No. Sex Etiology AFP U% DCP HCC /Non-HCC Imaging Size of tumor (cm) Number of tumor
1 M HBV 8.4 74.2 0.89 HCC MRI 3.5x2.4 1
2 F HBV 2419.3 9.6 0.26 HCC MRI 1.7x1.8 1
3 M HBV 3.1 10.7 0.24 Suspious MRI 0.7 1
4 M HBV 206.1 2.5 79.88 HCC MRI 1.2 1
5 M HBV 2.3 0.5 0.38 HCC MRI 1.6x1.4 1
6 M HBV 9.3 28.8 0.37 HCC MR1 3.0, 4.0 2
7 M HBV 3.8 0.5 0.10 HCC MRI 2.0 1
8 M HBV 4.3 7.0 0.11 Suspious MRI 2.0x1.8 1
In 5 among 8 patients with specimens after successful treatment, the AFP-L3 values were elevated before the recurrence (by MRI) in comparison to only 2 each for AFP and DCP (cut-offs for L3% 4.5 and for DCP 0.57).
Table 5: AFP, AFP-L3, and DCP in Predicting HCC Recurrence.