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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 28, 2005; 11(48): 7671-7675
Published online Dec 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i48.7671
Table 1 SC6-Ag levels in patients with malignant and benign disease
>41 U/mL
>80 U/mL
>118 U/mL
GroupsCases
n(%)n (%)n (%)
Control1027 (6.9)2 (2.0)0 ( 0.0)
Pancreatic Ca11584 (73.0)68 (59.1 )56 (48.7)
Digestive Ca15446 ( 29.9)24 (15.6 )11 (7.1 )
Non-digestive Ca9511 (11.6)8 (8.4 )4 (4.2)
Benign digestive
Diseases14013 (9.3)9 (6.4 )2 (1.4)
Non-benign digestive
Table 2 SC6-Ag concentration in ascites from patients with different digestive diseases (mean±SD)
>41>80>118
GroupsCasesSC6-Ag (U/mL) Concentrationn (%)n ( %)n (%)
Pancreatic Ca16120.9±109.115 (93.8)11 (68.8)7 (43.8)
Hepatic Ca1955.7±33.410 (52.6)3 (15.8)1 (5.3)
Colonic Ca1654.9±36.79 (56.3)4 (25.0)1 (6.3)
Gastric Ca1038.1±23.43 (30.0)1 (10.0)0 (0.0)
Several pancreatitis630.9±26.32 (33.3)0 (0.0 )0 (0.0)
Table 3 Comparison of parameters for SC6-Ag, CA19-9, ultrasound and CT in patients with pancreatic cancer
SC6-Ag(%)CA19-9(%)Ultrasound(%)CT(%)
Sensitivity73.0 (84/115)84.3 (97/115)82.6 (95/115)83.5 (96/115)
Specificity90.9 (70/77)84.4 (65/77)55.8 (43/77)59.7 (46/77)
Positive predictive value92.3 (84/91)88.5 (92/104)73.8 (96/130)76.2 (99/130)
Negative predictive value69.3 (70/101)73.9 (65/88)69.4 (43/62)74.2 (46/62)