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Would you recommend sorafenib as an adjunct to liver targeted therapy in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma who are awaiting liver transplant?

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Medical Oncology · UCSF Medical Center

There is not a clearly defined role for adjuvant sorafenib following locoregional therapy for HCC. The two main prospective randomimzed trials that inform this recommendation are:

- The SPACE trial (Lencioni et al, J Hepatol 2016) -- no improvement in TTP when DEB-TACE was followed by sorafenib vs pl...

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