Laboratory Medicine ›› 2026, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (3): 251-257.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1673-8640.2026.03.007

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Relationship between serum MASP-2 and sB7-H1 levels and the clinical characteristics and prognosis of patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma

HE Hongmei1, ZHANG Xinglong2(), ZHANG Jing1, SHI Yanan2   

  1. 1. Department 1 of EndocrinologyHandan First Hospital,Handan 056000Hebei, China
    2. Department 2 of CancerHandan First Hospital,Handan 056000Hebei, China
  • Received:2024-11-15 Revised:2025-07-15 Online:2026-03-30 Published:2026-04-14
  • Contact: ZHANG Xinglong

Abstract:

Objective To investigate the relationship between serum levels of mannose-binding lectin-associated serine protease 2(MASP-2)and soluble B7 homologue 1(sB7-H1)and the clinical pathological characteristics and prognosis of patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC). Methods A total of 87 patients with advanced HCC,87 patients with chronic hepatitis B and 87 healthy subjects from Handan First Hospital from January 2019 to January 2021 were enrolled. The clinical data were collected,and serum levels of MASP-2,sB7-H1,alanine aminotransferase(ALT),aspartate aminotransferase(AST),prealbumin(PA)and alpha-fetoprotein(AFP)were determined. Receiver operating characteristic(ROC)curve analysis was used to evaluate the predictive value of serum MASP-2 and sB7-H1 for the death of HCC patients. Kaplan-Meier survival curve was used to analyze the 1-year survival status of HCC patients. Relative risk(RR)was used to assess the influence of serum MASP-2 and sB7-H1 levels on the risk of death in HCC patients,and multivariate Cox TNM stage regression analysis was used to evaluate the influencing factors of death in HCC patients. Results Serum AFP,ALT,AST,MASP-2 and sB7-H1 levels were progressively increased in healthy control group,benign disease group and HCC group(P<0.05),while serum PA levels were progressively decreased(P<0.05). HCC patients with TNM stage Ⅳ and portal vein tumor thrombus had higher serum MASP-2 and sB7-H1 levels than those with TNM stage Ⅲ and no portal vein tumor thrombus(P<0.05). The proportions of TNM stage Ⅳ,microvascular invasion and AFP≥400 ng·mL-1 in death group were higher than those in survival group(P<0.05),while there was no statistical significance in the other clinical data between the 2 groups(P>0.05). The areas under curves(AUC)of serum MASP-2 and sB7-H1 for predicting the death of HCC patients were 0.736 and 0.770,respectively. The optimal cut-off value obtained from the ROC curve was used to distinguish high levels from low levels. The 1-year survival rates of high-level groups of MASP-2 and sB7-H1 were lower than those of low-level groups of MASP-2 and sB7-H1,respectively(P<0.05). The death risk of patients with high level of MASP-2 was 3.214 times higher than that with low level,and the death risk of patients with high level of sB7-H1 was 3.490 times higher than that with low level. High level of MASP-2,high level of sB7-H1,microvascular invasion,AFP≥400 ng·mL-1 and TNM stage Ⅳ were all risk factors for death within 1 year in HCC patients(P<0.05). Conclusions Serum MASP-2 and sB7-H1 levels are related to the TNM stage,portal vein tumor thrombus status and 1-year mortality of patients with advanced HCC,and they may be used as biomarkers for the condition and prognosis assessment of advanced HCC patients.

Key words: Mannose-binding lectin-associated serine protease 2, Soluble B7 homologue 1, Hepatocellular carcinoma, Prognosis

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