Figure 1

ROC curves of biliary MIC-1 and serum CA 19-9 for the diagnosis of early biliary tract cancer. ROC, receiver operating characteristic curve; MIC-1, macrophage inhibitory cytokine-1; AUC, area under the curve. The cut-off value, specificity, and sensitivity of biliary MIC-1 were 581.6 pg/ml, 71.4%, and 82.8%, respectively. The cut-off value, specificity, and sensitivity of serum CA19-9 were 23.6 pg/ml, 86.7%, and 58.3%, respectively. The AUC for biliary MIC-1 was greater than that for CA19-9 (0.77 vs. 0.73).