… This meta analysis has its strengths and limitations. This systematic review included 59 …
The articles in this meta analysis was restricted to the publications only in English language, …

… than threshold effect was observed in this meta-analysis. We attempted to explain this
heterogeneity by exploring the study characteristics using meta-regression. We examined country, …

… Post-treatment alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) response has been reported to … This meta-analysis
aimed to explore the relationship … This meta-analysis was conducted in accordance with the …

… We compared the performance of surveillance imaging, with or without alpha fetoprotein (…
the value of adding the serum biomarker alpha fetoprotein (AFP) as an adjunct surveillance test…

… After carefully retrieving literature, we selected 12 studies to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy
of serum OPN and AFP for HCC in this meta-analysis. Finally, four studies clearly stated …

… meta-analysis was performed to determine whether women with higher blood alpha-fetoprotein …
) to assess the quality of nonrandomized studies in meta-analyses (NOS), 20 NOS score (…

… Because of the limited number and the different cutoff values of the studies included in this
meta-analysis, we were not able to explore causes for the existing big heterogeneity by meta-…

… Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) is the most widely used biomarker for … This meta-analysis aimed to
clarify the diagnostic capability … in this systematic review and meta-analysis if they satisfied the …

… the previous meta-analyses focused on multiple serum biomarkers for HCC. The present
meta-analysis is less ambiguous than previous ones. Second, this meta-analysis included …

… was used in this meta-analysis. When a study reported results of different subpopulations,
we treated each subpopulation as a separate comparison in the meta-analysis. No restriction …