Combination therapy with sorafenib and radiofrequency ablation for hepatocellular carcinoma: A glimmer of light after the storm trial¿

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 110, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 770-771

  Facciorusso, Antonio ^a   Muscatiello, Nicola ^a   Di Leo, Alfredo ^b   Barone, Michele ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SORAFENIB; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CARBANILAMIDE DERIVATIVE; NICOTINAMIDE;

CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; HUMAN; LETTER; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RECURRENCE FREE SURVIVAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; PROCEDURES;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; NIACINAMIDE; PHENYLUREA COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84928887852     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: 15720241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ajg.2015.80     Document Type: Letter

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