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1. Periprocedural complications by Child-Pugh class in patients undergoing transcatheter arterial embolization or chemoembolization to treat unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma at a VA medical center

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Russell, Jeffery S., Sawhney, Rajiv, Monto, Alexander, Nanavati, Sujal, Davoren, J. Ben, Aslam, Rizwan, and Corvera, Carlos U.

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Hepatoma -- Care and treatment, Hepatoma -- Complications and side effects, Hepatitis C -- Care and treatment, Hepatitis C -- Complications and side effects, Liver cancer -- Care and treatment, Liver cancer -- Complications and side effects, Cancer -- Chemotherapy, Chemotherapy, Medical centers, Hospitals, Veterans', Health
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To link to full-text access for this article, visit this link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amjsurg.2010.07.021 Byline: Jeffery S. Russell (a), Rajiv Sawhney (b), Alexander Monto (c), Sujal Nanavati (b), J. Ben Davoren (d), Rizwan Aslam (b), Carlos U. Corvera (e) Keywords: Hepatitis C; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Transcatheter arterial embolization; Chemoembolization; Surgical complications Abstract: For patients with compensated cirrhosis, transcatheter arterial embolization with and without additive chemotherapy has been shown to improve survival. The aim of this study was to compare periprocedural complications in a population with hepatitis C virus-related hepatocellular carcinoma to evaluate for differences in complications by severity of liver disease. Author Affiliation: (a) Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, USA (b) Department of Radiology, San Francisco VA Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, USA (c) Department of Gastroenterology, San Francisco VA Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, USA (d) Department of Hematology/Oncology, San Francisco VA Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, USA (e) Department of Surgery, San Francisco VA Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, USA Article History: Received 13 May 2010; Revised 7 July 2010 Article Note: (footnote) Supported by a grant from the Veteran Health Administration and from the Northern California Institute for Research and Education (CUC).

Published
2010

2. Implementation of a multidisciplinary treatment team for hepatocellular cancer at a Veterans Affairs Medical Center improves survival.

Author

CHANG, TAMMY T., SAWHNEY, RAJIV, MONTO, ALEXANDER, DAVOREN, J. BEN, KIRKLAND, JACOB G., STEWART, LYGIA, and CORVERA, CARLOS U.

Subjects
*LIVER cancer, *PALLIATIVE treatment, *MEDICAL care, *MEDICAL referrals, *MEDICAL centers
Abstract

Several methods of treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) are often used in combination for either palliation or cure. We established a multidisciplinary treatment team (MDTT) at the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center in November 2003 and assessed whether aggressive multimodality treatment strategies may affect survival. A prospective database was established and follow-up information from patients with presumed HCC was collected up to November 2006. Information from the American College of Surgeons (ACS) cancer registry from January 2000 to November 2003 identified patients with HCC that were evaluated at the same institution prior to the establishment of the MDTT. The establishment of a MDTT resulted in the doubling of patient referrals for treatment. Significantly more patients were evaluated at earlier stages of disease and received either palliative or curative therapies. The overall survival (p<0.0001) and length of follow-up (p<0.05) were significantly improved after the establishment of the MDTT. Stage-by-stage comparisons indicate that aggressive multimodality therapy conferred significant survival advantage to patients with American Joint Commission on Cancer (AJCC) stage II HCC (odds ratio 15.50, p<0.001). Multidisciplinary collaboration and multimodality treatment approaches are important in the management of hepatocelluar carcinoma and improves patient survival. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2008
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