Abstract:Objective To investigate the value of serum human cartilage glycoprotein 39 (HC-gp39) and Golgi protein 73 (GP73) in diagnosis of primary liver cancer and prognosis of transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE). Methods Total of 58 patients with primary liver cancer admitted to our hospital from June 2016 to June 2018 were selected as the observation group, and 60 healthy patients during the same period were selected as the control group. The levels of serum HC-gp39 and GP73 in the two groups were detected. The receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC) and the survival curve were used to analyze the diagnostic value of HC-gp39 and GP73 in primary liver cancer and the prognosis of TACE. Results The levels of serum HC-gp39 and GP73 in the observation group were higher than those in the control group before treatment (P < 0.05). 1 month after treatment, the levels of serum HC-gp39 and GP73 in the observation group were lower than those before treatment and higher than those in the control group (P < 0.05). The AUC of serum HC-gp39 and GP73 combined in the diagnosis of primary liver cancer was 0.814 (95% CI: 0.733, 0.892), and the sensitivity and specificity were 70.05% (95% CI: 63.65%, 76.55%) and 88.64% (95% CI: 82.24%, 96.94%) respectively. The overall survival of patients with serum HC-gp39 < 335.76 pg/ml after treatment was 33.33%, higher than 25.00% of patients with serum HC-gp39≥335.76 pg/ml after treatment (χ2= 3.192, P = 0.036). The median survival time of patients with serum HC-gp39 < 335.76 pg/ml after treatment was 25.50 months, higher than 20.86 months of patients with serum HC-gp39≥335.76 pg/ml after treatment (χ2= 5.145, P = 0.020). The overall survival of patients with serum GP73 < 213.84 ng/ml after treatment was 38.71%, which was higher than 25.00% of patients with serum GP73≥213.84 ng/ml after treatment (χ2= 4.176, P = 0.029). The median survival time of patients with serum GP73 < 213.84 ng/ml after treatment was 24.63 months, which was higher than 20.12 months of patients with serum GP73≥213.84 ng/ml after treatment (χ2= 4.996, P = 0.025). Conclusion The levels of serum HC-gp39 and GP73 are elevated in primary liver cancer, and have certain diagnostic value for primary liver cancer, and their combined diagnosis was more valuable. The prognosis of serum HC-gp39 and GP73 with decreasing in patients were significantly better than those of patients without decreasing. HC-gp39 and GP73 have certain value in evaluating the prognosis after TACE.