Radiofrequency ablation plus chemoembolization versus radiofrequency ablation alone for hepatocellular carcinoma: A systematic review and meta-analysis

QW Chen, HF Ying, S Gao, YH Shen, ZQ Meng… - Clinics and research in …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background To determine whether the use of radiofrequency ablation (RFA) plus
transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) is more effective than the use of RFA alone …

The prognostic value of platelet count in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Q Pang, K Qu, JY Zhang, SD Song, SS Liu, MH Tai… - Medicine, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Thrombocytopenia has been acknowledged to be a crucial risk factor for cirrhosis formation
and hepatocarcinogenesis in chronic liver diseases. However, to date, the association …

Hepatocellular carcinoma: nomograms based on the albumin-bilirubin grade to assess the outcomes of radiofrequency ablation

WY Kao, CW Su, YY Chiou, NC Chiu, CA Liu, KC Fang… - Radiology, 2017 - pubs.rsna.org
Purpose To construct a nomogram with the albumin-bilirubin (ALBI) grade to assess the long-
term outcomes of patients with early-stage hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) after …

[HTML][HTML] Treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma in elderly patients: a literature review

H Nishikawa, T Kimura, R Kita, Y Osaki - Journal of Cancer, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
An aging society means that the number of elderly patients with cancer is predicted to rise in
the future. Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) usually develops in patients with hepatitis B …

Radiofrequency ablation of hepatocellular carcinoma: a meta-analysis of overall survival and recurrence-free survival

AC Gardini, G Marisi, M Canale, FG Foschi… - OncoTargets and …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Background and aims So far, no randomized trial or meta-analysis has been conducted on
overall survival (OS) and recurrence-free survival (RFS) factors in patients treated with …

Hepatocellular carcinoma in elderly patients: challenges and solutions

A Brunot, S Le Sourd, M Pracht… - Journal of hepatocellular …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the second most common cause of death by cancer in
the world. Due to the delayed HCC development in hepatitis C carriers and nonalcoholic …

Prognosis of early-stage hepatocellular carcinoma: the clinical implications of substages of Barcelona clinic liver cancer system based on a cohort of 1265 patients

WY Kao, Y Chao, CC Chang, CP Li, CW Su, TI Huo… - Medicine, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Prognosis of Early-Stage Hepatocellular Carcinoma: The Clini... : Medicine Prognosis of
Early-Stage Hepatocellular Carcinoma: The Clinical Implications of Substages of Barcelona …

Ability of the post-operative ALBI grade to predict the outcomes of hepatocellular carcinoma after curative surgery

WR Cho, CH Hung, CH Chen, CC Lin, CC Wang… - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
The albumin-bilirubin (ALBI) grade has been validated as a significant predictor for
hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, there is little information about the impact of …

A nomogram to predict survival of patients with intermediate-stage hepatocellular carcinoma after transarterial chemoembolization combined with microwave ablation

J Ni, Z Fang, H Sun, C An, Z Huang, T Zhang… - European …, 2020 - Springer
Objectives To develop a prognostic nomogram based on the albumin–bilirubin (ALBI) grade
for prediction of the long-term survival of patients with intermediate-stage hepatocellular …

The prognosis of single large hepatocellular carcinoma was distinct from Barcelona clinic liver cancer stage A or B: the role of albumin-bilirubin grade

KC Fang, WY Kao, CW Su, PC Chen, PC Lee… - Liver cancer, 2018 - karger.com
Abstract Background/Aims: Whether single large hepatocellular carcinoma (SLHCC) is
classified as Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) stage A or B is still controversial. We …