Which Is the True Role of Bridging Therapies for HCC Patients Waiting for Liver Transplantation?

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¹ Liver Transplant and Hepatobiliary Surgery Unit, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy Starzl Unit Abdominal Transplantation University Hospital Saint Luc Université catholique Louvain, Brussels, Belgium Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padua, Padua; Italy Liver Transplant and Hepatobiliary Surgery Unit, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padua, Padua; Italy Starzl Unit Abdominal transplantation University Hospital Saint Luc Université catholique Louvain, Brussels, Belgium.

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Quirino Lai et al. Ann Surg. 2018 Dec.

. 2018 Dec;268(6):e56-e57.

doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000002575.

¹ Liver Transplant and Hepatobiliary Surgery Unit, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy Starzl Unit Abdominal Transplantation University Hospital Saint Luc Université catholique Louvain, Brussels, Belgium Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padua, Padua; Italy Liver Transplant and Hepatobiliary Surgery Unit, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padua, Padua; Italy Starzl Unit Abdominal transplantation University Hospital Saint Luc Université catholique Louvain, Brussels, Belgium.

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Response: "Which is the True Role of Bridging Therapies for HCC Patients Waiting for Liver Transplantation?".
Agopian VG, Chapman WC, Busuttil RW; United States Multicenter Hepatocellular Carcinoma Transplant Consortium (UMHTC). Agopian VG, et al. Ann Surg. 2018 Dec;268(6):e57-e60. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000002577. Ann Surg. 2018. PMID: 29064906 No abstract available.

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