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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2026

Circulating Cell-Free DNA Analysis for Diagnostic and Prognostic Assessment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Cirrhosis.

Inés Aznar-Peralta, Amparo Roa-Colomo, Javier López Hidalgo, Cristobal Fresno, Valeria Denninghoff, María José Serrano

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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6 authors.

Inés Aznar-PeraltaGENYO, Centre for Genomics and Oncological Research, Pfizer/University of Granada/Andalusian Regional Government, 18016 Granada, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-4902-214X
Amparo Roa-ColomoDigestive System Unit, Costa del Sol University Hospital, 29603 Marbella, Spain.
Javier López HidalgoDepartment of Pathology, San Cecilio Clinical University Hospital-Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria ibs GRANADA, 18012 Granada, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-9106-2028
Cristobal FresnoResearch Support Network, Scientific Research Coordination, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico City 04510, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0003-2039-5188
Valeria DenninghoffGENYO, Centre for Genomics and Oncological Research, Pfizer/University of Granada/Andalusian Regional Government, 18016 Granada, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-3309-7801
María José SerranoGENYO, Centre for Genomics and Oncological Research, Pfizer/University of Granada/Andalusian Regional Government, 18016 Granada, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-0298-9054

Funding

Institute of Health Carlos III (FI22/00273)
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Early detection of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is crucial for curative treatment, yet current screening strategies for high-risk liver cirrhosis (LC) patients lack sufficient sensitivity. This study evaluates plasma cell-free DNA(cfDNA) concentration and fragmentomics as biomarkers to improve HCC diagnosis and prognosis. Plasma samples from 39 HCC and 46 LC patients were analyzed for cfDNA concentration and fragment patterns. A multivariate logistic regression model (CMAC), integrating cfDNA concentration, mononucleosome proportion (%MN), alpha-fetoprotein (AFP), and c-reactive protein (CRP), was developed and validated using Leave-One-Out Cross-Validation and bootstrapping. HCC patients exhibited significantly higher cfDNA concentrations (

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Biomarkers, TumorCarcinoma, HepatocellularCell-Free Nucleic AcidsLiver CirrhosisLiver NeoplasmsAgedalpha-FetoproteinsFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPrognosisalpha-FetoproteinsBiomarkers, TumorCell-Free Nucleic Acidscancer biomarkercirculating free DNAcirrhosisfragmentomicshepatocarcinomaliquid biopsyprognostic and predictive markers

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PMID42353299
PMCPMC13299745

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