Liver resection versus transarterial chemoembolization for the initial treatment of Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer stage B hepatocellular carcinoma.

Biao YangBo ZhengMaoNan YangZhu ZengFangYun YangJi PuChunLin LiZheng-Yin Liao

Published in: Hepatology international (2018)

Liver resection had significant survival benefits over TACE in selected BCLC-B HCC patients in comparison to TACE. However, LR was associated with a significantly increased incidence of treatment-related mortality and infection compared to TACE.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
risk factors
newly diagnosed
type diabetes
cardiovascular disease
peritoneal dialysis
radiofrequency ablation
clinical evaluation