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. 2020 Jan 28;13:827–840. doi: 10.2147/OTT.S229835

Table 4.

The Value of Serum AFP, GPC3, GP73 and DCP in the Very Early Diagnosis of HCC

Biomarkers AUC (95% CI) P value Sen (%) Spe (%) PPV (%) NPV (%)
vs LC, CHB, HC
 AFP 0.726(0.662–0.784) <0.0001 65.0 76.7 38.2 90.8
 GPC3 0.601(0.533–0.666) 0.017 35.0 85.0 34.1 85.5
 AFP+GPC3 0.751(0.688–0.807) <0.0001 75.0 71.7 37.0 92.8
 AFP+GP73 0.725(0.661–0.783) <0.0001 65.0 76.7 38.2 90.8
 AFP+DCP 0.742(0.679–0.798) <0.0001 65.0 76.1 37.7 90.7
 GPC3+GP73 0.601(0.533–0.666) 0.0177 35.0 85.0 34.1 85.5
 AFP+GPC3+GP73 0.750(0.688–0.806) <0.0001 75.0 71.7 33.3 89.7
 AFP+GPC3+DCP 0.752(0.689–0.807) <0.0001 75.0 71.7 37.0 92.8
 AFP+GPC3+GP73+DCP 0.750(0.687–0.806) <0.0001 75.0 71.7 37.0 92.8
vs LC, CHB
 AFP 0.688(0.613–0.757) 0.0002 42.5 93.8 68.0 84.1
 AFP+GPC3 0.703(0.629–0.771) <0.0001 42.5 96.2 76.2 83.9
 AFP+GP73 0.687(0.611–0.756) <0.0001 42.5 93.8 68.0 84.1
 AFP+DCP 0.700(0.626–0.768) 0.0001 42.5 93.8 68.0 84.1
 AFP+GPC3+GP73 0.702(0.627–0.770) <0.0001 42.5 93.8 68.0 84.1
 AFP+GPC3+DCP 0.704(0.629–0.771) <0.0001 42.5 96.2 77.3 84.5
 AFP+GPC3+GP73+DCP 0.702(0.627–0.770) <0.0001 42.5 94.6 70.8 84.2
vs LC
 AFP 0.704(0.612–0.785) <0.0001 65.0 70.7 54.2 79.1
 AFP+GPC3 0.704(0.611–0.785) <0.0001 75.0 61.3 50.8 82.1
 AFP+GP73 0.701(0.609–0.783) <0.0001 65.0 70.7 54.2 79.1
 AFP+DCP 0.692(0.599–0.774) <0.001 42.5 94.7 81.0 75.5
 AFP+GPC3+GP73 0.702(0.610–0.784) <0.0001 75.0 61.3 50.8 82.1
 AFP+GPC3+DCP 0.708(0.616–0.789) <0.0001 75.0 62.7 51.7 82.5
 AFP+GPC3+GP73+DCP 0.703(0.611–0.785) <0.0001 42.5 94.7 81.0 75.5

Note: AUC value of biomarkers < 0.6 is not presented.

Abbreviations: AFP, α-fetoprotein; GPC3, glypican 3; GP73, golgi protein 73; DCP, des-γ-carboxy prothrombin; AUC, area under curve; Sen, sensitivity; Sep, specificity; PPV, positive predictive value; NPV, negative predictive value; HCC, hepatocellular carcinoma; LC, liver cirrhosis; CHB, chronic hepatitis B virus infection; HC, healthy controls.