Evidence map›Paper›PMID 32319693›Full record

ReviewHepatology (Baltimore, Md.)2021

Epidemiology of Hepatocellular Carcinoma.

Katherine A McGlynn, Jessica L Petrick, Hashem B El-Serag

Abstract readReview
In one paragraph

Review in Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1,294 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
1,294citing papers in PubMed, 6 pooled it
–field-weighted citation impact
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

1,294 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Pooled it
  3. Pooled it
  4. Prevention, surveillance, and early detection of hepatocellular carcinoma - a Brazilian multidisciplinary consensus.Arquivos brasileiros de cirurgia digestiva : ABCD = Brazilian archives of digestive surgery · 2026
    Guideline
  5. Pooled it
  6. Pooled it
  7. Fucoidan Improves Tumour Control and Liver Function in TACE for Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Randomised Trial.Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver · 2025
    Trial
  8. Review
  9. Review
  10. Article
  11. Article
  12. Article
  13. Review
  14. Article
  15. Trends in Comorbidities and Fatalities Among First-Time Hepatitis B Hospitalizations in Poland (2012-2023).Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2026
    Article
  16. Article
  17. Article
  18. Review
  19. Barriers to Hepatitis B Treatment: A Multicentre Cross-Sectional Registry and Survey Study by the Canadian Hepatitis B Network.Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver · 2026
    Article
  20. Article

1,234 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

3 authors.

Katherine A McGlynnDivision of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD.ORCID 0000-0003-2329-9933
Jessica L PetrickSlone Epidemiology Center, Boston University, Boston, MA.ORCID 0000-0001-6580-450X
Hashem B El-SeragDepartment of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX.ORCID 0000-0001-5964-7579

Funding

Tissue Analysis & Molecular Imaging CoreP30DK056338 · NIDDK · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI James Versalovic · 2001 to 2026
$28.3M
Studies of Rare CancersZIACP010158 · NCI · DIVISION OF CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY AND GENETICS · PI MCGLYNN, KATHERINE · 2009 to 2025
$19.1M
Intramural NIH HHS ZIA CP010158NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK056338
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Liver cancer is a major contributor to the worldwide cancer burden. Incidence rates of this disease have increased in many countries in recent decades. As the principal histologic type of liver cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) accounts for the great majority of liver cancer diagnoses and deaths. Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) remain, at present, the most important global risk factors for HCC, but their importance will likely decline in the coming years. The effect of HBV vaccination of newborns, already seen in young adults in some countries, will be more notable as vaccinated cohorts age. In addition, effective treatments for chronic infections with both HBV and HCV should contribute to declines in the rates of viral-associated HCC. Unfortunately, the prevalence of metabolic risk factors for HCC, including metabolic syndrome, obesity, type II diabetes and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) are increasing and may jointly become the major cause of HCC globally. Excessive alcohol consumption also remains an intractable risk factor, as does aflatoxin contamination of food crops in some parts of the world. While significant efforts in early diagnosis and better treatment are certainly needed for HCC, primary prevention efforts aimed at decreasing the prevalence of obesity and diabetes and controlling mycotoxin growth, are just as urgently required.

Indexed as

Alcohol DrinkingCarcinoma, HepatocellularFemaleGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHepatitis BHepatitis CHumansIncidenceLiver NeoplasmsMaleMetabolic SyndromeNon-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Identifiers

PMID32319693
PMCPMC7577946

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceTDM
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.