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Published on: November 7, 2020
The role of bridge therapy prior to orthotopic liver transplantation
Meena A Prasad1, Laura M Kulik1
1From the Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology/Hepatology, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois.
Abstract:
Orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) offers the best chance for cure in the setting of unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). A consensus statement recommends locoregional therapy (LRT) be considered in patients with HCC who are expected to wait more than 6 months for OLT to diminish dropout from the waiting list because of tumor progression. This article reviews LRT as a bridge to OLT in patients with HCC.
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