An Open-Access, Interactive Decision-Support Tool to Facilitate Guideline-Driven Care for Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Robert J. Wong, Channa Jayasekera, Patricia Jones, Fasiha Kanwal, Amit G. Singal, Aijaz Ahmed, Robert Taglienti, Zobair Younossi, Laura Kulik, Neil Mehta

Abstract


Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is increasing in incidence and is a leading cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide. Adherence to HCC surveillance guidelines and appropriate treatment triage of liver lesions may improve receipt of curative-intent treatment and improved survival. Late-stage HCC diagnosis reflects sub-optimal implementation of effective HCC surveillance, whereas inappropriate treatment triage or linkage to care accounts for the non-receipt of curative-intent in close to half of early-stage HCC in the USA. A free, open-access decision-support tool for liver lesions that incorporates current guideline recommendations in a user-friendly interface could improve appropriate and timely triage of patients to appropriate care. This review provides a summary of gaps and disparities in linkage to HCC care and introduces a free, internet-based, interactive decision-support tool for managing liver lesions. This tool has been developed by the HCC Steering Committee of the Chronic Liver Disease Foundation and is targeted toward clinicians across specialties who may encounter liver lesions during routine care or as part of dedicated HCC surveillance.




Gastroenterol Res. 2022;15(6):297-307
doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/gr1573

Keywords


Digital decision-support tool; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Surveillance; Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer staging system; Cascade of care

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