Liver-Directed Radiotherapy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma | Zendy

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Liver-Directed Radiotherapy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Author(s) -

Florence K. Keane,

Jennifer Y. Wo,

Andrew X. Zhu,

Theodore S. Hong

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

liver cancer

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.916

H-Index - 34

eISSN - 2235-1795

pISSN - 1664-5553

DOI - 10.1159/000367764

Subject(s) - medicine , hepatocellular carcinoma , liver transplantation , liver disease , external beam radiotherapy , curative treatment , radiation therapy , oncology , transplantation , disease , brachytherapy

The incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) continues to increase world-wide. Many patients present with advanced disease with extensive local tumor or vascular invasion and are not candidates for traditionally curative therapies such as orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) or resection. Radiotherapy (RT) was historically limited by its inability to deliver a tumoricidal dose; however, modern RT techniques have prompted renewed interest in the use of liver-directed RT to treat patients with primary hepatic malignancies.

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