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ReviewClinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association2015

Hepatocellular Carcinoma From Epidemiology to Prevention: Translating Knowledge into Practice.

Amit G Singal, Hashem B El-Serag

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In one paragraph

Review in Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 301 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
301citing papers in PubMed, 5 pooled it
37.1field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

301 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 521 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) in Egypt: A comprehensive overview.Journal of the Egyptian National Cancer Institute · 2020
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  16. Deep Learning-aidedMagnetic resonance in medical sciences : MRMS : an official journal of Japan Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine · 2025
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241 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Amit G SingalDivision of Digestive and Liver Diseases, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas.
Hashem B El-SeragSection of Gastroenterology and Hepatology and Center (Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety), Michael E DeBakey VA Medical Center and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas. Electronic address: hasheme@bcm.edu.
Baylor College of Medicine · USThe University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center · US

Funding

Tissue Analysis & Molecular Imaging CoreP30DK056338 · NIDDK · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI DOUGLAS G BURRIN · 2001 to 2026
$28.3M
A New Lab Based Algorithm for HCC Surveillance in Patients with CirrhosisR01CA190776 · NCI · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI EL-SERAG, HASHEM B · 2015 to 2018
$2.6M
Epidemiology and Outcomes of Digestive and Liver Diseases: A Mentoring ProgramK24DK078154 · NIDDK · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI EL-SERAG, HASHEM B · 2007 to 2016
$1.1M
12TH CONFERENCE ON HEMOGLOBIN SWITCHINGR13DK058338 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI STAMATOYANNOPOULOS, GEORGE · 2000 to 2000
$45k
AHRQ HHS R24 HS022418NCI NIH HHS R01 CA190776NIDDK NIH HHS DK58338NIDDK NIH HHS K24 DK078154NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK056338
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The epidemiology of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is characterized by dynamic temporal trends, several major established (i.e., HCV, HBV, alcohol) and emerging (i.e., diabetes, obesity, NAFLD) risk factors. Epidemiologic studies and clinical trials have identified additional demographic, clinical, pharmacological, genetic and life style factors that further affect or modify the likelihood of HCC and can be used in clinical practice to identify at-risk patients (i.e., risk stratification or prognostic algorithms) that can be targeted for prevention and early detection programs. These studies have also paved the way toward several well established preventive measures including HBV vaccination, HBV treatment, HCV treatment and HCC surveillance, and potential chemoprevention using statins, metformin or coffee. However, the effectiveness of HCC prevention in clinical practice and at the population level has lagged behind due to patient, provider, system, and societal factors. The Quality in the Continuum of Cancer Care model provides a framework for evaluating the HCC prevention processes, including potential failures that create a gap between efficacy and effectiveness.

Indexed as

Carcinoma, HepatocellularChemopreventionEarly Detection of CancerHepatitis BHepatitis CHumansLiver NeoplasmsRisk FactorsChemopreventionCirrhosisHepatitis BHepatitis CNAFLDSurveillance

Identifiers

PMID26284591
PMCPMC4618036
OpenAlexW2109202667

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