Abstract:Objective: To analyze the value of serum serine protease inhibitor factor Kazal1 (SPTINK1) and suppressors of cytokine signaling 3 (SOCS3) in predicting the prognosis of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) after transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE). Methods: A total of 210 HCC patients were selected who underwent TACE treatment in Nanping First Hospital Affiliated to Fujian Medical University from January 2021 to January 2023. They were followed up for 2 years after TACE treatment. According to the prognosis, they were divided into a poor prognosis group and a good prognosis group. The general data of the two groups and the levels of serum SPTINK1 and SOCS3 before and after TACE treatment were compared. The changes in serum SPTINK1 and SOCS3 levels before and after treatment were calculated. The influencing factors of poor prognosis in HCC patients after TACE treatment were analyzed. The dose-response relationship between △SPTINK1, △SOCS3 and poor prognosis was analyzed. The mean values of △SPTINK1 and △SOCS3 were used as the boundary to compare the poor prognosis of patients with different △SPTINK1 and △SOCS3. The value of △SPTINK1 and △SOCS3 in predicting poor prognosis was analyzed. Results: The proportion of patients with Child-Pugh grade B, Barcelona clinical liver cancer stage (BCLC) B-C, tumor maximum diameter > 7 cm, tumor number ≥ 2, vascular invasion, control of nutritional status (CONUT) score > 4 scores, serum alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) ≥ 400ng/mL, stable disease (SD)/progressive disease (PD) in TACE treatment response in the poor prognosis group was higher than that in the good prognosis group (P<0.05). The levels of serum SPTINK1 in the poor prognosis group before and after treatment were higher than those in the good prognosis group, and the levels of serum SOCS3, △SPTINK1, and △SOCS3 before and after treatment were lower than those in the good prognosis group (P<0.05). Child-Pugh grade B, BCLC stage B-C, tumor maximum diameter > 7 cm, CONUT score > 4 points, serum AFP ≥ 400ng/mL, TACE treatment response SD/PD were all independent risk factors for poor prognosis of HCC patients after TACE treatment, △SPTINK1 and △SOCS3 were independent protective factors (P<0.05). There was a negative dose-response relationship between △SPTINK1, △SOCS3, and poor prognosis (P<0.05). The poor prognosis rate of TACE in HCC patients with △SPTINK1 < 26.36% and △SOCS3 < 19.38% was higher than that in patients with △SPTINK1 ≥ 26.36% and △SOCS3 ≥ 19.38% (P<0.05). The area under the curve (AUC) of △SPTINK1 and △SOCS3 alone in predicting the poor prognosis of TACE in HCC patients was 0.742 and 0.732, respectively, and the AUC of combined prediction was 0.868. The AUC of △SPTINK1 and △SOCS3 combined prediction was significantly greater than that of the two alone (P<0.05). Conclusion: There is a negative dose-response relationship between the change rate of serum SPTINK1 and SOCS3 levels and poor prognosis in HCC patients before and after TACE treatment, and it has the efficacy of predicting the risk of poor prognosis. The combination of △SPTINK1 and △SOCS3 can significantly improve the predictive value.
杨平湖, 姚志华, 陈良玺, 吴克姣. 血清SPTINK1 SOCS3预测HCC患者TACE治疗预后的价值[J]. 河北医学, 2026, 32(2): 266-273.
YANG Pinghu, YAO Zhihua, CHEN Liangxi, et al. The Value of Serum SPTINK1 and SOCS3 in Predicting the Prognosis of TACE Treatment in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma. HeBei Med, 2026, 32(2): 266-273.