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Impact of PIVKA-II in diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma

Gloved hand holds a blood collection tube filled with blood. The tube has a label with the words "PIVKA-II".

This study was designed to investigate the potential role of PIVKA-II as a diagnostic, non-invasive marker for HCC at its early stages and to assess its sensitivity and specificity as compared with the usual recommended marker AFP.

Zakhary NI, Khodeer SM, Shafik HE, Abdel Malak CA…

International Liver Cancer Association (ILCA) White Paper on Biomarker Development for Hepatocellular Carcinoma

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This white paper, which was developed by a group of experts in biomarker development, provides a framework on best practices to design, execute, and interpret biomarker studies for risk stratification, early detection, diagnosis, prognostication, and treatment response assessment in HCC.

Singal AG, Hoshida Y, Pinato DJ, Marrero J, Nault JC, Paradis V, Tayob N, Sherman M, Lim YS, Feng Z, Lok AS, Rinaudo JA, Srivastava S, Llovet JM, Villanueva A…

Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma (2019 Edition)

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Since the publication of Guidelines for Diagnosis and Treatment of Primary Liver Cancer (2017 Edition), additional high-quality evidence has emerged with relevance to the diagnosis, staging, and treatment of liver cancer in and outside China that requires the guidelines to be updated. The updated 2019 Edition was written by more than 70 experts in the field of liver cancer in China, to reflect the real-world situation in China regarding diagnosing and treating liver cancer in recent years.

Zhou J, Sun H, Wang Z, Cong W, Wang J, Zeng M, Zhou W, Bie P, Liu L, Wen T, Han G, Wang M, Liu R, Lu L, Ren Z, Chen M, Zeng Z, Liang P, Liang C, Chen M, Yan F, Wang W, Ji Y, Yun J, Cai D, Chen Y, Cheng W, Cheng S, Dai C, Guo W, Hua B, Huang X, Jia W, Li Y, Li Y, Liang J, Liu T, Lv G, Mao Y, Peng T, Ren W, Shi H, Shi G, Tao K, Wang W, Wang X, Wang Z, Xiang B, Xing B, Xu J, Yang J, Yang J, Yang Y, Yang Y, Ye S, Yin Z, Zhang B, Zhang B, Zhang L, Zhang S, Zhang T, Zhao Y, Zheng H, Zhu J, Zhu K, Liu R, Shi Y, Xiao Y, Dai Z, Teng G, Cai J, Wang W, Cai X, Li Q, Shen F, Qin S, Dong J, Fan J…

Clinical practice guidelines for hepatocellular carcinoma: The Japan Society of Hepatology 2017 (4th JSH-HCC guidelines) 2019 update

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The 4th version of Clinical Practice Guidelines for Hepatocellular Carcinoma was revised by the Japan Society of Hepatology, and published in October 2017 in Japanese. New or revised recommendations are described, herein, with a special reference to the surveillance, diagnostic, and treatment algorithms….

Surveillance Imaging and Alpha Fetoprotein for Early Detection of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Patients With Cirrhosis: A Meta-analysis

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Society guidelines differ in their recommendations for surveillance to detect early-stage hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in patients with cirrhosis. This study compared the performance of surveillance imaging, with or without alpha fetoprotein (AFP), for early detection of HCC in patients with cirrhosis.

Tzartzeva K, Obi J, Rich NE, Parikh ND, Marrero JA, Yopp A, Waljee AK, Singal AG…

Diagnostic challenges in primary hepatocellular carcinoma: case reports and review of the literature

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HCC diagnosis can be particularly challenging in some cases and the obtained results seem ambiguous, resulting in a long-term and delayed diagnostic process.This paper presents three case reports where the diagnosis could not be made promptly and the patients died as a result of a delayed diagnostic process.

Pazgan-Simon M, Serafinska S, Janocha-Litwin J, Simon K, Zuwala-Jagiello J…