Table 2.

The sensitivity/specificity of each tumor marker for HCC was depicted.

	Sensitivity	Specificity	OR	PPV/NPV	Cut-off point
hTERTmRNA	90.2	85.4	19.0	83.0/85.9	3. 97 (logarithmic copy number)
AFP	76.6	66.2	11.1	74.6/67.7	<10 (ng/ml)
AFP-L3	60.5	88.7	2.2	59.6/92.2	<10 (%)
DCP	83.4	80.3	7.6	78.4/73.5	<40 (mAU/ml)

The sensitivity/specificity values are 90.2%/85.4% for hTERTmRNA, 76.6%/66.2% for AFP, 60.5%/88.7% for AFP-L3, and 83.4%/80.3% for DCP. Regarding a diagnostic assessment in sensitivity and specificity, hTERTmRNA is identified as the most excellent tumor marker. OR: odds ratio, PPV: positive predictive value (%), NPV: negative predictive value (%).