Progress in adjuvant therapy of hepatocellular carcinoma complicated with microvascular invasion

doi:10.3760/cma.j.cn371439-20230314-00061

Abstract

Abstract:

Hepatocellular carcinoma is a highly aggressive malignant tumor. Although the progress of surgical technology has made some achievements in surgical treatment alone， it still fails to significantly improve the long-term survival of patients. Studies have shown that the recurrence rate of hepatocellular carcinoma is extremely high， while microvascular invasion is an important reason for early recurrence and poor prognosis. Therefore， appropriate postoperative adjuvant therapy measures are crucial to improve the survival prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma patients with microvascular invasion.

Key words: Carcinoma， hepatocellular, Neoadjuvant therapy, Microvascular invasion

Xu Fang, Zhu Wentian. Progress in adjuvant therapy of hepatocellular carcinoma complicated with microvascular invasion[J]. Journal of International Oncology, 2023, 50(5): 304-309.

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