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SUBMITTER: Sinn DH
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6331107 | biostudies-literature | 2019
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Sinn Dong Hyun DH Choi Gyu-Seong GS Park Hee Chul HC Kim Jong Man JM Kim Honsoul H Song Kyoung Doo KD Kang Tae Wook TW Lee Min Woo MW Rhim Hyunchul H Hyun Dongho D Cho Sung Ki SK Shin Sung Wook SW Jeong Woo Kyoung WK Kim Seong Hyun SH Yu Jeong Il JI Ha Sang Yun SY Lee Su Jin SJ Lim Ho Yeong HY Kim Kyunga K Ahn Joong Hyun JH Kang Wonseok W Gwak Geum-Youn GY Paik Yong-Han YH Choi Moon Seok MS Lee Joon Hyeok JH Koh Kwang Cheol KC Joh Jae-Won JW Lim Hyo Keun HK Paik Seung Woon SW
PloS one 20190114 1
<h4>Background</h4>Given the complexity of managing hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), a multidisciplinary approach (MDT) is recommended to optimize management of HCC patients. However, evidence suggesting that MDT improves patient outcome is limited.<h4>Methods</h4>We performed a retrospective cohort study of all patients newly-diagnosed with HCC between 2005 and 2013 (n = 6,619). The overall survival (OS) rates between the patients who were and were not managed via MDT were compared in the entire ...[more]