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ReviewJournal of gastrointestinal cancer2020

What Should Be the Rules for Downstaging for Hepatocellular Carcinoma?

Abuzer Dirican, Serdar Karakas

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Review in Journal of gastrointestinal cancer, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 44% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Neoadjuvant treatment strategies for hepatocellular carcinoma.World journal of gastrointestinal surgery · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Abuzer DiricanFaculty of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Institute of Liver Transplantation, Inonu University, 44280, Malatya, Turkey.
Serdar KarakasFaculty of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Institute of Liver Transplantation, Inonu University, 44280, Malatya, Turkey. drserdarkarakas@gmail.com.
Inonu University · TR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionLiver transplantation remains the main curative treatment method for hepatocellular carcinoma. There are several criteria for hepatocellular carcinoma to be eligible for liver transplantation, and it depends on main transplantation centers worldwide. Locoregional treatments and downstaging protocols are used for either to achieve these criteria or to prevent drop outs on the transplant waiting lists. But who can benefit from these bridging therapies effectively for the main purpose of curative treatment? Main contraindications are known for locoregional treatments like cirrhosis or low hepatic function, total main portal vein occlusion, and extrahepatic metastasis. HCCs, which are confined to liver but have high tumor burden, remains the main controversial issue.

aimOn this aspect, we reviewed the literature for downstaging protocols for hepatocellular carcinoma with their effect on survival and recurrence rates after liver transplantation.

conclusionAlthough candidates for downstaging is still controversial, with the absence of main contraindications, LRT can be applied to selected HCCs, which have a certain degree of tumor burden.

Indexed as

Ablation TechniquesCarcinoma, HepatocellularChemoembolization, TherapeuticClinical Decision-MakingContraindications, ProcedureHumansLiverLiver NeoplasmsLiver TransplantationNeoadjuvant TherapyNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalNeoplasm StagingPatient SelectionRadiosurgerySurvival RateTreatment OutcomeDownstaging protocolHepatocellular carcinomaLiver transplantationLocoregional treatment

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PMID32839945
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