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New screening tool could improve the survival rate of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma from 20% to 90% - EurekAlert


Early diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)—one of the most fatal malignancies—is crucial to improve patient survival. In a breakthrough study investigators report on the development of a serum fusion-gene machine-learning model. This important screening tool may increase the five-year survival rate of patients with HCC from 20% to 90% because of its improved accuracy in early diagnosis of HCC and monitoring the impact of treatment. The study appears in The American Journal of Pathology, published by Elsevier.

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