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Diagnostic and prognostic significance of serum miR-24-3p in HBV-related hepatocellular carcinoma

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The aim of this study was to explore the diagnostic and prognostic value of serum microRNAs (miRNAs) in hepatitis B viral (HBV)-related hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). We retrospectively analyzed clinical data of 84 consecutive patients with HBV-related HCC who underwent curative resection. Additionally, we enrolled 46 healthy controls and 31 patients with chronic liver disease (CLD). Serum levels of miR-155-5p, miR-24-3p, miR-490-3p, miR-210-3p, and miR-335-5p were measured. Associations of serum miRNAs with clinicopathological factors were evaluated. Receiver operating characteristic curves were established for discriminating HCC patients from CLD patients, and the area under the curve (AUC) was calculated. Overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS) were examined by the Kaplan–Meier method. Prognostic factors were determined by multivariate Cox analysis. Consequently, serum miR-24-3p levels were significantly greater in HCC patients than healthy controls and CLD patients. Serum miR-24-3p was significantly associated with vascular invasion in HCC patients. Serum miR-24-3p discriminated HCC patients from CLD, with an AUC of 0.636 [95 % confidence interval (CI) 0.524–0.748]. Combined serum alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) and miR-24-3p had an increased AUC of 0.834 (95 % CI 0.745–0.923; P < 0.001). Elevated serum miR-24-3p was an independent poor prognostic factor for OS and DFS of HCC patients. In conclusion, the combination of serum miR-24-3p and AFP improves the diagnostic accuracy for HCC prediction compared to each biomarker alone. High serum miR-24-3p level is an independent predictor of poor OS and DFS in patients with HBV-related HCC.

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Abbreviations

AFP:

Alpha-fetoprotein

ANOVA:

Analysis of variance

AUC:

Area under the curve

CI:

Confidence interval

CLD:

Chronic liver disease

DCP:

Des-γ-carboxy prothrombin

DFS:

Disease-free survival

HBV:

Hepatitis B viral

HCC:

Hepatocellular carcinoma

miRNAs:

microRNAs

OS:

Overall survival

RFA:

Radiofrequency ablation

ROC:

Receiver operating characteristic

TNM:

Tumor node metastasis

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This work was partly supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 81201906 and 81172364) and Key Research Project of Anhui Provincial Health Department (No. 2010A006).

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  1. Department of Hepatic Surgery, Anhui Provincial Hospital, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230001, People’s Republic of China

    Fan-Long Meng & Wei-Dong Jia

  2. Department of Medical Oncology, Anhui Provincial Hospital, Anhui Medical University, No. 17 Lujiang Road, Hefei, 230001, People’s Republic of China

    Wei Wang

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Meng, FL., Wang, W. & Jia, WD. Diagnostic and prognostic significance of serum miR-24-3p in HBV-related hepatocellular carcinoma. Med Oncol 31, 177 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12032-014-0177-3

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