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Diagnostic accuracy of serum squamous cell carcinoma antigen and squamous cell carcinoma antigen‑immunoglobulin M for hepatocellular carcinoma: A meta‑analysis

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    • Jian Zhang
    • Chuxiao Shao
    • Qingyun Zhou
    • Yimin Zhu
    • Jinde Zhu
    • Chaoyong Tu
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    Affiliations: Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Lishui, Zhejiang 323000, P.R. China, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, P.R. China
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A number of individual studies have evaluated the diagnostic efficiency of serum squamous cell carcinoma antigen (SCCA) and SCCA‑immunoglobulin (IgM) for diagnosing hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), but the results have been conflicting. The aim of this study was to determine the diagnostic accuracy of serum SCCA and SCCA‑IgM for HCC. A systematic review of related studies was conducted and relevant data on the accuracy of serum SCCA and SCCA‑IgM in the diagnosis of HCC were pooled using random‑effects models. Summary receiver operating characteristic curve (SROC) analysis was used to summarize the overall test performance. A total of 12 studies were included in our meta‑analysis. The summary estimates for serum SCCA and SCCA‑IgM for HCC diagnosis in the included studies were as follows: Sensitivity = 0.59 (95% CI: 0.56‑0.62) vs. 0.60 (95% CI: 0.56‑0.63); specificity = 0.76 (95% CI: 0.73‑0.79) vs. 0.70 (95% CI: 0.67‑0.73); diagnostic odds ratio (DOR) = 6.68 (95% CI: 3.71‑12.03) vs. 7.32 (95% CI: 3.31‑16.15); and area under the SROC curve = 0.7826 vs. 0.7955. Therefore, SCCA and SCCA‑IgM exhibited moderate diagnostic accuracy for HCC. Due to the design limitations, the results of published studies should be interpreted with caution. In addition, well‑designed studies including larger sample sizes should be conducted to rigorously evaluate the diagnostic value of SCCA and SCCA‑IgM.
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Zhang J, Shao C, Zhou Q, Zhu Y, Zhu J and Tu C: Diagnostic accuracy of serum squamous cell carcinoma antigen and squamous cell carcinoma antigen‑immunoglobulin M for hepatocellular carcinoma: A meta‑analysis. Mol Clin Oncol 3: 1165-1171, 2015.
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Zhang, J., Shao, C., Zhou, Q., Zhu, Y., Zhu, J., & Tu, C. (2015). Diagnostic accuracy of serum squamous cell carcinoma antigen and squamous cell carcinoma antigen‑immunoglobulin M for hepatocellular carcinoma: A meta‑analysis. Molecular and Clinical Oncology, 3, 1165-1171. https://doi.org/10.3892/mco.2015.600
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Zhang, J., Shao, C., Zhou, Q., Zhu, Y., Zhu, J., Tu, C."Diagnostic accuracy of serum squamous cell carcinoma antigen and squamous cell carcinoma antigen‑immunoglobulin M for hepatocellular carcinoma: A meta‑analysis". Molecular and Clinical Oncology 3.5 (2015): 1165-1171.
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Zhang, J., Shao, C., Zhou, Q., Zhu, Y., Zhu, J., Tu, C."Diagnostic accuracy of serum squamous cell carcinoma antigen and squamous cell carcinoma antigen‑immunoglobulin M for hepatocellular carcinoma: A meta‑analysis". Molecular and Clinical Oncology 3, no. 5 (2015): 1165-1171. https://doi.org/10.3892/mco.2015.600
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Zhang J, Shao C, Zhou Q, Zhu Y, Zhu J and Tu C: Diagnostic accuracy of serum squamous cell carcinoma antigen and squamous cell carcinoma antigen‑immunoglobulin M for hepatocellular carcinoma: A meta‑analysis. Mol Clin Oncol 3: 1165-1171, 2015.
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Zhang, J., Shao, C., Zhou, Q., Zhu, Y., Zhu, J., & Tu, C. (2015). Diagnostic accuracy of serum squamous cell carcinoma antigen and squamous cell carcinoma antigen‑immunoglobulin M for hepatocellular carcinoma: A meta‑analysis. Molecular and Clinical Oncology, 3, 1165-1171. https://doi.org/10.3892/mco.2015.600
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Zhang, J., Shao, C., Zhou, Q., Zhu, Y., Zhu, J., Tu, C."Diagnostic accuracy of serum squamous cell carcinoma antigen and squamous cell carcinoma antigen‑immunoglobulin M for hepatocellular carcinoma: A meta‑analysis". Molecular and Clinical Oncology 3.5 (2015): 1165-1171.
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Zhang, J., Shao, C., Zhou, Q., Zhu, Y., Zhu, J., Tu, C."Diagnostic accuracy of serum squamous cell carcinoma antigen and squamous cell carcinoma antigen‑immunoglobulin M for hepatocellular carcinoma: A meta‑analysis". Molecular and Clinical Oncology 3, no. 5 (2015): 1165-1171. https://doi.org/10.3892/mco.2015.600
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