Catherine Lamarque, Lauriane Segaux, Philippe Bachellier, Benjamin Buchard, Faiza Chermak, Filomena Conti, Thomas Decaens, Sébastien Dharancy, Vincent Di Martino, Jérôme Dumortier, Claire Francoz-Caudron, Jean Gugenheim, Jean Hardwigsen, Fabrice Muscari, Sylvie Radenne, Ephrem Salamé, Thomas Uguen, José Ursic-Bedoya, Corinne Antoine, Aurélie Deshayes, Christian Jacquelinet, Pierre-André Natella, Vincent Leroy, Daniel Cherqui, Nadia Oubaya, Christophe Duvoux
INTRODUCTION: To maximize utility and prevent premature liver transplantation (LT), a delayed LT strategy (DS) was adopted in France in 2015 in patients listed for any single HCC treated with resection or thermal-ablation during waiting phase, postponing LT until recurrence. The purpose of this study was to evaluate DS to make sure that it did not hamper pre and post-LT outcomes in DS patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Patients listed for HCC in France between 2015 and 2018 were studied...
March 21, 2024: Journal of Hepatology