Brief Article
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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 7, 2010; 16(37): 4697-4703
Published online Oct 7, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i37.4697
Table 2 Performance of the biomarkers for the diagnosis of cholangiocarcinoma (%) (95% CI)
Tumor markers (cut-off value)SensitivitySpecificityPPVNPVLR+LR-
MMP7 (5.5 ng/mL)75 (63-86)78 (71-85)61 (50-72)87 (81-93)3.41 (2.38-4.89)0.33 (0.21-0.51)
MMP7 (6.5 ng/mL)63 (50-75)87 (81-93)69 (56-81)83 (77-90)4.72 (2.91-7.66)0.43 (0.31-0.60)
MMP7 (7.5 ng/mL)53 (40-65)92 (88-97)76 (62-89)81 (74-87)6.73 (3.54-12.70)0.51 (0.39-0.68)
CA19-9 (35 U/mL)71 (60-83)73 (66-81)55 (44-66)85 (78-91)2.68 (1.93-3.73)0.39 (0.26-0.59)
CA19-9 (100 U/mL)68 (56-80)87 (81-93)70 (58-82)85 (79-91)5.1 (3.17-8.22)0.37 (0.25-0.54)
CA19-9 (200 U/mL)59 (47-72)93 (89-97)80 (68-91)83 (77-89)8.44 (4.34-16.40)0.44 (0.32-0.60)