Surveillance imaging and GAAD/GALAD scores for detection of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with chronic hepatitis
2024-10-25
(Press-News.org) Background and Aims
Early detection of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is crucial for improving survival in patients with chronic hepatitis. The GALAD algorithm combines gender (biological sex), age, α-fetoprotein (AFP), Lens culinaris agglutinin-reactive fraction of AFP (AFP-L3), and protein induced by vitamin K absence or antagonist-II (PIVKA-II) for HCC detection. Similarly, the GAAD algorithm incorporates gender (biological sex), age, AFP, and PIVKA-II. This study aimed to assess the clinical utility of AFP-L3 in the GALAD algorithm and its potential synergies with ultrasound. We compared the clinical performance of GALAD with GAAD; AFP; AFP-L3; and PIVKA-II, with or without ultrasound, in Taiwanese adults.
Methods
A total of 439 serum samples were analyzed using a Cobas® e 601 analyzer (healthy controls, n = 200; chronic liver disease controls, n = 177; HCC cases, n = 62). Performance was assessed through receiver operating characteristic curve analyses to calculate the area under the curve.
Results
The area under the curve for differentiating early-stage HCC from patients with chronic liver disease was optimal for PIVKA-II (84.9%), GAAD (79.8%), and GALAD (79.4%), with slightly improved performance for detecting all-stage HCC. Clinical performance was unaffected by disease stage or etiology. Sensitivity for early-stage HCC was highest for GAAD (57.6%) and GALAD (57.6%). Sensitivity for each strategy was further enhanced when combined with ultrasound, regardless of disease stage or etiology (P < 0.01).
Conclusions
These findings indicate that the role of AFP-L3 in the GALAD algorithm is minimal, supporting the use of GAAD for HCC detection. A combination of GAAD, GALAD, or PIVKA-II with ultrasound may improve diagnostic efficiency compared with recommended strategies.
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The study was recently published in the Journal of Clinical and Translational Hepatology.
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