BACKGROUND & AIMS: Lens culinaris agglutinin A-reactive fraction of alpha-fetoprotein
(AFP-L3) has been reported to be a useful marker in the early diagnosis of hepatocellular …

Background Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) expression is closely related to hepatocarcinogenesis,
and it is an important prognostic factor for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). We aimed to …

To elucidate the risk factors for developing hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) during the
follow-up of patients with liver cirrhosis (LC), outpatients with LC were examined periodically …

In conjunction with strategies introduced in recent years to identify cancer micrometastasis
through amplification of cancer-associated mRNA, we developed a highly sensitive system …

Measurement of serum AFP can be useful in the diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma
(HCC). AFP is a fetal protein that is not normally present in the serum of adults but is …

Abstract α‑fetoprotein (AFP) is a tumor marker of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and has
also been reported to reflect the effectiveness of long‑term low‑dose interferon (IFN) therapy …

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most frequent malignant tumors and is the
second most common cause of cancer death in China. Therefore, it is very important to …

Background. This study was performed to develop a sensitive method for the detection of
circulating hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cells in peripheral blood, in advance of the …

Objective: To explore the prognostic value of the postsurgical half-life (HL) of serum alpha-
fetoprotein (AFP). Background: There is still a paucity of early surrogate indicators of clinical …

BACKGROUND & AIMS: α-Fetoprotein (AFP) is widely used as a surveillance test for
hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) among patients with cirrhosis. Des-γ carboxy-prothrombin …