Emerging trends in hepatocellular carcinoma incidence and mortality
Njei B, Rotman Y, Ditah I, Lim JK. Emerging trends in hepatocellular carcinoma incidence and mortality. Hepatology 2015, 61: 191-199. PMID: 25142309, PMCID: PMC4823645, DOI: 10.1002/hep.27388.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIB mortalityHCC incidenceHepatocellular carcinomaIncidence of HCCMultivariable Cox regression analysisOverall median survivalCox regression analysisEnd Results (SEER) dataSignificant survival improvementAge-adjusted incidenceU.S. populationHepatocellular carcinoma incidenceJoinpoint Regression ProgramIncidence-based mortalityRegression analysisSignificant increaseCurative modalityLiver transplantCurative stageMedian survivalSurvival improvementCarcinoma incidenceTumor sizeVascular invasionPrimary tumor