• Surveillance group, Diagnosis group, Staging group, Surgery group, Local ablation group, TACE/TARE/HAI group, Target therapy/systemic therapy group, Radiotherapy group, Prevention group, and Drafting group.
• J Formos Med Assoc. 2018 May 1; 117 (5): 381-403.

BackgroundHepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the leading causes of cancer-related mortality in Taiwan. To help clinical physicians to manage patients with HCC, the Taiwan Liver Cancer Association and the Gastroenterological Society of Taiwan produced the management consensus guideline for HCC.MethodsThe recommendations focus on nine important issues on management of HCC, including surveillance, diagnosis, staging, surgery, local ablation, transarterial chemoembolization/transarterial radioembolization/hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy, systemic therapy, radiotherapy, and prevention.ResultsThe consensus statements were discussed, debated and got consensus in each expert team. And then the statements were sent to all of the experts for further discussion and refinement. Finally, all of the experts were invited to vote for the statements, including the level of evidence and recommendation.ConclusionWith the development of the management consensus guideline, HCC patients could benefit from the optimal therapeutic modality.Copyright © 2017. Published by Elsevier B.V.

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