Abstract: Objective To investigate the clinical value of Glasgow prognostic score (GPS) in evaluating the long-
term prognosis of hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Methods Total of 317 patients with HCC
who underwent hepatectomy in Yan’an People’s Hospital from January 2008 to December 2012 were selected.
According to GPS score, all patients were divided into GPS-0, GPS-1 and GPS-2 group, and the differences of
the clinical features, long-term survival rate and progression free survival time were retrospectively analyzed.
The correlation between GPS grades and prognosis of patients with HCC was also analyzed. Results There were
167 cases (52.7%) in GPS-0 group, 128 cases (40.4%) in GPS-1 group and 22 cases (6.9%) in GPS-2 group,
respectively. The AFP levels, tumor diameter and incision infection rates were statistically significant among three
groups (t = 29.308, P < 0.001; t = 11.092, P < 0.001; χ 2 = 28.659, P < 0.001). The five-year survival rate and
progression-free survival of HCC patients decreased with the increase of GPS score. Portal vein invasion (HR =
3.721, 95% CI: 3.232~4.411, P < 0.001) and GPS grades (HR = 6.433, 95% CI: 4.347~9.284, P < 0.001) were
independent risk factors of poor prognosis in patients with HCC. Conclusions GPS is an independent predicator
for long-term prognosis after hepatectomy of patients with HCC. Hierarchical evaluation system based on GPS
grade has important clinical value on predicting long-term prognosis of patients with HCC.
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