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CLINICAL JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY
Volume 5, Issue 3, Pages 177-182Publisher
SPRINGER JAPAN KK
DOI: 10.1007/s12328-012-0301-x
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Biomarker; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Early detection; Monitoring; Prognosis
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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) ranks high among the most common and fatal cancers in the world. HCC develops from chronic liver diseases, especially from hepatitis C virus-related and hepatitis B virus (HBV)-related liver diseases. In this sense, useful biomarkers for HCC detection for the patients at risk of HCC are quite important. Recently, new therapies for HCC have been developed, and the prognosis of the patients has improved. However, considering the recurrence rate of HCC after treatment is very high, biomarkers that detect recurrence at an early stage are also required. In addition, since new drugs such as multikinase inhibitors have been introduced to the clinical scene, surrogate biomarkers to predict the effectiveness of treatment will be required in the near future. So far, many biomarkers for HCC have been developed, and their clinical usefulness has been assessed. As a result, several biomarkers for HCC are widely used. However, investigations to discover more useful biomarkers that fit in clinical settings are under way. In this review article, biomarkers for HCC are overviewed to examine their clinical usefulness.
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