Three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy for locally advanced hepatocellular carcinoma with portal vein tumour thrombosis: evaluating effectiveness of the model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) score compared with the Child-Pugh classification

• Published in: British journal of radiology Vol. 89; no. 1063; p. 20150945
• Main Authors: Okazaki, Eiichiro, Yamamoto, Akira, Nishida, Norifumi, Hamuro, Masao, Ogino, Ryo, Hosono, Masako, Shimatani, Yasuhiko, Tsutsumi, Shinichi, Hamamoto, Shinichi, Sohgawa, Etsuji, Jogo, Atsushi, Miki, Yukio
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England The British Institute of Radiology 01.07.2016
• Subjects: Aged; Area Under Curve; Carcinoma, Hepatocellular - complications; Carcinoma, Hepatocellular - radiotherapy; End Stage Liver Disease - complications; End Stage Liver Disease - radiotherapy; Female; Humans; Liver Neoplasms - complications; Liver Neoplasms - radiotherapy; Male; Portal Vein - pathology; Prognosis; Radiotherapy and Oncology; Radiotherapy, Conformal - methods; Retrospective Studies; ROC Curve; Survival Analysis; Venous Thrombosis - complications; Venous Thrombosis - radiotherapy

The purpose of this study was to retrospectively evaluate the effectiveness of the model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) score compared with the Child-Pugh classification in patients who received three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy (3D CRT) for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) with portal vein...