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Semin Liver Dis 2021; 41(01): 001-008
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1719178
Review Article

Role of Multidisciplinary Care in the Management of Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Kia Byrd
1   Department of Internal Medicine, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
,
Saleh Alqahtani
2   Liver Transplantation Unit, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
3   Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
,
Adam C. Yopp
4   Department of Surgery, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
,
Amit G. Singal
1   Department of Internal Medicine, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
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Funding Dr. Singal's research is supported in part by National Institutes of Health (NIH) R01 MD12565. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.
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Abstract

Despite advances in treatment options for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), 5-year survival for HCC remains below 20%. This poor survival is multifactorial but is partly related to underuse of curative treatment in clinical practice. In light of growing treatment options, delivered by different types of providers, optimal management requires input from multiple specialties. A multidisciplinary approach has been evolving over the past couple of decades, bringing different specialists together to develop a therapeutic plan to treat and manage HCC, which significantly increases timely guideline-concordant treatment and improves overall survival. The present review attempts to highlight the need for such a multimodal approach by providing insights on its potential structure and impact on the various aspects of HCC management.

Keywords

liver cancer - treatment - multidisciplinary - guideline-concordant care - hepatocellular carcinoma


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Article published online:
14 January 2021

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