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ArticleAsian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP2022

Diagnostic Performance of Circulating Tumor Cells for Predicting of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Hepatitis C Virus-High Risk Patients: Role of Liquid Biopsy.

Hatem A El-Mezayen, Mohamed El -Kassas, Fathy M El-Taweel, Fateheya M Metwally, Noha A Ghonaim, Rasha F. Zahran

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Article in Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Hatem A El-MezayenChemistry Department, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt.
Mohamed El -KassasEndemic Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt.
Fathy M El-TaweelChemistry Department, Damietta University, Damietta, Egypt.
Fateheya M MetwallyEnvironmental and Occupational Medicine Department, National Research Center, Giza, Egypt
Noha A GhonaimChemistry Department, Damietta University, Damietta, Egypt.
Rasha F. ZahranChemistry Department, Damietta University, Damietta, Egypt.

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purposeHepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a primary malignancy of the liver and a global health problem. It is often diagnosed at advanced stage where hopeless for effective therapies. Identification of more reliable biomarkers for early detection of HCC is urgently needed. circulating tumor cells (CTCs) represent a unique liquid biopsy carrying comprehensive biological information of the primary tumor. Herein, we sought to develop a novel score based on the combination of the most significant CTCs biomarkers with and routine laboratory tests for accurate detection of HCC.

methodsCytokeratin 18 (CK18), Cytokeratin 19 (CK19), albumin, platelets count, and α-fetoprotein were assayed in HCC patients (42), liver cirrhosis patients (83) and healthy control (20).

resultsAreas under receiving operating curve (AUCs) were calculated and used for construction on novel score. A novel score named HCC-CTCs = AFP (U/L) × 0.08 - Albumin (g/dl) × 84 + CK 18 % × 2.9 + CK19 × 3.1- Platelets count (×109)/L× 0.75- 510. HCC-CTCs score produce AUC of 1 for differentiate patients with HCC from those with liver cirrhosis with sensitivity and specificity of a cut-off 0.

conclusionsHCC-CTCs score could replace AFP during screening of HCV patients and early detection of HCC.

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Carcinoma, HepatocellularHepatitis CLiver NeoplasmsNeoplastic Cells, CirculatingAlbuminsalpha-FetoproteinsBiomarkersBiomarkers, TumorHepacivirusHumansLiquid BiopsyLiver CirrhosisAlbuminsalpha-FetoproteinsBiomarkersBiomarkers, TumorCTCsDiagnosisHCVHepatocellular carcinoma

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PMID35901363
PMCPMC9727329

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