Survival Benefit Relative to Treatment Modalities Among Patients with Very Early Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma: an Analysis of the National Cancer Database.
Yutaka EndoKazunari SasakiMuhammad Musaab MunirSelamawit WoldesenbetVivian ResendeKarol Rawicz-PruszyńskiUsama WaqarParit MavaniErryk KatayamaJason YangMujtaba KhalilMuhammad Muntazir Mehdi KhanMinoru KitagoTimothy M PawlikPublished in: Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (2023)
The outcomes of very early ICC patients who underwent LT were similar to individuals who underwent hepatectomy, but better than patients treated with non-CIT. LT should be may be a consideration as a treatment option for patients with early stage ICC who are unsuitable candidates for resection.