Department of Internal Medicine, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, United States.
Department of Interventional Radiology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, United States.
World J Gastroenterol. 2022 Jun 21;28(23):2561-2568. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v28.i23.2561.
Barcelona clinic liver cancer (BCLC) intermediate stage hepatocellular carcinoma is a heterogenous disease. Transarterial chemoembolization is offered as the first line therapy in this disease stage. Recent advances in systemic therapy have markedly improved outcomes even in advanced stage disease. The use of systemic therapy in BCLC intermediate stage disease may now be of therapeutic benefit in selected patients. We will focus on "the up to seven" criteria and its utility in selecting systemic therapy.
巴塞罗那临床肝癌(BCLC)中期肝细胞癌是一种异质性疾病。在该疾病阶段,经动脉化疗栓塞被作为一线治疗方法。系统治疗的最新进展甚至在晚期疾病中也显著改善了预后。在 BCLC 中期疾病中使用系统治疗在某些患者中可能具有治疗益处。我们将重点介绍“最多七个”标准及其在选择系统治疗中的应用。