Open AccessEfficacy of Percutaneous Thermal Ablation Combined With Transarterial Embolization for Recurrent Hepatocellular Carcinoma After Hepatectomy and a Prognostic Nomogram to Predict Survival
Author(s) -
Zhuhui Yuan,
Yang Wang,
Caixia Hu,
Wenfeng Gao,
Jiasheng Zheng,
Wei Li
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
technology in cancer research and treatment
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.754
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1533-0346
pISSN - 1533-0338
DOI - 10.1177/1533033818801362
Subject(s) - medicine , nomogram , hazard ratio , hepatocellular carcinoma , confidence interval , clinical endpoint , hepatectomy , cohort , concordance , proportional hazards model , radiology , oncology , surgery , clinical trial , resection
Percutaneous thermal ablation appears to be an effective procedure for the treatment of recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma after hepatectomy. The proposed nomogram provides a mechanism to accurately predict survival and could stratify risk among patients with recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma treated by ablation therapy.
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