Present and future possibilities for early diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma

Table 4 Diagnostic values of HCC serum markers[34-36]

Type of test	Sensitivity (%)	Specificity (%)
AFP-L3	61.60[34]	92.00[35]
DCP	72.70[34]	90.00[35]
AFP	67.70[34]	71.00[35]
AFP-L3+DCP	84.80[34]	97.80[37]
AFP-L3+AFP	73.70[34]	86.60[35,36]
DCP+AFP	84.80[34]	90.20[35]
AFP-L3+DCP+AFP	85.90[34]	59.00[35]

DCP: Des-γ-carboxyprothrombin.