Recurrence beyond the Milan criteria after curative-intent resection of hepatocellular carcinoma: A novel tumor-burden based prediction model.
Diamantis I TsilimigrasRittal MehtaAlfredo GuglielmiFrancesca RattiHugo P MarquesOlivier SoubraneVincent LamGeorge A PoultsidesIrinel PopescuSorin AlexandrescuGuillaume MartelTom HughLuca AldrighettiItaru EndoTimothy M PawlikPublished in: Journal of surgical oncology (2020)
A TBS-based model accurately predicted recurrence beyond MC after curative-intent resection of HCC and outperformed the CRS. Incorporating TBS allows for better risk stratification and identifies patients in need of closer surveillance.