The Characteristics and Prognosis of Alpha-Fetoprotein and Des-Gamma-Carboxy Prothrombin Double-Negative Hepatocellular Carcinoma at Baseline in Higher BCLC Stages

Authors :: Takakazu Nagahara
Takaaki Sugihara
Takuya Kihara
Suguru Ikeda
Yoshiki Hoshino
Yukako Matsuki
Takuki Sakaguchi
Hiroki Kurumi
Takumi Onoyama
Tomoaki Takata
Tomomitsu Matono
Naoyuki Yamaguchi
Hajime Isomoto
Source :: Cancers; Volume 15; Issue 2; Pages: 390
Publication Year :: 2023
Publisher :: MDPI AG, 2023.
Abstract: Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) and des-gamma-carboxyprothrombin (DCP) are widely used as tumor markers to diagnose hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Some advanced HCCs demonstrate neither AFP nor DCP. This study investigated the characteristics and prognosis of AFP (

Subjects :: Cancer Research
Oncology
hepatocellular carcinoma
alpha-fetoprotein
des-gamma-carboxyprothrombin
survival

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