The influence of hepatitis B DNA level and antiviral therapy on recurrence after initial curative treatment in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma

Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 44, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 991-999

  Chuma, Makoto ^a   Hige, Shuhei ^a   Kamiyama, Toshiya ^a   Meguro, Takashi ^b   Nagasaka, Atsushi ^c   Nakanishi, Kazuaki ^a   Yamamoto, Yoshiya ^d   Nakanishi, Mitsuru ^a   Kohara, Toshihisa ^a   Sho, Takuya ^a   Yamamoto, Keiko ^a   Horimoto, Hiromasa ^a   Kobayashi, Tomoe ^a   Yokoo, Hideki ^a   Matsushita, Michiaki ^a   Todo, Satoru ^a   Asaka, Masahiro ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Hokkaido Gastroenterology Hospital   (Japan)

^c Sapporo Municipal Hospital   (Japan)

^d Hakodate Municipal Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antiviral therapy; Hepatitis B virus; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Recurrence

Indexed keywords

ADEFOVIR DIPIVOXIL; ENTECAVIR; LAMIVUDINE; VIRUS DNA;

ADULT; ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER RISK; CANCER SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DNA DETERMINATION; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RISK FACTOR; VIRUS CARCINOGENESIS; VIRUS LOAD;

ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CATHETER ABLATION; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 70349652581     PISSN: 09441174     EISSN: 14355922     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00535-009-0093-z     Document Type: Article

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