Table 2.

Sensitivity and Specificity of DCP alone, AFP alone, and the combination of both markers in differentiating HCC cases from controls at two fixed cutoff values

Months from HCC diagnosis	Sensitivity	Specificity	Sensitivity	Specificity
DCP (mAU/mL)	>=40		>=150
0	74%	86%	43%	100%
−3	65%	84%	39%	100%
−6	63%	88%	11%	100%
−9	52%	88%	6%	100%
−12	43%	94%	3%	100%
AFP (ng/mL)	>=20		>=200
0	61%	81%	22%	100%
−3	58%	80%	13%	98%
−6	57%	76%	3%	100%
−9	45%	77%	6%	100%
−12	47%	75%	3%	100%
DCP and/or AFP	DCP >=40 or AFP >=20		DCP >=40 and AFP >=20
0	91%	74%	43%	93%
−3	87%	69%	35%	95%
−6	86%	69%	34%	96%
−9	82%	67%	15%	97%
−12	73%	71%	17%	98%