Incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma in HIV-infected patients with cirrhosis: a prospective study

J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 Jan 1;65(1):82-6. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e3182a685dc.

Abstract

: This study assesses the incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in a prospective cohort of HIV-infected patients, the majority receiving antiretroviral therapy, with liver cirrhosis from different etiologies, enrolled between 2004 and 2005 with median follow-up of 5 years. We followed 371 patients, 25.6% with decompensated cirrhosis at baseline. The incidence rate of HCC was 6.72 per 1000 person-years [95% confidence interval (CI): 2.6 to 10.9]. There was a trend toward a higher cumulative probability of developing HCC at 6 years of follow-up (considering death and liver transplant as competing risks) in patients with decompensated versus compensated cirrhosis at baseline (6% vs. 2%, P < 0.06).

Publication types

  • Multicenter Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / epidemiology
  • Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / etiology*
  • Female
  • HIV Infections / complications*
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Liver Cirrhosis / complications
  • Liver Cirrhosis / etiology*
  • Liver Neoplasms / epidemiology
  • Liver Neoplasms / etiology*
  • Male
  • Prospective Studies
  • Risk Factors