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ArticleFrontiers in transplantation2022

Neoadjuvant Therapy With Cabozantinib as a Bridge to Liver Transplantation in Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC): A Case Report.

Hiral Bhardwaj, Danielle Fritze, Daniel Mais, Venkatesh Kadaba, Sukeshi Patel Arora

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Article in Frontiers in transplantation, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Hiral BhardwajMays Cancer Center, University of Texas Health San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, United States.
Danielle FritzeMays Cancer Center, University of Texas Health San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, United States.
Daniel MaisMays Cancer Center, University of Texas Health San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, United States.
Venkatesh KadabaMays Cancer Center, University of Texas Health San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, United States.
Sukeshi Patel AroraMays Cancer Center, University of Texas Health San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, United States.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Liver transplant (LT) is the treatment of choice for unresectable, localized hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, transplant is not recommended for patients who have extensive tumor growth and do not meet specific criteria. For these cases, "bridging" therapies are often used to either downstage or prevent tumor progression while patients are on the transplant list. Various pre-transplant therapies have been used, including transarterial chemoembolization, radiofrequency ablation, and systemic therapies. Sorafenib is a well-known systemic agent used for HCC, but research is limited on its use as well as the use of newer agents as bridging therapy. Prospective studies are also lacking. We discuss cases of two patients diagnosed with HCC and treated systemically with cabozantinib prior to transplant without treatment-related complications. This suggests that cabozantinib could be safely used after sorafenib therapy to control disease related to HCC while awaiting liver transplantation.

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bridge therapycabozantinibhepatocellular carcinomaliver transplantsorafenib

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PMID38994388
PMCPMC11235223

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