The international surgical journal with global reach

This is the Scientific Surgery Archive, which contains all randomized clinical trials in surgery that have been identified by searching the top 50 English language medical journal issues since January 1998. Compiled by Jonothan J. Earnshaw, former Editor-in-Chief, BJS

Antiviral therapy reduces hepatocellular carcinoma recurrence in patients with low HBV-DNA levels. A randomized controlled trial. Ann Surg 2018: 268: 943-954.

Published: 27th February 2019

Authors: Huang G, Li P-P, Lau WY, Pan Z-Y, Zhao L-H, Wang Z-G et al.

Conclusion

Some 200 patients with hepatitis B were included after curative resection of their liver tumour. After five years, patients on antiviral therapy had improved recurrence-free survival (52 vs 32.3 per cent, P=0.016) and overall survival (64.1 vs 43.7 per cent, P=0.004).

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