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ArticleCancer science2020

Plasma and tumoral glypican-3 levels are correlated in patients with hepatitis C virus-related hepatocellular carcinoma.

Yasuhiro Shimizu, Shoichi Mizuno, Norihiro Fujinami, Toshihiro Suzuki, Keigo Saito, Masaru Konishi, Shinichiro Takahashi, Naoto Gotohda, Toshifumi Tada, Hidenori Toyoda and 7 more

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Article in Cancer science, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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15citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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3 · Its place in the literature

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15 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 24 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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17 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Yasuhiro ShimizuDivision of Cancer Immunotherapy, Exploratory Oncology Research and Clinical Trial Center, National Cancer Center, Kashiwa, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0056-5063
Shoichi MizunoDivision of Cancer Immunotherapy, Exploratory Oncology Research and Clinical Trial Center, National Cancer Center, Kashiwa, Japan.
Norihiro FujinamiDivision of Cancer Immunotherapy, Exploratory Oncology Research and Clinical Trial Center, National Cancer Center, Kashiwa, Japan.
Toshihiro SuzukiDivision of Cancer Immunotherapy, Exploratory Oncology Research and Clinical Trial Center, National Cancer Center, Kashiwa, Japan.
Keigo SaitoDivision of Cancer Immunotherapy, Exploratory Oncology Research and Clinical Trial Center, National Cancer Center, Kashiwa, Japan.
Masaru KonishiDepartment of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Japan.
Shinichiro TakahashiDepartment of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Japan.
Naoto GotohdaDepartment of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Japan.
Toshifumi TadaDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Ogaki Municipal Hospital, Ogaki, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0976-6761
Hidenori ToyodaDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Ogaki Municipal Hospital, Ogaki, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1652-6168
Takashi KumadaDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Ogaki Municipal Hospital, Ogaki, Japan.
Masahiro MiuraCentral Research Laboratories, Sysmex Corporation, Hyogo, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3172-4944
Kouzou SutoCentral Research Laboratories, Sysmex Corporation, Hyogo, Japan.
Taiki YamajiEpidemiology and Prevention Group, Center for Public Health Sciences, National Cancer Center, Tokyo, Japan.
Takahisa MatsudaDivision of Screening Technology, Center for Public Health Sciences, National Cancer Center, Tokyo, Japan.
Itaru EndoDepartment of Gastroenterological Surgery, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan.
Tetsuya NakatsuraDivision of Cancer Immunotherapy, Exploratory Oncology Research and Clinical Trial Center, National Cancer Center, Kashiwa, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3918-2385
National Cancer Center Hospital East · JPOgaki Municipal Hospital · JPSysmex (Japan) · JPYokohama City University · JP

Funding

National Cancer Center Research and Development Fund 25-A-7National Cancer Center Research and Development Fund 28-A-8Sysmex Co., Ltd
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Glypican-3 (GPC3) is a cancer antigen expressed in approximately 80% of hepatocellular carcinomas (HCC) and is secreted into the blood. To confirm the effectiveness of GPC3 as a biomarker in HCC, we analyzed the relationship between GPC3 expression levels in cancer cells and in blood in 56 patients with HCC. Preoperative plasma GPC3 levels were determined with an immunoassay, and expression of GPC3 in resected tumors was analyzed by immunohistochemical staining. Median plasma GPC3 level in all HCC cases was 4.6 pg/mL, and tended to be higher in patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV)-related HCC (HCV group) (9.9 pg/mL) than in patients with hepatitis B virus (HBV)-related HCC (HBV group) (2.6 pg/mL) or in those without virus infection (None group) (3.0 pg/mL), suggesting that the virus type most likely influences GPC3 secretion. Median percentage of GPC3

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Up-RegulationAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBiomarkers, TumorCarcinoma, HepatocellularCase-Control StudiesFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGlypicansHepatitis CHumansLiver NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedBiomarkers, TumorGlypicansGPC3 protein, humanglypican-3hepatitis virushepatocellular carcinomaimmunohistochemical stainingplasma glypican-3

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PMID31774932
PMCPMC7004540
OpenAlexW2989621066

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