Publication Name	World Journal of Transplantation
Manuscript ID	88833
Country	India

Received	2023-10-11 07:38
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Category	Transplantation
Manuscript Type	Observational Study
Article Title	Liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma in India: Are we ready for 2040?
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Hirak Pahari, Amruth Raj, Ambreen Sawant, Dipak S Ahire, Raosaheb Rathod, Chetan Rathi, Tushar Sankalecha, Sachin Palnitkar and Vikram Raut
ORCID	Author(s) ORCID Number Hirak Pahari http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1946-680X Amruth Raj http://orcid.org/0009-0001-2784-1809 Ambreen Sawant http://orcid.org/0009-0002-2370-5364 Dipak S Ahire http://orcid.org/0009-0002-0981-8792 Raosaheb Rathod http://orcid.org/0009-0000-1716-267X Chetan Rathi http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2704-4727 Tushar Sankalecha http://orcid.org/0009-0001-0910-1057 Sachin Palnitkar http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5619-0662 Vikram Raut http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1240-2747
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Hirak Pahari, DNB, MBBS, Surgeon, Department of Liver Transplant and HPB Surgery, Medicover Hospitals, Kharghar, Sector 10, Navi Mumbai 410210, Maharashtra, India. hirak.pahari@gmail.com
Key Words	Hepatocellular carcinoma; Liver transplant; India; Downstaging; Survey; Milan; University of California, San Francisco; Portal vein tumor thrombus; Expanded criteria
Core Tip	The current predicted 5-year survival rate of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients in India is less than 15%. The aim of transplantation is to achieve at least a 60% 5-year disease free survival which will truly provide a relief to the predictions of HCC surge over the next 20 years. The current worldwide criteria (Milan/University of California, San Francisco) may have a higher 5-year survival (> 70%) but the majority of patients still do not fit these criteria and are dependent on other sub-optimal modes of treatment with much lower survival rates. In order to face predictions for 2040, we must prepare to arm ourselves with less stringent selection criteria to widen the pool of patients who may avail transplant and have a chance at a better outcome.
Publish Date	2024-03-15 08:06
Citation	Pahari H, Raj A, Sawant A, Ahire DS, Rathod R, Rathi C, Sankalecha T, Palnitkar S, Raut V. Liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma in India: Are we ready for 2040? World J Transplant 2024; In press
URL	https://www.wjgnet.com/2220-3230/full/v14/i1/88833.htm
DOI	https://dx.doi.org/10.5500/wjt.v14.i1.88833

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