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. 2021 Jan 19;10(2):353. doi: 10.3390/jcm10020353

Table 1.

Variables included in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) risk scores (or associated with HCC) developed in individuals with chronic hepatitis B and in patients infected with HCV with advanced fibrosis who achieved virological clearance or control status following antiviral therapy.

Variables Included in HCC Risk Scores for Virologically Controlled Patients Infected with HBV
Risk Score/Reference Country or Area Treatment Host Factors Liver Disease Activity Cirrhosis/Fibrosis Parameters
Age Gender Others AFP AST or ALT PT PLT LSM Albumin Bilirubin
REACH-Bm [37] Korea Entecavir X X NA X
PAGE-B [38] Europe Entecavir/Tenofovir X X X NA
HCC-RESCUE [39] Korea Entecavir X X NA
APA-B [40] Taiwan Entecavir X X X NA
CAMD [41] Taiwan/Hong Kong Entecavir/Tenofovir X X Diabetes NA
mPAGE-B [42] Korea Entecavir/Tenofovir X X X NA X
AASL [43] Korea Entecavir/Tenofovir X X X X
Variables Included in HCC Risk Scores for Patients Infected with HCV with Advanced Chronic Liver Disease Who Achieved Sustained Virological Response (SVR)
Host factors Liver disease activity Cirrhosis/Fibrosis parameters
Age Gender Others AFP AST or ALT PT PLT LSM Albumin Bilirubin
van der Meer 2017 [19] Europe INF X Diabetes X NA
Calvaruso 2018 [29] Italy DAAs X NA X
Ioannou 2018 [33] USA INF/DAAs X X X NA X
Pons 2020 [34] Spain DAAs X X
Alonso Lopez 2020 [36] Spain DAAs X X
Audureau 2020 [44] France INF/DAAs X X X NA
Variables included in HCC risk scores following HCV eradication or HBV control regardless of the cause of liver disease
Host factors Liver disease activity Cirrhosis/Fibrosis parameters
Age Gender Others AFP AST or ALT PT PLT LSM Albumin Bilirubin
aMAP [45] Worldwide All regimens X X X NA X X

DAAs, direct antiviral agents; IFN, interferon; LSM, liver stiffness measurement; NA: non assessed; PLT, platelets; PT, prothrombin time.