Current status and perspectives of the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma with portal vein tumor thrombus / 临床肝胆病杂志

ABSTRACT

Portal vein tumor thrombus is one of the most common complications of advanced hepatocellular carcinoma and greatly affects the treatment and prognosis of such patients. With the development and advances in surgical treatment methods, local interventional treatment, radiation therapy, targeted drug therapy, and immunotherapy in recent years, advanced hepatocellular carcinoma with portal vein tumor thrombus is no longer a dilemma in clinical treatment. Both single and combined treatments have achieved good clinical effects. This article reviews the current status, difficulties, and future treatment methods for advanced liver cancer with portal vein tumor thrombus.