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GUT AND LIVER
Volume 9, Issue 4, Pages 437-448Publisher
EDITORIAL OFFICE GUT & LIVER
DOI: 10.5009/gnl15022
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Carcinoma, hepatocellular; Transarterial chemoembolization; Radiofrequency ablation; Staging systems; Sorafenib
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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the second most common cause of cancer death worldwide. This cancer commonly arises against a background of chronic liver disease. As a result, a patient with HCC requires multidisciplinary care. Treatment options vary widely based on tumor burden and metastases. The most widely utilized staging system. is the Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer staging system, which recommends treatments based on tumor size and the underlying liver disease and functional status of the patient Treatment options range from surgical resection or transplantation to locoregional therapies with modalities such as radiofrequency ablation and transarterial chemoembolization to systemic chemotherapies. Future care involves the development of combination therapies that afford the best tumor response, further clarification of the patients best suited for therapies and the development of new oral chemotherapeutic agents.
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