Liver Transplantation is Equally Effective as a Salvage Therapy for Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma Recurrence Following Radiofrequency Ablation or Liver Resection with Curative Intent

Hala Muaddi,David P. Al-Adra,R. Beecroft,Anand Ghanekar,Carol-Anne Moulton,Adam Doyle,Markus Selzner,Alice Wei,Ian D. McGilvray,Steven Gallinger,David R. Grant,Mark S. Cattral,Paul D. Greig,John R. Kachura,Sean P. Cleary,Gonzalo Sapisochin

Liver Transplantation is Equally Effective as a Salvage Therapy for Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma Recurrence Following Radiofrequency Ablation or Liver Resection with Curative Intent

2018

Hala Muaddi
David P. Al-Adra
R. Beecroft
Anand Ghanekar
Carol-Anne Moulton
Adam Doyle
Markus Selzner
Alice Wei
Ian D. McGilvray
Steven Gallinger
David R. Grant
Mark S. Cattral
Paul D. Greig
John R. Kachura
Sean P. Cleary
Gonzalo Sapisochin

Background Liver resection (LR) and radiofrequency ablation (RFA) are curative-intent therapies for early stages of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). If HCC recurs, salvage liver transplant (SLT) may constitute a treatment option.

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General surgery
Radiofrequency ablation
Hepatocellular carcinoma
Salvage therapy
Liver transplantation
Resection
Medicine
Gastroenterology
Survival rate
Prospective cohort study
Surgical oncology
Hepatectomy
Internal medicine

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