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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Mass Spectrom Rev. 2018 Nov 25;38(3):265–290. doi: 10.1002/mas.21583

TABLE 2.

Diagnostic performance of current markers for early HCC detection.

Symbol Name AUC Early Detection Reference
Sensitivity(%) Specificity(%)
AFP Alpha-fetoprotein 0.8 53 90 (Marrero et al., 2009)
DCP Des-gamma carboxy prothrombin 0.72 61 70 (Marrero et al., 2009)
AFP-L3 Alpha-fetoprotein (binds to LCA) 0.66 28 97 (Marrero et al., 2009)
GP73 Golgi protein 73 0.77 62 88 (Marrero et al., 2005)
AFP + DCP 0.83 78 62 (Marrero et al., 2009)