Proton beam therapy for downstaging hepatocellular carcinoma with lobar portal vein tumor thrombosis to living donor liver transplantation

Chao-Long Chen; Leona Bettina P Dungca; Chee-Chien Yong; Itsuko Chih-Yi Chen; Yu-Fan Cheng; Jen-Yu Cheng; Yen-Yang Chen

doi:10.21037/hbsn-23-410

Proton beam therapy for downstaging hepatocellular carcinoma with lobar portal vein tumor thrombosis to living donor liver transplantation

Hepatobiliary Surg Nutr. 2023 Dec 1;12(6):966-974. doi: 10.21037/hbsn-23-410. Epub 2023 Nov 15.

Authors

Chao-Long Chen¹, Leona Bettina P Dungca¹, Chee-Chien Yong¹, Itsuko Chih-Yi Chen¹, Yu-Fan Cheng², Jen-Yu Cheng³, Yen-Yang Chen⁴

Affiliations

¹ Liver Transplantation Center, Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung.
² Liver Transplantation Center, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung.
³ Liver Transplantation Center, Department of Radiation Oncology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung.
⁴ Liver Transplantation Center, Department of Hematology-Oncology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung.

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Keywords: Proton beam therapy (PBT); downstaging therapy; hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC); living donor liver transplantation (LDLT); portal vein tumor thrombosis (PVTT).

Publication types

Editorial