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Nonsurgical treatment for localized hepatocellular carcinoma
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Radiation Oncology Research, Sarah Cannon Research Institute, 3322 West End Avenue, Suite 800, Nashville, TN, 37203, USA, andrew.kennedy@sarahcannon.com.
Abstract
The most common non-surgical approaches for the treatment of localized hepatocellular carcinoma remain hepatic artery-delivered particles laden with chemotherapy (TACE), or radioactive microparticles (TARE). External beam radiotherapy has been an effective option in many parts of the world for selected HCC patients, but now has an expanded role with stereotactic and proton beam technologies. This review focuses on existing evidence and current guidance for utilizing these modalities for localized, but unresectable, non-transplantable HCC patients.x.