title: Antiviral therapy for hepatitis B virus-related hepatocellular carcinoma after surgery: A comment for moving forward.
abstract: Recurrence rate of hepatocellular carcinoma remains quite high even after surgery, and no postoperative therapies have been definitively shown to prevent hepatocellular carcinoma recurrence. A previous study showed that therapy with nucleos(t)ide analogues given to such patients after surgery significantly improved survival. However, many questions still exist about the usage of nucleos(t)ide analogues for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma after surgery.
authors.affiliation: Jian-Hong Zhong, Bang-De Xiang, Le-Qun Li, Liang Ma, Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China.
authors.forename: Jian-Hong
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Zhong
authors.affiliation: Jian-Hong Zhong, Bang-De Xiang, Le-Qun Li, Liang Ma, Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China.
authors.forename: Tian
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: Jian-Hong Zhong, Bang-De Xiang, Le-Qun Li, Liang Ma, Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China.
authors.forename: Bang-De
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Xiang
authors.affiliation: Jian-Hong Zhong, Bang-De Xiang, Le-Qun Li, Liang Ma, Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China.
authors.forename: Le-Qun
authors.initials: LQ
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Jian-Hong Zhong, Bang-De Xiang, Le-Qun Li, Liang Ma, Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China.
authors.forename: Liang
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ma
keywords: Antiviral therapy; Hepatitis B virus; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Unanswered question