Table 1 Glypican-3 and alpha-fetoprotein levels in pretreatment hepatoblastoma patients.

From: Glypican 3 as a Serum Marker for Hepatoblastoma

 

Glypican-3

p-value

Alpha-fetoprotein

p-value

Median (rang), ng/ml

Median (rang), ng/ml

Age, yr

 

0.141

 

0.526

 <3

2.3 (0.08–31.19)

 

210,000 (64.6–1480,000)

 

 ≥3

1.56 (0–13.65)

 

34,200 (1540–785,000)

 

Sex

 

0.860

 

0.916

 Male

1.82 (0–31.19)

 

188,000 (1540–1280,000)

 

 Female

2.30 (0.08–23.13)

 

93,700 (64.6–1480,000)

 

Tumor size

 

0.533

 

0.071

 <10 cm

1.3 (0.46–31.19)

 

71.700 (64.6–514,000)

 

 ≥10 cm

2.3 (0–23.13)

 

243,000 (1540–1480,000)

 

PRETEXT stage

 

0.503

 

0.062

 I/II

1.56 (0.46–11.82)

 

22,200 (64.6–315,000)

 

 III/IV

2.04 (0–31.19)

 

210,000 (1540–1480,000)

 

Lymphovascular invasion

 

0.291

 

0.644

 Absence

4.34 (0.08–31.19)

 

199,000 (64.6–1480,000)

 

 Presence

1.5 (0–13.65)

 

87,700 (1540–1280,000)

 

Metastasis

 

0.268

 

0.307

 Absence

1.43 (0–31.19)

 

199,000 (64.6–1480,000)

 

 Presence

2.70 (2.04–13.65)

 

63,950 (1540–243,000)