Open AccessRadiation therapy for portal venous invasion by hepatocellular carcinoma
Author(s) -
Keiichi Nakagawa,
Hideomi Yamashita,
Kenshiro Shiraishi,
Naoki Nakamura,
Masao Tago,
Hiroshi Igaki,
Yoshio Hosoi,
Shuichiro Shiina,
Masao Omata,
Masatoshi Makuuchi,
Kuni Ohtomo
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v11.i46.7237
Subject(s) - medicine , radiation therapy , hepatocellular carcinoma , univariate analysis , liver function , portal vein , multivariate analysis , gastroenterology , radiology , oncology
To clarify the efficacy and safety of three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy (3-D CRT) for this disease and to specify patient subgroups suitable for this treatment.