Chemoembolization followed by liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma impedes tumor progression while on the waiting list and leads to excellent outcome

Orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) has been considered the best treatment option for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Because of a steadily increasing waiting time, a noteworthy proportion of patients are excluded from OLT because of tumor progression. A 20% and more dropout rate fr...

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Veröffentlicht in:Liver transplantation 2003-06, Vol.9 (6), p.557-563
Hauptverfasser: Graziadei, Ivo W., Sandmueller, Heiko, Waldenberger, Peter, Koenigsrainer, Alfred, Nachbaur, Karin, Jaschke, Werner, Margreiter, Raimund, Vogel, Wolfgang
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