New progress in treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma with portal vein tumor thrombus / 临床肝胆病杂志

ABSTRACT

Portal vein tumor thrombus (PVTT) is one of the common manifestations in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). It is the decisive factor leading to severe complications and causes extremely poor prognosis. With the development of molecular biology and imaging techniques, both single and combined therapy modalities, including surgical resection, embolization and chemotherapy, radiation therapy, a variety of ablation therapies, and molecular targeted therapy, have achieved substantial progress. However, there are no guidelines for reasonable and effective treatments. In this paper, new progress in the treatment of HCC with PVTT in recent years is summarized to provide a standardized approach for future treatment options.