Association of adjuvant antiviral therapy with risk of cancer progression and deaths in patients with hepatitis-B-virus-related hepatocellular carcinoma following curative treatment: a nationwide cohort study.

BACKGROUND: Limited information about tumor status and the time at which antiviral therapy was initiated may have influenced effect estimation in previous research. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of antiviral therapies on HBV-related HCC progression and deaths in patients receiv...

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Main Authors: Yi-Chun Yeh, Chun-Jen Liu, Raymond Nienchen Kuo, Chiu-Ling Lai, Wen-Yi Shau, Pei-Jer Chen, Mei-Shu Lai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4098996?pdf=render