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World J Gastroenterol. May 21, 2024; 30(19): 2512-2522
Published online May 21, 2024. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v30.i19.2512
Present and future of new systemic therapies for early and intermediate stages of hepatocellular carcinoma
Juan Jose Urquijo-Ponce, Carlos Alventosa-Mateu, Mercedes Latorre-Sánchez, Inmaculada Castelló-Miralles, Moisés Diago
Juan Jose Urquijo-Ponce, Carlos Alventosa-Mateu, Mercedes Latorre-Sánchez, Inmaculada Castelló-Miralles, Moisés Diago, Hepatology Unit, Department of Digestive Diseases, Consorcio Hospital General Universitario of Valencia, Valencia 46014, Spain
Author contributions: Urquijo-Ponce JJ and Alventosa-Mateu C have equally contributed to the preparation of the manuscript; Urquijo-Ponce JJ designed the review, collected and analyzed the data and wrote the manuscript; Alventosa-Mateu C designed the review, collected and analyzed the data, elaborated the figures and tables and wrote the manuscript; Latorre-Sánchez M, Castelló-Miralles I and Diago M reviewed and revised the manuscript; All authors have read and approved the final manuscript.
Conflict-of-interest statement: Juan Jose Urquijo-Ponce and Moisés Diago have been paid for serving as a speaker and consultant for Roche. The remaining authors disclose no conflicts of interest to declare regarding the topics covered in this manuscript.
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Corresponding author: Carlos Alventosa-Mateu, MD, PhD, Doctor, Hepatology Unit, Department of Digestive Diseases, Consorcio Hospital General Universitario of Valencia, Av Tres Cruces 2, Valencia 46014, Spain. almacar84@hotmail.com
Received: February 22, 2024
Revised: April 8, 2024
Accepted: April 26, 2024
Published online: May 21, 2024
Core Tip

Core Tip: This review provides an updated analysis (up to March 2024) of the current data about the new systemic therapies for the hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in the early and intermediate stages; specially focusing on the findings of neoadjuvant and adjuvant systemic therapies after a treatment with curative intent, for prevention of HCC recurrence. Finally, we discuss about the potential benefits of these new systemic therapies for early and intermediate stages of HCC and their future impact in the HCC treatment schedules.