Key considerations in reviewing “a comparison of the outcomes between surgical resection and proton beam therapy for single primary hepatocellular carcinoma”: the importance of scientific objective perspectives in clinical studies

Proton beam therapy and carbon-ion radiotherapy, also known as particle beam therapy, are gaining popularity in cancer care and liver tumor treatment is one of the main areas of interest. Comparative studies are in high demand and the article highlights this. While the data presented in this article...

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Published inSurgery today (Tokyo, Japan) Vol. 50; no. 8; pp. 944 - 945
Main Authors Okumura, Toshiyuki, Makishima, Hirokazu, Sakurai, Hideyuki
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Singapore Springer Singapore 01.08.2020
Subjects
Letter to the Editor
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Surgery
Surgical Oncology
Particle Therapy
Liver
Hepatocellular Carcinoma
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Summary:Proton beam therapy and carbon-ion radiotherapy, also known as particle beam therapy, are gaining popularity in cancer care and liver tumor treatment is one of the main areas of interest. Comparative studies are in high demand and the article highlights this. While the data presented in this article are without doubt valuable, we raise concerns about their interpretation.
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ISSN:0941-1291
1436-2813
DOI:10.1007/s00595-020-01961-4