Neoadjuvant chemotherapy and orthotopic liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma

N J Med. 1995 Aug;92(8):519-22.

Abstract

From 1987 to 1992, 27 patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma were included in a neoadjuvant chemotherapy study prior to undergoing orthotopic liver transplantation. The results are reported. Other studies of patients involving orthotopic liver transplantation are reviewed.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / drug therapy
  • Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / mortality
  • Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / therapy*
  • Chemotherapy, Adjuvant
  • Doxorubicin / administration & dosage
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Liver Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Liver Neoplasms / mortality
  • Liver Neoplasms / therapy*
  • Liver Transplantation*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Postoperative Care
  • Preoperative Care
  • Time Factors

Substances

  • Doxorubicin