Observational studyHepatology international2024
PIVKA-II combined with alpha-fetoprotein for the diagnostic value of hepatic tumors in children: a multicenter, prospective observational study.
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PIVKA-II Combined With Alpha-Fetoprotein for Diagnostic and Prognostic Value of Hepatic Tumors in Infants: Protocol for a Multicenter, Observational Study
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3 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.
- Protein induced by vitamin K absence or antagonist II as a prognostic marker in hepatocellular carcinoma patients with normal serum alpha-fetoprotein levels.Journal of the Chinese Medical Association : JCMA · 2025Article
- Application of CT-based radiomics combined with laboratory tests such as AFP and PIVKA-II in preoperative prediction of pathologic grade of hepatocellular carcinoma.BMC medical imaging · 2025Article
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18 authors at 10 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundTo investigate whether protein induced by vitamin K antagonist-II (PIVKA-II) combined with alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) can improve the diagnostic and differential diagnostic accuracy of childhood hepatic tumors.
methodsA multi-center prospective observational study was performed at nine regional institutions around China. Children with hepatic mass (Group T) were divided into hepatoblastoma group (Group T
resultsThe mean levels of PIVKA-II and AFP were both significantly higher in Group T than Group C (p = 0.001, p < 0.001), in Group T
conclusionsThe serum level of PIVKA-II was significantly higher in children with hepatic tumors, especially those with malignant tumors. The combination of PIVKA-II with AFP further increased the diagnostic performance.
trial registrationClinical Trials, NCT03645655. Registered 20 August 2018, https://www. CLINICALTRIALS: gov/ct2/show/NCT03645655 .
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