• 1. Laboratory Department, Tumor Hospital Affiliated of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi 830000, China;
  • 2. Ultrasound Department, Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450014, China;
HUANGYan-chun, Email: huangyanchun0619@sohu.com
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Objectives To systematically review serum a-L Fucose Gan Enzyme (AFU) combined with serum Alpha-Fetoprotein (AFP) in the diagnosis of primary hepatic carcinoma (PHC). Methods We comprehensively searched databases including PubMed, The Cochrane Library (Issue 2, 2013), WanFang Data, VIP, CBM, CNKI, EMbase, and Medalink for relevant studies on AFU combined with AFP in the diagnosis of PHC from inception to July 2013; meanwhile, manual search for the relevant Chinese journals were also performed. Two reviewers independently screened literature according to inclusion and exclusion criteria, extracted data, and assessed methodological quality of included studies. Then meta-analysis was performed using Meta-DiSc 1.4 software. Results A total of 20 studies involving 1 350 cases and 2 079 controls were included. The results of meta-analysis showed that, pooled sensitivity, specificity, positive likelihood radio, negative likelihood radio, diagnostic odds ratio, the area under SROC curve and Q index were:a) detection of AFU alone:0.76 (0.74, 0.78), 0.83 (0.82, 0.85), 7.09 (4.34, 11.58), 0.29 (0.23, 0.37), 26.88 (15.04, 48.06), 0.872 6 and 0.803, respectively; b) detection of AFP alone:0.69 (0.67, 0.72), 0.88 (0.86, 0.89), 7.85 (5.35, 11.50), 0.35 (0.30, 0.42), 25.62 (16.35, 40.15), 0.805 4 and 0.740 6, respectively; and c) combined detection of AFU and AFP:0.85 (0.83, 0.87), 0.86 (0.85, 0.88), 7.16 (5.15, 9.96), 0.15 (0.10, 0.23), 54.07 (29.85, 97.95), 0.940 8 and 0.878 5, respectively. Conclusion The combination detection of AFU and AFP has good efficacy in the diagnosis of PHC.

Citation: HUOYi-shan, HUANGYan-chun, PENGYu-cheng, ZHANGXiao-guang. Diagnostic Value of Serum a-L Fucose Gan Enzyme Combined with Serum Alpha-Fetoprotein for Primary Hepatic Carcinoma: A Meta-Analysis. Chinese Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine, 2014, 14(11): 1326-1331. doi: 10.7507/1672-2531.20140215 Copy

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