Treatment of HCC
The only proven potentially curative therapy for HCC remains surgical, either
hepatic resection or liver transplantation and patients should always have these
modalities of treatment considered.
• Patients with suspected HCC should be diagnosed and assessed for
treatment within the 62-day target 这个是英国对NHS的要求,对可疑肝癌2个月内必须确诊和确定治疗方式,这个太惨了,会等出人命的。
• Liver transplantation should be considered in any patient with cirrhosis and a
small lesion (5cm or less single nodule, or up to five lesions of 3cm or less) or
in patients with a single lesion greater than 5cm and less than or equal to 7cm
diameter where there has been no evidence of tumour progression (volume
increase by <20%; no extrahepatic spread; no new nodule formation) over a 6
month period. Locoregional therapy +/- chemotherapy may be given during
that time. Locoregional therapy should be considered for all transplant list
cases (evidence grade IIa, recommendation grade B).
• Hepatic resection should be considered as primary therapy in any patient with
HCC and a non-cirrhotic liver (including fibrolamellar variant) (evidence grade
IIa, recommendation grade B)
手术切除是肝癌加没有硬化患者的首选。
• Resection can be carried out in highly selected patients with hepatic cirrhosis
and well preserved hepatic function (Child-Pugh A). Such surgery carries a
high risk of post-operative decompensation and should be undertaken in units
with expertise in hepatic resection and management of liver failure and in
consultation with a liver transplant unit (evidence grade IIa, recommendation
grade B).
Non-surgical management
Non-surgical therapy should only be used where surgical therapy is not possible.
The techniques used are highly operator-dependant and should only be
undertaken in accredited HPB units with sufficient expertise.