Serum vascular endothelial growth factor as a tumor marker for hepatocellular carcinoma in hepatitis C virus-related cirrhotic patients

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World J Gastrointest Oncol. Jun 15, 2021; 13(6): 600-611
Published online Jun 15, 2021. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v13.i6.600

Table 2 Biomarker levels in the three study groups

	HCC group			Cirrhosis group			Control group			P value
	Mean	SD	Median	Mean	SD	Median	Mean	SD	Median	P value
AFP (ng/mL)	694.6	885.38	169.5	29.71	38.71	12.95	23.58	32.15	9.5	< 0.001¹
VEGF (pg/mL)	1409	917.40	1250	233.3	196.51	150	204	190.89	110	< 0.001¹
VEGF/PLT	13.2	10.42	10.64	1.68	1.40	1.18	0.95	0.71	0.72	< 0.001¹

¹Kruskal Wallis test.

AFP: Alpha fetoprotein; VEGF: Vascular endothelial growth factor; PLT: Platelet; SD: Standard deviation; HCC: Hepatic cell carcinoma.

Citation: Alzamzamy A, Elsayed H, Abd Elraouf M, Eltoukhy H, Megahed T, Aboubakr A. Serum vascular endothelial growth factor as a tumor marker for hepatocellular carcinoma in hepatitis C virus-related cirrhotic patients. World J Gastrointest Oncol 2021; 13(6): 600-611
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5204/full/v13/i6/600.htm
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