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Can we use HCC risk scores to individualize surveillance in chronic hepatitis B infection?
Journal of hepatology - 1 Sept 2015
Wong Vincent Wai-Sun, Janssen Harry L A
Abstract excerpt
Chronic hepatitis B is one of the leading causes of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) worldwide. Accurate prediction of HCC risk is important for decisions on antiviral therapy and HCC surveillance. In the last few years, a number of Asian groups have derived and validated several HCC risk scores based on well-known risk factors such as cirrhosis, age, male sex and high viral load. Overall, these scores have high...
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