Bridging therapy effectiveness in the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma prior to orthotopic liver transplantation

BACKGROUND: Orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) is the most effective treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in patients with underlying cirrhosis and portal hypertension. Availability of OLT is limited by donor-organ shortages, which increase patient waiting time until OLT. A variety of br...

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Published in:J Gastrointest Oncol
Main Authors: Rubinstein, Maria M., Kaubisch, Andreas, Kinkhabwala, Milan, Reinus, John, Liu, Qiang, Chuy, Jennifer W.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: AME Publishing Company 2017
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5750176/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29299366
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.21037/jgo.2017.08.11
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