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World J Hepatol. Mar 27, 2015; 7(3): 566-574
Published online Mar 27, 2015. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v7.i3.566
Published online Mar 27, 2015. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v7.i3.566
Treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma: Steps forward but still a long way to go
Liat Mlynarsky, Yoram Menachem, Oren Shibolet, Liver unit, Department of Gastroenterology, Tel-Aviv Medical Center and the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv 64239, Israel
Author contributions: Mlynarsky L wrote the paper; Menachem Y critically reviewed and revised it; and Shibolet O wrote, revised and finally approved the version to be published.
Conflict-of-interest: The authors have no conflict of interest.
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Correspondence to: Oren Shibolet, MD, Director of the Liver Unit, Department of Gastroenterology, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center and Tel-Aviv University, 6 Weizman St. Tel-Aviv 64239, Israel. orensh@tasmc.health.gov.il
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Received: August 9, 2014
Peer-review started: August 11, 2014
First decision: August 28, 2014
Revised: October 6, 2014
Accepted: December 29, 2014
Article in press: December 29, 2014
Published online: March 27, 2015
Peer-review started: August 11, 2014
First decision: August 28, 2014
Revised: October 6, 2014
Accepted: December 29, 2014
Article in press: December 29, 2014
Published online: March 27, 2015
Core Tip
Core tip: We chose to focus on the aspect of treatment modalities of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and discuss the benefits and disadvantages of each modality. We report on the diversity of treatments and the allocation of patients with HCC to the different modalities according to the Barcelona-Clinic Liver Cancer. Moreover, we discuss novel treatments currently under investigation and not yet recommended by acceptable guidelines.