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Serum IGFBP‑3 is a more effective predictor than IGF‑1 and IGF-2 for the development of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with chronic HCV infection

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    • Eiman Aleem
    • Ayman Elshayeb
    • Nihal Elhabachi
    • Amal Refaat Mansour
    • Ahmed Gowily
    • Asmaa Hela
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    Affiliations: Molecular Biology Division, Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt, Department of Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt, Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt, Department of Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt, Department of Clinical Oncology and Nuclear Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) contributes to 14.8% of all cancer mortality in Egypt, which has a high prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV). We have previously shown alterations in the insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF‑1) receptor signalling pathway during experimental hepatocarcinogenesis. The aim of this study was to determine whether serum levels of IGF‑1, IGF‑2 and IGFBP‑3 can be used to discriminate between HCC and the stages of hepatic dysfunction in patients with liver cirrhosis assessed by the Child-Pugh (CP) score, and to correlate these levels with HCC stages. We recruited 241 subjects to the present study; 79 with liver cirrhosis, 62 with HCV-induced HCC and 100 age-matched controls. Results showed that serum levels of IGF‑1, IGF‑2 and IGFBP‑3 were reduced significantly in cirrhosis and HCC patients in comparison to the controls, and that this reduction negatively correlated with the CP scores. However, only IGFBP‑3 levels showed significant negative correlation with α‑fetoprotein levels. The reduction in IGF‑1 and IGFBP‑3 but not IGF‑2 levels was significant in HCC in comparison to patients with cirrhosis. None of the parameters significantly correlated with the HCC stage. IGFBP‑3 levels discriminated between cirrhosis and HCC at a sensitivity of 87%, a specificity of 80% and a cut-off value of <682.6 ng/ml. In conclusion, although our results showed that serum IGF‑1, IGF‑2 and IGFBP‑3 are reduced with the progression of hepatic dysfunction, only IGFBP‑3 may be considered as the most promising serological marker for the prediction of the development of HCC in the chronic HCV patients with liver cirrhosis.
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Aleem, E., Elshayeb, A., Elhabachi, N., Mansour, A.R., Gowily, A., & Hela, A. (2012). Serum IGFBP‑3 is a more effective predictor than IGF‑1 and IGF-2 for the development of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with chronic HCV infection. Oncology Letters, 3, 704-712. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2011.546
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Aleem, E., Elshayeb, A., Elhabachi, N., Mansour, A. R., Gowily, A., Hela, A."Serum IGFBP‑3 is a more effective predictor than IGF‑1 and IGF-2 for the development of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with chronic HCV infection". Oncology Letters 3.3 (2012): 704-712.
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Aleem, E., Elshayeb, A., Elhabachi, N., Mansour, A. R., Gowily, A., Hela, A."Serum IGFBP‑3 is a more effective predictor than IGF‑1 and IGF-2 for the development of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with chronic HCV infection". Oncology Letters 3, no. 3 (2012): 704-712. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2011.546
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Aleem, E., Elshayeb, A., Elhabachi, N., Mansour, A.R., Gowily, A., & Hela, A. (2012). Serum IGFBP‑3 is a more effective predictor than IGF‑1 and IGF-2 for the development of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with chronic HCV infection. Oncology Letters, 3, 704-712. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2011.546
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Aleem, E., Elshayeb, A., Elhabachi, N., Mansour, A. R., Gowily, A., Hela, A."Serum IGFBP‑3 is a more effective predictor than IGF‑1 and IGF-2 for the development of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with chronic HCV infection". Oncology Letters 3.3 (2012): 704-712.
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Aleem, E., Elshayeb, A., Elhabachi, N., Mansour, A. R., Gowily, A., Hela, A."Serum IGFBP‑3 is a more effective predictor than IGF‑1 and IGF-2 for the development of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with chronic HCV infection". Oncology Letters 3, no. 3 (2012): 704-712. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2011.546
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