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Diagnosis

19 June 2023

The Diagnostic Value of Serum PIVKA-II Alone or in Combination with AFP in Chinese Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients

This study aims to investigate the diagnostic role of PIVKA-II alone or in combination with AFP in Chinese HCC patients. Xu F, Zhang L, He W,…

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19 June 2023

Efficacy analysis of combined detection of 5 serological tumor markers including MIF and PIVKA-II for early diagnosis of primary hepatic cancer

The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy of combined detection of 5 serological tumor markers including macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) and abnormal…

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22 May 2023

NGS and precision oncology in Hong Kong: insights from Dr Lam Tai-Chung

In this article, Dr Lam Tai-Chung shares how his institution has had first-hand experience of landmark cases and outstanding treatment responses from using NGS in seemingly…

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22 May 2023

NGS and precision oncology in South Korea: insights from Prof Kim Jee-Hyun

In this article, Prof Jee Hyun Kim explains her clinical experiences of NGS, and how she sees it evolving within South Korea’s innovative healthcare ecosystem.

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19 May 2023

Unlocking the Value of Quality Next-Generation Sequencing in APAC

This whitepaper shares recommendations on ensuring standardization and quality of NGS across the region, to realize the potential of NGS and establish more effective and market-appropriate…

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19 May 2023

National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) guidelines for lung cancer

The NCCN Guidelines are a comprehensive set of guidelines detailing the sequential management decisions and interventions to assist in the decision-making process of individuals involved in…

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17 March 2023

Evaluation of the diagnostic accuracy of des-gamma-carboxy prothrombin and alpha-fetoprotein alone or in combination for hepatocellular carcinoma: A systematic review and meta-analysis

This article aims to clarify the diagnostic value of DCP (PIVKA-II) and AFP in patients with different risk of HCC development (etiology, ethnicity, and various stages…

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17 March 2023

A meta-analysis and of clinical values of 11 blood biomarkers, such as AFP, DCP, and GP73 for diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma

This study reanalyzes the related studies of 11 blood biomarkers of HCC, and compares the diagnostic value of these biomarkers for HCC systematically. Pang BY, Leng…

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14 March 2023

Biomarkers for the Early Detection of Hepatocellular Carcinoma

This review highlights promising candidate biomarkers and biomarker panels that have completed phase II evaluation for the early detection of HCC. Parikh ND, Mehta AS, Singal…

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14 March 2023

Cost-effectiveness Analysis of GAAD algorithm on Hepatocellular Carcinoma Screening in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B in China

This study evaluates the cost-effectiveness of serological tests or ultrasound alone versus their joint use with or without multivariate index algorithm for HCC screening in chronic…

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14 March 2023

Impact of PIVKA-II in diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma

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…

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14 March 2023

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

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…

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14 March 2023

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

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…

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14 March 2023

Diagnostic value of prothrombin induced by the absence of vitamin K or antagonist-II (PIVKA-II) for early stage HBV related hepatocellular carcinoma

This study aims to evaluate the diagnostic efficacy of prothrombin induced by the absence of vitamin K or antagonist-II (PIVKA-II) for early stage hepatitis virus B…

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13 March 2023

Protein induced by vitamin K absence or antagonist-II versus alpha-fetoprotein in the diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma: A systematic review with meta-analysis

PIVKA-II has been extensively studied as a biomarker in HCC. However, its diagnostic capability varies across HCC studies. This study aimed to compare the performance of…

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13 March 2023

Diagnostic value of serum PIVKA-II levels for BCLC early hepatocellular carcinoma and correlation with HBV DNA

This study aims to determine the clinical value of serum Prothrombin induced by vitamin K absence-II (PIVKA-II) in early hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), and to explore its…

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9 December 2022

The clinical utility of Elecsys GAAD score in the diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma

The performance of Elecsys® GAAD score, which includes the parameters of gender, age, alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) and protein induced by Vitamin K absence or antagonists-II (PIVKA-II) in…

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9 December 2022

Performance evaluation of the Elecsys PIVKA-II and Elecsys AFP assays for hepatocellular carcinoma diagnosis

Prothrombin induced by vitamin K absence-II (PIVKA-II) is a serum biomarker linked to hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), showing superiority to alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) for early disease detection. This…

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9 December 2022

Elecsys PIVKA-II and Elecsys AFP assays demonstrate good clinical performance for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) diagnosis across different disease stages and aetiologies

This study evaluates the clinical performance of the new Elecsys PIVKA-II immunoassay and the previously launched Elecsys AFP assay (Roche Diagnostics) to aid in the diagnosis…

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9 December 2022

APACMed White Paper – Strengthening Healthcare Systems Through the Critical Role of Diagnostics

Diagnostic technologies are used across the entire patient journey of multiple disease states, and provide the tools to prevent, detect, and monitor the required interventions. Despite…

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9 December 2022

Analytical performance and method comparison of the Elecsys PIVKA-II immunoassay as an aid in diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)

This study evaluates the analytical performance of the Elecsys PIVKA-II immunoassay to aid in HCC diagnosis, establish method-specific reference ranges in healthy individuals, and perform a…

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