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Use of hepatocellular carcinoma surveillance in patients with cirrhosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Wolf, Erin, Rich, Nicole E., Marrero, Jorge A., Parikh, Neehar D., Singal, Amit G.·2021·Hepatology

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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) surveillance is associated with early tumor detection and improved survival; however, it is often underused in clinical practice. We aimed to characterize surveillance use among patients with cirrhosis and the efficacy of interventions to increase surveillance. APPROACH AND RESULTS: We performed a systematic literature review using the MEDLINE database from January 2010 through August 2018 to identify cohort studies evaluating HCC surveillance receipt or interventions to increase surveillance in patients with cirrhosis. A pooled estimate for surveillance receipt with 95% confidence intervals was calculated. Correlates of surveillance use were defined from each study and prespecified subgroup analyses. Twenty-nine studies, with a total of 118,799 patients, met inclusion criteria, with a pooled estimate for surveillance use of 24.0% (95% confidence interval, 18.4-30.1). In subgroup analyses, the highest surveillance receipt was reported in studies with patients enrolled from subspecialty gastroenterology/hepatology clinics and lowest in studies characterizing surveillance in population-based cohorts (73.7% versus 8.8%, P < 0.001). Commonly reported correlates of surveillance included higher receipt among patients followed by subspecialists and lower receipt among those with alcohol-associated or nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH)-related cirrhosis. All eight studies (n = 5,229) evaluating interventions including patient/provider education, inreach (e.g., reminder and recall systems), and population health outreach strategies reported significant increases (range 9.4%-63.6%) in surveillance receipt. CONCLUSIONS: HCC surveillance remains underused in clinical practice, particularly among patients with alcohol-associated or NASH-related cirrhosis and those not followed in subspecialty gastroenterology clinics. Interventions such as provider education, inreach including reminder systems, and population health outreach efforts can significantly increase HCC surveillance.

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  1. [48]Tan D, Yopp A, Beg MS, Gopal P, Singal AG. Meta-analysis: underutilisation and disparities of treatment among patients with hepatocellular carcinoma in the United States. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2013; 38: 703– 12. 23957569 PMC3777750

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Authors
Wolf, E., Rich, N. E., Marrero, J. A., Parikh, N. D., & Singal, A. G.
Affiliations
  • The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (US)
  • University of Michigan (US)
Corresponding author
Singal, Amit G.
Venue
Hepatology
Published
2020-11-20
Volume
73
Issue
2
Pages
713-725
ISSN
  • 0270-9139 (ISSN-L)
  • 1527-3350
OpenAlex
W3021721319
Cited by
333
References
56
Citations by year
2026: 47 · 2025: 69 · 2024: 66 · 2023: 57 · 2022: 48 · 2021: 33 · 2020: 13
FWCI
5.03
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Hepatology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • Deep Blue (University of Michigan) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Cancer Institute (U01CA230694, U01CA230669)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Hepatology › Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Hepatitis B Virus Studies
Keywords
HCC surveillance, liver cirrhosis, alcoholic cirrhosis, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, provider education, early cancer detection
MeSH terms
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular, Humans, Liver Cirrhosis, Liver Neoplasms, Mass Screening, Patient Acceptance of Health Care, Practice Patterns, Physicians', Guideline Adherence, Early Detection of Cancer

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