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SUBMITTER: Liapi E
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3760461 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Liapi Eleni E Geschwind Jean-Francois H JF
Liver cancer 20121101 3-4
The pathophysiologic complexity of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and underlying hepatic cirrhosis, make optimal treatment choice a clinical challenge. The radical change in the treatment algorithm of patients with advanced unresectable HCC over the past 7 years, with the introduction of anti-angiogenic agents in patients with only preserved liver function reflect this challenge. Even though data from studies on the combination of transcatheter arterial chemoembolization and anti-angiogenic agen ...[more]