55 (1.34, 4.82)0.004a0FE
16Simultaneous HCC lesions2128 (50/78)13 (26.0)3 (3.8)8.31 (2.36, 29.26)0.001a0FE
Outcomes
17Overall survival4841 (145/696)NA2.05 (1.46, 2.88)<0.0001a0FE
Table 3 Survival outcomes reported in the included studies (n = 7)
No.
Ref.
1-yr OS, %
1-yr DFS, %
3-yr OS, %
3-yr RFS, %
3-yr DFS, %
5-yr OS, %
5-yr RFS, %
1Hai et al[11], 2005HCV+: 70.9; HCV-: 75.6HCV+: 55.7; HCV-: 49.0HCV+: 41.4; HCV-: 30.1NRHCV+: 27.9; HCV-: 32.7NRNR
2Kaibori et al[19], 20211NRNRNRNRNRHCV+: 32.2; HCV-: 44.7HCV+: 25.0; HCV-: 31.3
3Uenishi et al[20], 2014NRNR
HCV+: 30.6; HCV-: 65.6HCV+: 29.9; HCV-: 31.4NRHCV+: 21.9; HCV-: 32.8HCV+: 22.4; HCV-: 20.6
4Cai et al[18], 2021NRNRNRNRNRNRNR
5Ariizumi et al[17], 2011NRNRNRNRNRHCV+: 53; HCV-: 32NR
6Yang et al[21], 2019NRNRNRNRNRNRNR
7Terakawa et al[22], 2004NRNRNRNRNRNRNR