title: Neoadjuvant chemotherapy and orthotopic liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma.
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.
authors.affiliation: UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Holman
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Harrison
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Stewart
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stone
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Goldstein
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Husberg
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Klintmalm
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011300:Preoperative Care; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D004317:Doxorubicin