Bridging and downstaging treatments for hepatocellular carcinoma in patients on the waiting list for liver transplantation

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 19, Issue 43, 2013, Pages 7515-7530

  Pompili, Maurizio ^a   Francica, Giampiero ^b   Ponziani, Francesca Romana ^a   Iezzi, Roberto ^a   Avolio, Alfonso Wolfango ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b Pineta Grande Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bridging treatment; Downstaging; Dropout rate; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Liver cirrhosis; Liver resection; Liver transplantation; Waiting list; Waiting time

Indexed keywords

ABLATION THERAPY; ARTICLE; CANCER RECURRENCE; CHEMOEMBOLIZATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER RESECTION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MICROWAVE THERAPY; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; NECROSIS; OVERALL SURVIVAL; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROGNOSIS; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RISK FACTOR; TUMOR GROWTH;

BRIDGING TREATMENT; DOWNSTAGING; DROPOUT RATE; HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER RESECTION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; WAITING LIST; WAITING TIME;

CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; NEOADJUVANT THERAPY; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; NEOPLASM STAGING; PATIENT DROPOUTS; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 84888111644     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: 22192840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i43.7515     Document Type: Article

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