Hepatocellular carcinoma locoregional therapies: Outcomes and future horizons
Mina S. Makary, Stuart Ramsell, Eric Miller, Eliza W. Beal, Joshua D. Dowell
Abstract
a variety of catheter-directed and percutaneous techniques. Goals of locoregional therapies in HCC may include curative intent in early-stage disease, bridging or downstaging to surgical resection or transplantation for early or intermediate-stage disease, and local disease control and palliation in advanced-stage disease. This review explores the outcomes of chemoembolization, bland embolization, radioembolization, and percutaneous ablative therapies. Attention is also given to prognostic factors related to each of the respective techniques, as well as future directions of locoregional therapies for HCC.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineHepatocellular carcinomaLiver transplantationPercutaneousStage (stratigraphy)OncologyLiver diseaseDiseaseSurgeryInternal medicineRadiologyTransplantationPaleontologyBiologyHepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and PrognosisLiver Disease Diagnosis and TreatmentLiver Disease and Transplantation