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SUBMITTER: Makary MS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7409274 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Makary Mina S MS Khandpur Umang U Cloyd Jordan M JM Mumtaz Khalid K Dowell Joshua D JD
Cancers 20200715 7
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common primary liver malignancy and third leading cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide. While surgical resection and transplantation are the standard first-line treatments for early-stage HCC, most patients do not fulfill criteria for surgery. Fortunately, catheter-directed and percutaneous locoregional approaches have evolved as major treatment modalities for unresectable HCC. Improved outcomes have been achieved with novel techniques which can ...[more]