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. 2014 Apr 13;2014:512540. doi: 10.1155/2014/512540

Table 3.

Evaluation of diagnostic values of different TAA panels in the diagnosis of cancer.

      Number of different TAA panelsa
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
NHS Positive % (number) 0 (0) 1.7 (1) 1.7 (1) 3.4 (2) 6.9 (4) 8.6 (5) 12.1 (7) 13.8 (8)

Lung (98) Positive % (number) 9.2 (9) 20.4 (20) 31.6 (31) 41.8 (41) 48.0 (47) 55.1 (54) 59.2 (58) 64.3 (63)
Se/Sp 9.2/100.0 20.4/98.3 31.6/98.3 41.8/96.6 48.0/93.1 55.1/91.4 59.2/87.9 64.3/86.2
YI 0.092 0.187 0.299 0.384 0.411 0.465 0.471 0.505
PPV/NPV 100.0/39.5 95.2/42.2 96.9/46.0 95.3/49.6 92.2/51.4 91.5/54.6 89.2/56.0 88.7/58.8

HCC (50) Positive % (number) 18.0 (9) 34.0 (17) 44.0 (22) 52.0 (26) 54.0 (27) 58.0 (29) 64.0 (32) 66.0 (33)
Se/Sp 18.0/100.0 34.0/98.3 44.0/98.3 52.0/96.6 54.0/93.1 58.0/91.4 64.0/87.9 66.0/86.2
YI 0.180 0.323 0.423 0.486 0.471 0.494 0.520 0.522
PPV/NPV 100.0/58.6 94.4/63.3 95.7/67.1 92.9/70.0 87.1/70.1 85.3/71.6 82.1/73.9 80.5/74.6

Colorectal (46) Positive % (number) 15.2 (7) 32.6 (15) 43.5 (20) 47.8 (22) 52.2 (24) 54.3 (25) 60.9 (28) 65.2 (30)
Se/Sp 15.2/100.0 32.6/98.3 43.5/98.3 47.8/96.6 52.2/93.1 54.3/91.4 60.9/87.9 65.2/86.2
YI 0.152 0.309 0.418 0.444 0.453 0.457 0.488 0.514
PPV/NPV 100.0/59.8 93.8/63.3 95.2/68.7 91.7/70.0 85.7/71.1 83.3/71.6 80.0/73.9 78.9/75.8

Gastric (41) Positive % (number) 4.9 (2) 14.6 (6) 24.4 (10) 39.0 (16) 46.3 (19) 51.2 (21) 56.1 (23) 56.1 (23)
Se/Sp 4.9/100.0 14.6/98.3 24.4/98.3 39.0/96.6 46.3/93.1 51.2/91.4 56.1/87.9 56.1/86.2
YI 0.049 0.129 0.227 0.356 0.394 0.426 0.440 0.423
PPV/NPV 100.0/59.8 85.7/62.0 90.9/64.8 88.9/69.1 82.6/71.1 80.8/72.6 76.7/73.9 74.2/73.5

Others (69) Positive % (number) 11.6 (8) 21.7 (15) 26.1 (18) 42.0 (29) 52.2 (36) 55.1 (38) 60.9 (42) 63.8 (44)
Se/Sp 11.6/100.0 21.7/98.3 26.1/98.3 42.0/96.6 52.2/93.1 55.1/91.4 60.9/87.9 63.8/86.2
YI 0.116 0.200 0.244 0.386 0.453 0.465 0.488 0.500
PPV/NPV 100.0/48.7 93.8/51.4 94.7/52.8 93.5/58.3 90.0/62.1 88.4/63.1 85.7/65.4 84.6/66.7

Total (304) Positive % (number) 11.5 (35) 24.0 (73) 33.2 (101) 44.1 (134) 50.3 (153) 55.0 (167) 60.2 (183) 63.5 (193)
Se/Sp 11.5/100.0 24.0/98.3 33.2/98.3 44.1/96.6 50.3/93.1 55.0/91.4 60.2/87.9 63.5/86.2
YI 0.115 0.223 0.315 0.407 0.434 0.464 0.481 0.497
PPV/NPV 100.0/17.7 98.6/19.8 99.0/21.9 98.5/24.8 97.5/26.3 97.1/27.9 96.3/29.7 96.0/31.1

aNumber of different TAA panels, corresponding to TAA panels shown in Table 2.

Se: sensitivity; Sp: specificity; YI: Youden's index; PPV: positive predictive value; NPV: negative predictive value.