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ReviewOncotarget2017

Treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma with portal vein tumor thrombus: advances and challenges.

Jin-Fang Jiang, Yong-Cong Lao, Bao-Hong Yuan, Jun Yin, Xin Liu, Long Chen, Jian-Hong Zhong

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Review in Oncotarget, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 55 papers.

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55citing papers in PubMed
5.3field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

55 citing papers in PubMed, 80 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Jin-Fang JiangDepartment of Chemotherapy, Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China.
Yong-Cong LaoDepartment of Chemotherapy, Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China.
Bao-Hong YuanDepartment of General Surgery, Yan'An Hospital Affiliated to Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China.
Jun YinDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Sichuan Cancer Hospital & Institute, Sichuan Cancer Center, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China.
Xin LiuDepartment of Chemotherapy, Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China.
Long ChenDepartment of Radiology, Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China.
Jian-Hong ZhongDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China.
Tumor Hospital of Guangxi Medical University · CNSichuan Cancer Hospital · CNYan'an Hospital Affiliated To Kunming Medical University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Portal vein tumor thrombus is a frequent, challenging complication in hepatocellular carcinoma. Hepatocellular carcinoma patients with portal vein tumor thrombus may show worse liver function, less treatment tolerance and worse prognosis than patients without portal vein tumor thrombus, and they may be at higher risk of comorbidity related to portal hypertension. Western and some Asian guidelines stratify hepatocellular carcinoma with portal vein tumor thrombus together with metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma and therefore recommend only palliative treatment with sorafenib or other systemic agents. In recent years, more treatment options have become available for hepatocellular carcinoma patients with portal vein tumor thrombus, and an evidence-based approach to optimizing disease management and treatment has become more widespread. Nevertheless, consensus policies for managing hepatocellular carcinoma with portal vein tumor thrombus have not been established. This comprehensive literature review, drawing primarily on studies published after 2010, examines currently available management options for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma and portal vein tumor thrombus.

Indexed as

Carcinoma, HepatocellularCombined Modality TherapyHumansLiver NeoplasmsNeoplastic Cells, CirculatingPortal VeinPrognosisSymptom AssessmentTreatment OutcomeVenous Thrombosishepatic resectionhepatocellular carcinomaportal vein tumor thrombosistransarterial chemoembolization

Identifiers

PMID28430610
PMCPMC5464922
OpenAlexW2589961211

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