Neoadjuvant chemotherapy and orthotopic liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma.
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.
Holman
M
M
UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, USA.
Harrison
D
D
Stewart
A
A
Stone
M
M
Goldstein
R
R
Husberg
B
B
Klintmalm
G
G
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
D004317:Doxorubicin