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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 21, 2023; 29(47): 6122-6137
Published online Dec 21, 2023. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v29.i47.6122
Published online Dec 21, 2023. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v29.i47.6122
Figure 1 Flow chart of classification according to hepatocellular carcinoma guidelines.
Group 1: Guideline-adherent group; Group 2: Upward treatment group; Group 3: Downward treatment group. AASLD: American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases; APASL: Asian Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver; EASL: European Association for the Study of the Liver; HCC: Hepatocellular carcinoma.
Figure 2 Changes in the rate of adherence to hepatocellular carcinoma guidelines over time.
AASLD: American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases; APASL: Asian Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver; EASL: European Association for the Study of the Liver; HCC: Hepatocellular carcinoma.
Figure 3 Kaplan-Meier survival curves of hepatocellular carcinoma-related deaths for hepatocellular carcinoma patients according to European Association for the Study of the Liver guideline.
A: Kaplan-Meier curve of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)-related deaths between 2008 and 2012 according to the 2000 European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) guidelines; B: Kaplan-Meier curve of HCC-related deaths between 2013 and 2016 according to the 2012 EASL guidelines.
Figure 4 Kaplan-Meier survival curves of hepatocellular carcinoma-related deaths for hepatocellular carcinoma patients according to American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases guideline.
A: Kaplan-Meier curve of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)-related deaths between 2008 and 2010 according to the 2000 American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) guidelines; B Kaplan-Meier curve of HCC-related deaths between 2011 and 2016 according to the 2010 AASLD guidelines.
Figure 5 Kaplan-Meier survival curves of hepatocellular carcinoma-related deaths for hepatocellular carcinoma patients according to Barcelona clinic liver cancer subclassification.
A: Kaplan-Meier curve of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)-related deaths between 2008 and 2016 in substage B1 HCC patients according to the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) guidelines; B: Kaplan-Meier curve of HCC-related deaths between 2008 and 2016 in substage B2 HCC patients according to the EASL guidelines.
- Citation: Han JE, Cho HJ, Cheong JY, Lim SG, Yang MJ, Noh CK, Lee GH, Kim SS. Impact of guideline adherence on the prognosis of Barcelona clinic liver cancer stage B hepatocellular carcinoma. World J Gastroenterol 2023; 29(47): 6122-6137
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v29/i47/6122.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v29.i47.6122