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Hepatocellular Carcinoma

El-Serag, Hashem B.·2011·New England Journal of Medicine

Abstract

Each year, more than half a million people worldwide receive a diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma, and hepatocellular carcinoma related to HCV is the fastest rising cause of U.S. cancer-related deaths. This review summarizes recent advances in prevention, surveillance, diagnosis, and treatment.

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  • HCC is the third leading cause of cancer mortality worldwide and incidence in the United States has tripled over the last 2 decades.

    “Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the third leading cause of cancer mortality worldwide and incidence in the United States has tripled over the last 2 decades (1–3).”
  • More than two-thirds of HCC patients have advanced disease at diagnosis, which is often intractable to available therapies and has a 5-year survival of less than 15%.

    “At the time of diagnosis, more than two-thirds of HCC patients have advanced disease, which is often intractable to available therapies and has a 5-year survival of less than 15% (3).”
  • About 80-90% of hepatocellular carcinomas arise in advanced fibrotic or cirrhotic livers, and roughly one in three patients with compensated cirrhosis develops hepatocellular carcinoma during their lifetime.

    “Moreover, ~80–90% of HCCs occur in advanced fibrotic or cirrhotic livers, which translates to around one in three patients with compensated liver cirrhosis developing HCC in their lifetimes37,38.”
  • Liver cirrhosis is the most important unifying risk factor for hepatocellular carcinoma.

    “Hence, the presence of liver cirrhosis represents the most important unifying risk factor for the development of HCC.”
  • The underlying liver disease type carries a specific hepatocellular carcinoma risk in cirrhosis, with chronic hepatitis B or C and haemochromatosis at relatively high risk and autoimmune hepatitis or alcoholic liver disease at relatively low risk.

    “However, additional factors are involved and each type of underlying liver disease entails a specific risk for the development of HCC in cirrhosis; diseases such as chronic hepatitis B and C or haemochromatosis entail a relatively high risk and diseases such as autoimmune hepatitis or ALD a relatively low risk38–40.”

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Authors
El-Serag, H. B.
Venue
New England Journal of Medicine
Published
2011-09-22
Volume
365
Issue
12
Pages
1118-1127
ISSN
  • 0028-4793 (ISSN-L)
  • 1533-4406
OpenAlex
W4245403358
Cited by
3,529
References
54
Citations by year
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FWCI
26.43
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • New England Journal of Medicine (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Hepatology › Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Hepatology › Hepatitis C virus research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Hepatitis B Virus Studies
Keywords
hepatocellular carcinoma, hepatitis C virus, cancer prevention, cancer surveillance, cancer diagnosis, cancer therapy, cancer mortality
MeSH terms
Embolization, Therapeutic, Female, Carcinoma, Hepatocellular, Humans, Liver, Liver Neoplasms, Male, Risk Factors, Hepatitis B Vaccines

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