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Survival in untreated hepatocellular carcinoma: A national cohort study

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  • Young Ae Kim
  • Danbee Kang
  • Hyeyoung Moon
  • Donghyun Sinn
  • Minwoong Kang
  • Sang Myung Woo
  • Yoon Jung Chang
  • Boram Park
  • Sun-Young Kong
  • Eliseo Guallar
  • Soo-Yong Shin
  • Geunyeon Gwak
  • Joung Hwan Back
  • Eun Sook Lee
  • Juhee Cho

Abstract

This study aimed to analyze the proportion, characteristics and prognosis of untreated hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients in a large representative nationwide study. A cohort study was conducted using the National Health Insurance Service (NHIS) database in Korea. A total of 63,668 newly-diagnosed HCC patients between January 2008 and December 2013 were analyzed. Patients were categorized into treatment group and no treatment group using claim codes after HCC diagnosis. The proportion of untreated HCC patients was 27.6%, decreasing from 33.4% in 2008 to 24.8% in 2013. Compared to treated patients, untreated patients were more likely to be older (P

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  • Young Ae Kim & Danbee Kang & Hyeyoung Moon & Donghyun Sinn & Minwoong Kang & Sang Myung Woo & Yoon Jung Chang & Boram Park & Sun-Young Kong & Eliseo Guallar & Soo-Yong Shin & Geunyeon Gwak & Joung Hwa, 2021. "Survival in untreated hepatocellular carcinoma: A national cohort study," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 16(2), pages 1-12, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0246143
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0246143
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