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ReviewWorld journal of gastroenterology2016

Circulating predictive and diagnostic biomarkers for hepatitis B virus-associated hepatocellular carcinoma.

Stijn Van Hees, Peter Michielsen, Thomas Vanwolleghem

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Review in World journal of gastroenterology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

24 citing papers in PubMed.

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  15. Biobanking for Viral Hepatitis Research.Frontiers in medicine · 2019
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  17. Research gaps in viral hepatitis.Journal of the International AIDS Society · 2018
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Stijn Van HeesStijn Van Hees, Peter Michielsen, Thomas Vanwolleghem, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Antwerp University Hospital, 2650 Edegem, Belgium.
Peter MichielsenStijn Van Hees, Peter Michielsen, Thomas Vanwolleghem, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Antwerp University Hospital, 2650 Edegem, Belgium.
Thomas VanwolleghemStijn Van Hees, Peter Michielsen, Thomas Vanwolleghem, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Antwerp University Hospital, 2650 Edegem, Belgium.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infected patients have an almost 100-fold increased risk to develop hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). HCC is the fifth most common and third most deadly cancer worldwide. Up to 50% of newly diagnosed HCC cases are attributed to HBV infection. Early detection improves survival and can be achieved through regular screening. Six-monthly abdominal ultrasound, either alone or in combination with alpha-fetoprotein serum levels, has been widely endorsed for this purpose. Both techniques however yield limited diagnostic accuracy, which is not improved when they are combined. Alternative circulating or histological markers to predict or diagnose HCC are therefore urgently needed. Recent advances in systems biology technologies have enabled the identification of several new putative circulating biomarkers. Although results from studies assessing combinations of these biomarkers are promising, evidence for their clinical utility remains low. In addition, most of the studies conducted so far show limitations in design. Attention must be paid for instance to different ethnicities and different etiologies when studying biomarkers for hepatocellular carcinoma. This review provides an overview on the current understandings and recent progress in the field of diagnostic and predictive circulating biomarkers for hepatocellular carcinoma in chronically infected HBV patients and discusses the future prospects.

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alpha-FetoproteinsAntigens, NeoplasmBiomarkersBiomarkers, TumorCarcinoma, HepatocellularEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayGlypicansHepatitis BHepatitis B virusHumansIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsLiver NeoplasmsMembrane ProteinsOsteopontinPredictive Value of TestsProtein Precursorsacarboxyprothrombinalpha-FetoproteinsAntigens, NeoplasmBiomarkersBiomarkers, TumorDKK1 protein, humanGlypicansGOLM1 protein, humanGPC3 protein, humanIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMembrane ProteinsOsteopontinProtein PrecursorsProthrombinSerpinsSPP1 protein, humansquamous cell carcinoma-related antigenAlpha-fetoproteinBiomarkersDiagnosticHepatitis B virus infectionHepatocellular carcinomaLimitationsMicroRNAPredictiveValidation

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PMID27729734
PMCPMC5055858

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