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Pushing the boundaries of liver resection for liver cancer.
Journal of hepatology · · Review
Sapisochin, O'Kane + more
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Advances in surgical planning and molecular understanding are expanding the resectability of liver cancers, including hepatocellular carcinoma and intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma.
- Why it matters: Liver resection remains essential for curing primary liver malignancies, but challenges like cirrhosis and unresectability limit treatment options, necessitating improved strategies to increase surgical eligibility.
- What they did: The study discusses integrating surgical oncological principles with systemic and locoregional therapies, along with molecular insights, to downstage tumors and extend resectability in diverse hepatic tumor conditions.
- The result: These developments may enable more patients to undergo curative liver resections, potentially improving outcomes and broadening treatment options for liver cancer patients.
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