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ArticleWorld journal of gastrointestinal oncology2025

Advanced hepatocellular carcinoma treatment strategies: Are transarterial approaches leading the way?

Stefan Patauner, Giovanni Scotton, Francesca Notte, Antonio Frena

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Article in World journal of gastrointestinal oncology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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6 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Stefan PataunerDepartment of General and Pediatric Surgery, Bolzano Central Hospital - SABES, Bolzano 39100, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy.
Giovanni ScottonDepartment of General and Pediatric Surgery, Bolzano Central Hospital - SABES, Bolzano 39100, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy.
Francesca NotteDepartment of General and Pediatric Surgery, Bolzano Central Hospital - SABES, Bolzano 39100, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy.
Antonio FrenaDepartment of General and Pediatric Surgery, Bolzano Central Hospital - SABES, Bolzano 39100, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy. antonio.frena@sabes.it.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a leading cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide, with advanced stages posing significant treatment challenges. Although hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy (HAIC) has emerged as a promising modality for treating advanced HCC, particularly in Asian clinical practice, its adoption in Western medicine remains limited due to a lack of large-scale randomized controlled trials. This editorial reviews and comments on the meta-analysis conducted by Zhou

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Combined therapyHepatic arterial infusion chemotherapyHepatocellular carcinomaSorafenibTransarterial chemoembolization

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PMID39817134
PMCPMC11664626

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