[HTML][HTML] Natural history of hepatitis C

RH Westbrook, G Dusheiko - Journal of hepatology, 2014 - Elsevier
There has long been evidence that hepatitis C can lead to persistent infection in a high
proportion of infected individuals, and can progress to chronic liver disease, cirrhosis and …

Diagnosis and treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma

HB El-Serag, JA Marrero, L Rudolph, KR Reddy - Gastroenterology, 2008 - Elsevier
The diagnosis and treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) have witnessed major
changes over the past decade. Until the early 1990s, HCC was a relatively rare malignancy …

Hepatocellular carcinoma incidence, mortality, and survival trends in the United States from 1975 to 2005

SF Altekruse, KA McGlynn… - Journal of clinical oncology, 2009 - ascopubs.org
Purpose Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the third leading cause of cancer mortality
worldwide. Incidence rates are increasing in the United States. Monitoring incidence …

The changing pattern of epidemiology in hepatocellular carcinoma

H Nordenstedt, DL White, HB El-Serag - Digestive and Liver Disease, 2010 - Elsevier
Primary liver cancer (PLC) represents approximately 4% of all new cancer cases diagnosed
worldwide. The purpose of this review is to describe some of the latest international patterns …

[PDF][PDF] Downstaging hepatocellular carcinoma: a systematic review and pooled analysis

ND Parikh, AK Waljee, AG Singal - Liver transplantation, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Downstaging can facilitate liver transplantation (LT) for patients outside of Milan criteria with
hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC); however, the optimal protocol and downstaging outcomes …

Chemopreventive strategies in hepatocellular carcinoma

S Singh, PP Singh, LR Roberts… - … reviews Gastroenterology & …, 2014 - nature.com
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the third most common cause of death from cancer. The
incidence and mortality of HCC are increasing in most Western countries as a result of an …

[PDF][PDF] Use of surveillance for hepatocellular carcinoma among patients with cirrhosis in the United States

JA Davila, RO Morgan, PA Richardson, XL Du… - …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Surveillance for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in patients with cirrhosis is recommended
but may not be performed. The extent and determinants of HCC surveillance are unknown …

The clinical management of hepatocellular carcinoma in the United States, Europe, and Asia: a comprehensive and evidence‐based comparison and review

ZV Fong, KK Tanabe - Cancer, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the most common primary malignancy of the liver,
represents 1 of the leading causes of cancer deaths in the world with an estimated 21,670 …

Stereotactic body radiation therapy as an alternative to transarterial chemoembolization for hepatocellular carcinoma

E Sapir, Y Tao, MJ Schipper, L Bazzi, PM Novelli… - International Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Purpose To conduct a large single-institution comparison of transarterial chemoembolization
(TACE) and stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) outcomes in similar groups of …

Cost-effectiveness of risk score–stratified hepatocellular carcinoma screening in patients with cirrhosis

N Goossens, AG Singal, LY King… - Clinical and …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVES: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) surveillance with biannual ultrasound is
currently recommended for all patients with cirrhosis. However, clinical implementation of …