Treatment allocation in hepatocellular carcinoma: Assessment of the BCLC algorithm.

Background And Aims: The Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) staging system is the algorithm most widely used to manage patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). We aimed to investigate the extent to which the BCLC recommendations effectively guide clinical practice and assess the reasons for any deviation from the recommendations.

Material And Methods: The first-line treatments assigned to patients included in the prospective Bern HCC cohort were analyzed.

Factors affecting screening for hepatocellular carcinoma.

Background And Aim: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a frequent cancer. Its prognosis is highly dependent on early diagnosis. Patients at risk for developing HCC should be enrolled in a surveillance programme.