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Blood protein biomarkers in hepatocellular carcinoma: progress and challenges.

Lu Zhang, Mingjing Zhang, Yingying Bao, Jiajia Yang, Tingting Luo, Yan Zhang, Yange Wang, Peijie Liu, Xiangqian Guo

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Lu ZhangDepartment of Public Health and Epidemiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, China.
Mingjing ZhangDepartment of Public Health and Epidemiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, China.
Yingying BaoDepartment of Public Health and Epidemiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, China.
Jiajia YangDepartment of Public Health and Epidemiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, China.
Tingting LuoDepartment of Public Health and Epidemiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, China.
Yan ZhangDepartment of Oncology, Kaifeng Central Hospital, Kaifeng, China.
Yange WangDepartment of Cell Biology and Genetics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, China.
Peijie LiuDepartment of Oncology, Kaifeng Central Hospital, Kaifeng, China.
Xiangqian GuoDepartment of Public Health and Epidemiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, China.

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Abstract

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is an important cause of cancer-related death. Due to the lack of typical clinical symptoms in early-stage HCC, most HCC patients are diagnosed at an advanced stage and have lost the opportunity of surgery, which results in a poor prognosis. Therefore, early detection and timely intervention are the most effective methods to reduce the mortality of HCC. Blood flows through different organs and tissues, and there are abundant tumor biomarkers in blood, which can provide real-time information for the early diagnosis and prognostic prediction of HCC, so blood tumor biomarkers have become an effective supplement to imaging technology. As the most ideal biomarkers for disease diagnosis, serum and plasma proteins have been the main focus for biomarker development. In this review, we summarized the research progress of potential blood protein biomarkers (tumor-associated antigens and tumor-associated autoantibodies) in HCC and discussed their obstacles in clinical translation.

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Biomarkers, TumorBlood ProteinsCarcinoma, HepatocellularLiver NeoplasmsAntigens, NeoplasmAutoantibodiesHumansPrognosisAntigens, NeoplasmAutoantibodiesBiomarkers, TumorBlood ProteinsAutoantibodiesBlood proteinHepatocellular carcinomaTumor antigens

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PMID42079726
PMCPMC13135331

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