Watch-and-Wait Strategy vs. Resection in Patients with Radiologic Complete Response After Conversion Therapy for Initially Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Propensity Score-Matching Comparative Study

Medicine, Hepatobiliary System, Gastroenterology, Oncology,
complete response   conversion therapy   hepatocellular carcinoma   surgical resection   watch-and-wait strategy  

Observation vs Surgical Resection for Initial Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma after Conversion Therapy Background Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the sixth most common cancer globally and the third leading cause of cancer-related mortality. Partial hepatectomy can provide a 5-year survival rate of 70-80% in the treatment of early-stage HCC....