Management of hepatocellular carcinoma in Japan: Consensus-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines proposed by the Japan Society of Hepatology (JSH) 2010 updated version.

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Published in Dig Dis on August 09, 2011

Authors

Masatoshi Kudo1, Namiki Izumi, Norihiro Kokudo, Osamu Matsui, Michiie Sakamoto, Osamu Nakashima, Masamichi Kojiro, Masatoshi Makuuchi, HCC Expert Panel of Japan Society of Hepatology

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kinki University School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan. m-kudo @ med.kindai.ac.jp

Associated clinical trials:

Efficacy and Safety of Concurrent TACE and Sorafenib in Patients With HCC and Extrahepatic Metastasis (COTSOM Study) (COTSOM) | NCT02311205

Effectiveness of Drug Eluting TACE in Primary HCC | NCT04048317

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