Evaluation of Serum Des-Gamma-Carboxy Prothrombin for the Diagnosis of Hepatitis B Virus-Related Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Meta-Analysis

Table 1

Literature search strategy of the three databases.

Database	Search terms			Search criteria	Filters/limits
	HBV	DCP	HCC
PubMed	B virus, Hepatitis; Hepatitis B viruses; viruses, Hepatitis B; Hepatitis Virus, Homologous Serum; Dane Particle; Particle, Dane	DCP (prothrombin); Decarboxyprothrombin; des(gamma-carboxy)prothrombin; des-gamma-carboxy prothrombin; des-gamma-carboxyprothrombin; Descarboxyprothrombin; non-carboxylated factor II; PIVKA II; PIVKA- II; PIVKA-II (protein induced by vitamin K absence or antagonist-II); acarboxy prothrombin; descarboxylated prothrombin; PIVKA (protein induced by vitamin K absence or antagonists); PIVKA; prothrombin precursor; Isoprothrombin; des(γ-carboxy)prothrombin; des-γ-carboxy prothrombin; des-γ-carboxyprothrombin	Carcinomas, Hepatocellular; Hepatocellular Carcinomas; Liver Cell Carcinoma; Liver Cancer; Liver Cancers; Cancer, Liver; Cancers, Liver; Carcinoma, Liver Cell; Carcinomas, Liver Cell; Cell Carcinoma, Liver; Cell Carcinomas, Liver; Liver Cell Carcinomas; Hepatocellular Carcinoma; Hepatoma; Hepatomas	[Title/Abstract] OR [MeSH Terms]	Humans; English; Dates: from 1997 to 2017
Web of Science				Key words	Index = SCI-EXPANDED, SSCI, A&HCI, CPCI-S, CPCI-SSH, ESCI, CCR-EXPANDED,; IC Time limited = 1997–2017
Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials				Key words	NO

HBV (hepatitis B virus), DCP (des-gamma-carboxy prothrombin), HCC (hepatocellular carcinoma).