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SUBMITTER: Caviglia GP
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7601489 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Caviglia Gian Paolo GP Ciruolo Michela M Olivero Antonella A Carucci Patrizia P Rolle Emanuela E Rosso Chiara C Abate Maria Lorena ML Risso Alessandra A Ribaldone Davide Giuseppe DG Tandoi Francesco F Saracco Giorgio Maria GM Bugianesi Elisabetta E Gaia Silvia S
Cancers 20200928 10
Keratin 19 (K19) is a cancer stem cell marker expressed by a subpopulation of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), associated with tumor aggressiveness. We evaluated the prognostic value of serum K19 fragment (CYFRA 21-1), in comparison or in combination with alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) and protein induced by vitamin-K absence or antagonist-II (PIVKA-II), in patients with HCC. A total of 160 patients (28F/132M; median age 62, range 44-86 years) with a new diagnosis of HCC and available serum samples coll ...[more]