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Early Detection, Curative Treatment, and Survival Rates for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Surveillance in Patients with Cirrhosis: A Meta-analysis

PLoS Medicine · 2014 · Vol. 11(4) · pp. e1001624–e1001624
Amit G. SingalAnjana PillaiJasmin A. Tiro

Abstract

HCC surveillance is associated with significant improvements in early tumor detection, receipt of curative therapy, and overall survival in patients with cirrhosis. Please see later in the article for the Editors' Summary.

Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and PrognosisLiver Disease Diagnosis and TreatmentHepatitis B Virus StudiesMedicineHepatocellular carcinomaOdds ratioInternal medicineCirrhosisMeta-analysisPopulationRandomized controlled trialStage (stratigraphy)Environmental health

MeSH terms

Carcinoma, HepatocellularHumansLiver CirrhosisLiver NeoplasmsPopulation SurveillanceSurvival RateEarly Detection of Cancer

Funding

  • University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
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