Observational Study
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World J Gastrointest Oncol. Aug 15, 2023; 15(8): 1486-1496
Published online Aug 15, 2023. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v15.i8.1486
Table 2 Alpha-fetoprotein, protein induced by vitamin K absence or antagonist-II, or both in the diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma

Training cohort
Validation cohort
AUC (95%CI)
SEN (%)
SPE (%)
PPV (%)
NPV (%)
AUC (95%CI)
SEN (%)
SPE (%)
PPV (%)
NPV (%)
HCC
    AFP0.812 (0.788-0.815)49.1993.0042.2194.630.845 (0.786-0.880)52.5691.0049.0492.09
    PIVKA-II0.882 (0.865-0.903)63.9194.9351.2196.930.878 (0.839-0.916)64.7494.5357.3595.93
    AFP + PIVKA-II0.896 (0.877-0.915)69.3595.8255.5197.650.888 (0.851-0.924)67.9595.1759.8396.56
Early-stage HCC
    AFP0.860 (0.792-0.928)51.0697.4982.7789.400.714 (0.642-0.787)14.5598.4972.7080.66
    PIVKA-II0.863 (0.790-0.936)40.4396.9875.9787.330.868 (0.802-0.935)52.7396.4880.5588.07
    AFP + PIVKA-II0.923 (0.869-0.978)63.8396.9883.3191.900.869 (0.804-0.933)50.9195.9877.7887.61