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ASO Author Reflections: The Role of Postoperative Adjuvant Transarterial Chemoembolization for Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Hepatic Vein Invasion

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ASO Author Reflections is a brief invited commentary on the article, “Postoperative Adjuvant Transarterial Chemoembolization Improves Outcomes of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Associated with Hepatic Vein Invasion: A Propensity Score Matching Analysis.” Ann Surg Oncol. 2019;26:1465–73.

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Zhang, XP., Cheng, SQ. ASO Author Reflections: The Role of Postoperative Adjuvant Transarterial Chemoembolization for Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Hepatic Vein Invasion. Ann Surg Oncol 26 (Suppl 3), 709–710 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-019-07672-6

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