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Table 1 Performance of the 7-AAb panel and AFP in HCC detection

From: Autoantibody signature in hepatocellular carcinoma using seromics

Phase

Detectiona

HCC vs. (healthy + cirrhotic)

HCC vs. healthy

HCC vs. cirrhotic

AUC

Specificity

Sensitivity

AUC

Specificity

Sensitivity

AUC

Specificity

Sensitivity

Test Phase (II)

AFP

0.808

98.7%

28.4%

0.821

100.0%

28.4%

0.789

96.7%

28.4%

ANN

0.894

92.1%

68.6%

0.933

93.3%

77.5%

0.838

90.2%

61.6%

AFP + ANN

0.924

92.1%

78.6%

0.959

96.3%

84.1%

0.873

92.4%

71.6%

Validation Phase (III)

AFP

0.822

99.6%

30.7%

0.822

100.0%

30.7%

0.823

98.8%

30.7%

ANN

0.902

90.1%

73.4%

0.928

93.4%

77.5%

0.853

96.3%

62.2%

AFP + ANN

0.932

90.1%

82.0%

0.953

93.4%

83.9%

0.893

95.1%

73.0%

Test phase (II) + validation phase (III)

AFP

0.815

99.1%

29.6%

0.821

100.0%

29.6%

0.805

97.7%

29.6%

ANN

0.898

90.0%

71.6%

0.930

92.7%

77.7%

0.845

90.8%

64.1%

AFP + ANN

0.928

93.7%

77.0%

0.956

93.4%

85.1%

0.882

91.3%

73.0%

  1. aThe diagnostic cutoff value of AFP was 400 ng/mL