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Table 6 Diagnostic efficacy of four tumor markers in HCC

From: Plasma heat shock protein 90alpha as a biomarker for the diagnosis of liver cancer: in patients with different clinicopathologic characteristics

Index(es)

AUC (95% CI)

Sensitivity (%)

Specificity (%)

PPV (%)

NPV (%)

AFP

0.866 (0.783–0.950)

78.7

92.5

78.7

92.5

Hsp90α

0.934 (0.882–0.986)

95.7

75.0

95.7

75.0

CEA

0.694 (0.584–0.804)

51.1

81.5

27.7

100

CA199

0.700 (0.592–0.808)

48.9

81.5

48.9

85.0

AFP + Hsp90α

0.990 (0.976–1.000)

95.7

97.5

74.5

70.0

AFP + CA199

0.896 (0.829–0.964)

74.5

100

40.4

72.5

AFP + CEA

0.903 (0.933–0.972)

78.7

97.5

23.4

75.0

CEA + Hsp90α

0.932 (0.879–0.984)

70.2

100

27.7

60.0

CA199 + Hsp90α

0.936 (0.885–0.987)

91.5

81.5

48.9

62.5

CEA + CA199

0.736 (0.633–0.839)

42.6

95.0

25.5

70.0

AFP + CEA + CA199

0.900 (0.833–0.967)

76.6

100

21.3

62.5

AFP + CEA + Hsp90α

0.990 (0.976–1.000)

95.7

97.5

23.4

57.5

AFP + CA199 + Hsp90α

0.991 (0.980–1.000)

91.5

100

40.4

57.5

CEA + CA199 + Hsp90α

0.938 (0.888–0.989)

91.5

85.0

25.5

55.0

Four indexes combined

0.993 (0.982–1.000)

97.9

92.5

21.3

50.0