Neoplasms of the Liver 1987
DOI: 10.1007/978-4-431-68349-0_24
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Chemotherapy of Primary Liver Cancer

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“…Its use is currently reserved for cases in which no other treatment is possible. [116][117] The place for nonsurgical treatment in conjunction with transplantation is vigorously pursued especially to compensate for the increased waiting time.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Its use is currently reserved for cases in which no other treatment is possible. [116][117] The place for nonsurgical treatment in conjunction with transplantation is vigorously pursued especially to compensate for the increased waiting time.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Hepatocellular carcinoma is a tumour that responds poorly to therapy with cytotoxic agents (Falkson et al 1978). One reason may be primary or acquired resistance of the hepatoma cells to the cytostatic drugs applied.…”
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“…diagnosis of a malignant liver tumor is often establish ed too late, the tumor being already unrcsectable, either for technical reasons, or because of coincidental cirrhosis with limited residual liver function. In this situation, survival time is reduced to a few months only and quality of life is poor because the fast growing tumor causes jaundice and pain and the patients are left with hopelessness [9], For those patients, total hepatectomy with orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) is the only therapeutic modality with, at least theoretically, a chance for cure.…”
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confidence: 99%