2023
Adherence to Tumor Board Recommendations in the Treatment of Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Cao Y, Mezzacappa C, Jaffe A, Strazzabosco M, Taddei T. Adherence to Tumor Board Recommendations in the Treatment of Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Journal Of Multidisciplinary Healthcare 2023, 16: 1531-1540. PMID: 37283950, PMCID: PMC10239642, DOI: 10.2147/jmdh.s407908.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMultidisciplinary liver tumor boardBarcelona Clinic Liver CancerHepatocellular carcinomaBCLC stageLocoregional therapyTreatment-naïve hepatocellular carcinomaTreatment of HCCTumor board recommendationsRetrospective cohort studyTertiary care centerChronic liver diseaseMultivariate Cox regressionKaplan-Meier analysisManagement of patientsTreatment of patientsUnifocal hepatocellular carcinomaCases of discordanceBCLC guidelinesPalliative intentTreatment discordanceUnifocal diseaseChart reviewCohort studyCurative therapyCurative treatment
2022
Effect of a cancer tracking system on timeliness of liver cancer care at a Veteran's Hospital.
Ivatorov A, Mezzacappa C, Taddei T. Effect of a cancer tracking system on timeliness of liver cancer care at a Veteran's Hospital. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2022, 40: 406-406. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2022.40.4_suppl.406.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHepatocellular carcinomaSuspicious imagingBCLC stageHCC diagnosisAdjusted mean reductionEarly BCLC stagesLiver cancer carePost-intervention cohortPre-intervention cohortSpecialty care appointmentsPost-intervention groupVeterans Affairs hospitalComplex care coordinationPre-intervention periodPost-intervention periodCare delaysPatient ageCare appointmentsCare preCancer careCare coordinationHCC screeningMean changeVeterans HospitalMean reduction