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ArticleGastroenterology & hepatology2020

Update on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma.

Nicole D Ferrante, Anjana Pillai, Amit G Singal

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Article in Gastroenterology & hepatology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 40 papers.

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40citing papers in PubMed
3.4field-weighted citation impact, top 6% 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

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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

40 citing papers in PubMed, 49 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

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Nicole D FerranteDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Anjana PillaiDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, Illinois.
Amit G SingalDivision of Digestive and Liver Diseases, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas.
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center · USUniversity of Pennsylvania · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the fourth-leading cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide and the fastest-rising cause of cancer-related death in the United States. Given the strong association between tumor stage and prognosis, HCC surveillance is recommended in high-risk patients, including patients with cirrhosis from any etiology. The diagnosis can be made based on characteristic imaging findings, with histologic confirmation primarily reserved for patients with atypical imaging findings. Over the last 2 decades, the treatment landscape for HCC has experienced significant advances. Curative therapies, including liver transplantation and surgical resection, are available to patients with early-stage HCC; however, recent data have expanded the potentially eligible patient population. Locoregional therapies, including transarterial chemoembolization and transarterial radio-embolization, continue to be standard therapies for patients with intermediate-stage disease. The greatest advances have been observed for patients with advanced HCC, where there are now multiple first- and second-line options that can prolong survival by up to 2 years when used sequentially. The increasing complexity of HCC treatment options underlies the necessity for multidisciplinary care, which has been associated with increased survival. This article reviews data on best practices for early detection and diagnosis of HCC and the current status of treatment options.

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diagnosisHepatocellular carcinomaimmunotherapyLI-RADSscreeningtreatment

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PMID34017223
PMCPMC8132669
OpenAlexW3094720882

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