@article{TGC8253,
author = {Xiao Xu and Di Lu and Shusen Zheng},
title = {Response to “Influence on the other patients in the waiting list when expanding the Milan criteria” and “Can Milan criteria be expanded effectively for liver transplantation in patients with HCC?”},
journal = {Translational Gastrointestinal Cancer},
volume = {4},
number = {6},
year = {2015},
keywords = {},
abstract = {We thank Dr. Sugawara Y and Dr. Kim R for their insightful comments on our recent study (1). Organ allocation and selection of eligible candidates have always been a dilemma in liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Milan criteria successfully defined a subset of patients with acceptable outcomes. However, several groups have presented excellent outcomes when extending Milan criteria. And strict adherence to Milan criteria denies access to a possible curative liver transplant in around 1/3 of potential recipients (2). To approach an optimized patient selection criteria, our group proposed Hangzhou criteria, which use a strategy combining tumor biological behavior and morphology (3). About Hangzhou criteria, both the two commentaries provide interesting but incisive insights, which are noteworthy.},
url = {https://tgc.amegroups.com/article/view/8253}
}