Systematic review and meta-analysis of survival and disease recurrence after radiofrequency ablation for hepatocellular carcinoma

L Tiong, GJ Maddern - Journal of British Surgery, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Background Despite being one of the commonest causes of cancer-related death around
the world, only 20 per cent of hepatocellular carcinomas (HCCs) are amenable to curative …

Tumor markers for hepatocellular carcinoma: simple and significant predictors of outcome in patients with HCC

H Toyoda, T Kumada, T Tada, Y Sone, Y Kaneoka… - Liver cancer, 2015 - karger.com
Background: The effectiveness of tumor markers in evaluating outcomes of patients with
hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains to be clarified. Summary: The usefulness of the …

PIVKA-II serves as a potential biomarker that complements AFP for the diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma

H Feng, B Li, Z Li, Q Wei, L Ren - BMC cancer, 2021 - Springer
Background Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most common malignant tumors
of the digestive system and has high morbidity and mortality rates. It is essential to search …

National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry Laboratory Medicine Practice Guidelines for use of tumor markers in liver, bladder, cervical, and gastric cancers

CM Sturgeon, MJ Duffy, BR Hofmann… - Clinical …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background: Updated National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry Laboratory
Medicine Practice Guidelines for the use of tumor markers in the clinic have been …

Hepatocellualar carcinoma serum markers

G Bertino, A Ardiri, M Malaguarnera… - Seminars in …, 2012 - Elsevier
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most common malignant tumors in some
areas of the world. In most cases, HCC is diagnosed at a late stage. Therefore, the …

Radiofrequency ablation versus hepatic resection for small hepatocellular carcinomas: a meta-analysis of randomized and nonrandomized controlled trials

Y Wang, Q Luo, Y Li, S Deng, S Wei, X Li - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Objectives To evaluate the efficacy and safety of radiofrequency ablation (RFA) versus
hepatic resection (HR) for early hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) meeting the Milan criteria …

Epidemiology and surveillance of hepatocellular carcinoma

DY Kim, KH Han - Liver cancer, 2012 - karger.com
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most frequently occurring malignancies and
has a high mortality rate. The incidence of HCC differs greatly according to the geographic …

[HTML][HTML] Significance of des-gamma-carboxy prothrombin in selection criteria for living donor liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma

M Fujiki, Y Takada, Y Ogura, F Oike, T Kaido… - American Journal of …, 2009 - Elsevier
Des-gamma-carboxy prothrombin (DCP) levels reportedly correlate with histological
features of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). We examined serum DCP as a predictor of …

[HTML][HTML] Prothrombin induced by vitamin K Absence-II versus alpha-fetoprotein in detection of both resectable hepatocellular carcinoma and early recurrence after …

MD Wang, LY Sun, GJ Qian, C Li, LH Gu… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) and prothrombin induced by vitamin K absence-II
(PIVKA-II) are two commonly used biomarkers for detection and prognostic prediction of …

Clinical and molecular insights into the hepatocellular carcinoma tumour marker des‐γ‐carboxyprothrombin

Y Inagaki, W Tang, M Makuuchi, K Hasegawa… - Liver …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Des‐γ‐carboxyprothrombin (DCP) is known as a tumour marker for hepatocellular
carcinoma (HCC). Various tumour markers have been developed for serological diagnosis …