Journal Article

Asian Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver consensus recommendations on hepatocellular carcinoma

Lim, Seng Gee, Jia, Ji-Dong, Chawla, Yogesh K., Sarin, Shiv Kumar, Chow, Pierce, Tateishi, Ryosuke, Putranto, Terawan Agus, Lesmana, C. Rinaldi, Liaw, Yun Fan, Yoshida, Haruhiko, Omata, Masao, Budihusodo, Unggul, Obi, Shuntaro, Cheng, Ann Lii, Han, Kwang Hyub, Lee, Jeong Min, Poon, Ronnie T. P., Shiina, Shuichiro, Kudo, Masatoshi, Chen, Pei-Jer, Gani, Rino A., Jafri, Wasim, Lesmana, Laurentius A., Lin, Shi-Ming, Choi, Byung Ihn

2010

Overview

Introduction The Asian Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver (APASL) convened an international working party on the management of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in December 2008 to develop consensus recommendations. Methods The working party consisted of expert hepatologist, hepatobiliary surgeon, radiologist, and oncologist from Asian-Pacific region, who were requested to make drafts prior to the consensus meeting held at Bali, Indonesia on 4 December 2008. The quality of existing evidence and strength of recommendations were ranked from 1 (highest) to 5 (lowest) and from A (strongest) to D (weakest), respectively, according to the Oxford system of evidence-based approach for developing the consensus statements. Results Participants of the consensus meeting assessed the quality of cited studies and assigned grades to the recommendation statements. Finalized recommendations were presented at the fourth APASL single topic conference on viral-related HCC at Bali, Indonesia and approved by the participants of the conference.

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag,Springer Nature B.V
• Subject: Colorectal Surgery / Guidelines / Hepatocellular carcinoma / Hepatology / Liver / Liver cancer / Medical diagnosis / Medicine / Medicine & Public Health / Quality assessment / Surgery