Screening for Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Conditions
Brief summary
This case-control study was conducted on 90 patients who were equally divided into two groups. Group 1 included 45 patients with HCV-related chronic liver disease without clinical or radiological evidence of HCC (control group), and Group 2 included 45 patients diagnosed to have HCC by Triphasic abdominal CT (patient group). Serum AFP and GP73 were measured using ELISA technique
Interventions
Serum test
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* patients were older than 18 years.
Exclusion criteria
* patients with hepatic focal lesions not due to HCC such as Hemangioma, Hepatic cyst, and liver metastases; patients infected with HIV; patients with any autoimmune disease; or patients with metastatic disease.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Golgi protein correlated with presence of HCC | within one year |