Survival analysis of proposed BCLC B subgroups in hepatocellular carcinoma patients
A Weinmann, S Koch, H Schulze-Bergkamen, M Sprinzl, C Düber, H Lang, G Otto, MA Woerns, PR Galle · Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie · 2014 · Heft 01
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Goals: Analysis of the prognostic significance of a proposed subclassification of the BCLC B score in a well-characterized German population. Background: The BCLC staging system is widely used to facilitate treatment decisions in patients with HCC. Due to observed clinical heterogeneity of the intermediate stage BCLC B, a subclassification was recently proposed taking the Child-Pugh score and extended criteria for transplantation (Up-To-Seven criteria) into account. Study: In this retrospective study a consecutive cohort of 884 HCC patients was analysed, 254 patients with HCC stage BCLC B were identified and gro…
