Abstract
Staging systems aim to stratify patients into groups with similar prognoses. As such, these staging systems may serve to guide choice of therapy, aid in patient counseling, allow comparisons of the end results of therapy, and facilitate patient selection and randomization for research protocols.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Targeted Therapy and Multidisciplinary Care |
Publisher | Springer New York |
Pages | 69-80 |
Number of pages | 12 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781603275217 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2011 |
Keywords
- American Joint Committee on Cancer/International Union Against Cancer (AJCC/UICC) staging system
- Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) staging system
- Cancer of the Liver Italian Program (CLIP) score
- Chinese University Prognostic Index (CUPI)
- HCC staging
- Japanese Integrated Staging (JIS) score
- Liver Cancer Study Group of Japan (LCSGJ) staging system
- Okuda staging system
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine