Abstract:Background and ObjectivesHepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has a high recurrence rate even after radical hepatectomy. More optimal biomarkers may help improve recurrence and prognosis.MethodsWe investigated whether the oncological properties of N‐glycolylneuraminic acid (NeuGc) can participate in the prognosis of HCC. We evaluated the NeuGc antigen (Ag) expression in the HCC tissues and measured the preoperative anti‐NeuGc IgG antibodies (Abs) in the sera of the patients with HCC. We compared the clinical charact… Show more
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