Open AccessReal-Time Quantification of AFP mRNA to Assess Hematogenous Dissemination After Transarterial Chemoembolization of Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Author(s) -
Marine GrossGoupil,
Raphaël Saffroy,
Daniel Azoulay,
Sophie Precetti,
Jean–François Emile,
V. Delvart,
Fréderic Tindilière,
Alexis Laurent,
MarieFrance Bellin,
Henri Bismuth,
Brigitte Debuire,
Antoinette Lemoine
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/01.sla.0000080959.95226.be
Subject(s) - medicine , hepatocellular carcinoma , gastroenterology , metastasis , messenger rna , taqman , pathology , real time polymerase chain reaction , cancer , gene , biochemistry , chemistry
To determine whether the number of hepatocytes containing AFP mRNA shed into the bloodstream during transarterial chemoembolization (TAE) affects the incidence and pattern of recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).