Diagnostics (HCC)
"Soluble Interleukin-2 Receptor (sIL-2R) Levels in Hepatocellular Cancer: A More Sensitive Marker Than Alpha Fetoprotein (AFP)."
Published in Hepatitis Weekly, June 8th, 1998
According to an abstract submitted by the authors to the Cancer Symposium, jointly sponsored by Society of Surgical Oncology and the World Federation of Surgical Oncology Societies, held March 26-29, 1998, in San Diego, California, "Worldwide, the majority of cases of hepatocellular cancer (HCC) arise in individuals with chronic hepatitis B or C virus infections. Early detection of HCC in these patients provides the best chance for curative treatment, but serum AFP levels are frequently normal in patients with small HCCs. The purpose of this study was to determine: 1) if sIL-2R levels are elevated more frequently than AFP levels in HCC patients and 2) if sIL-2R levels are useful as a...
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Source: Hepatitis Weekly (1998-06-08)
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