Impact of tumor size on outcome after stereotactic body radiation therapy for inoperable hepatocellular carcinoma

• Published in: Medicine (Baltimore) Vol. 96; no. 50; p. e9249
• Main Authors: Kuo, Hsing-Tao, Que, Jenny, Lin, Li-Ching, Yang, Ching-Chieh, Koay, Lok-Beng, Lin, Chia-Hui
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States The Authors. Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved 01.12.2017; Wolters Kluwer Health
• Subjects: Carcinoma, Hepatocellular - pathology; Carcinoma, Hepatocellular - radiotherapy; Female; Humans; Liver Neoplasms - pathology; Liver Neoplasms - radiotherapy; Male; Middle Aged; Observational Study; Radiosurgery; Retrospective Studies; Treatment Outcome; Tumor Burden

Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) for inoperable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) offers excellent local control rates. This study retrospectively analyzed the influence of different tumor size on treatment outcomes after SBRT.Between December 2008 and February 2014, 141 HCC patients were tre...