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Liquid Biopsy in Hepatocellular Carcinoma

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Hepatocellular carcinoma is the major cancer-related death worldwide, and the prognosis is grim. Therefore, there is an urgent need of detection at early stage, effective treatment options, and prevention of recurrence. Recently, liquid biopsies, such as circulating tumor cells, circulating tumor DNA, and microRNA, have accumulating evidence that is useful for these needs.

In this review, we summarize the current advance of liquid biopsies and discuss the perspective.

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Suzuki, E., Chiba, T., Kato, N. (2019). Liquid Biopsy in Hepatocellular Carcinoma. In: Shimada, H. (eds) Biomarkers in Cancer Therapy. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-7295-7_8

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