Pretransplant locoregional therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma: encouraging but insufficient

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Editorial

Seong Hoon Kim et al. Hepatobiliary Surg Nutr. 2018 Apr.

. 2018 Apr;7(2):136-137.

doi: 10.21037/hbsn.2018.01.08.

¹ Organ Transplantation Center/Center for Liver Cancer, National Cancer Center, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea.

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Impact of Pretransplant Bridging Locoregional Therapy for Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma Within Milan Criteria Undergoing Liver Transplantation: Analysis of 3601 Patients From the US Multicenter HCC Transplant Consortium.
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