Open AccessHepatocellular Carcinoma—How to Determine Therapeutic Options
Author(s) -
Mehta Neil
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
hepatology communications
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2471-254X
DOI - 10.1002/hep4.1481
Subject(s) - hepatocellular carcinoma , medicine , stage (stratigraphy) , oncology , resection , liver transplantation , therapeutic approach , disease , intensive care medicine , surgery , transplantation , paleontology , biology
Deciding on specific treatment strategies involves not only tumor stage, performance status, and severity of underlying liver disease, but additional factors such as biomarkers, organ availability, and radiographic tumor response to treatment. In this review, we present hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cases to highlight how to determine therapeutic options for HCC in specific scenarios, including resection versus liver transplant, choice of initial local regional treatment, tumor downstaging, and systemic therapies for advanced HCC.