Evaluation of Ultrasound-based Surveillance for Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Patients at Risk: Results From a German Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study.

Johannes GillessenPhilipp ReukenPeter-Marton HunyadyMatthias Christian ReichertLucian LothschützFabian FinkelmeierMatthias NowkaGabriel AlloFabian KüttingMartin BürgerDirk NierhoffHans-Michael SteffenChristoph Schramm

Published in: Journal of clinical and translational hepatology (2023)

US-based HCC surveillance in patients at risk frequently fails and its failure is associated with unfavorable patient-related outcomes. Lower MELD score and HCC localization within right liver lobe were significantly associated with surveillance failure.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
public health
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
clinical trial
type diabetes
patient reported outcomes