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Review Article| Volume 24, ISSUE 4, P719-737, November 2020

Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors and Hepatocellular Carcinoma

  • Leonardo G. da Fonseca
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    Clinical Oncology, Instituto do Cancer do Estado de São Paulo, University of São Paulo, Av. Dr. Arnaldo, 251-Cerqueira Cesar, São Paulo, São Paulo CEP 01246-000, Brazil
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  • Maria Reig
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    Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) Group, Liver Unit, Hospital Clinic Barcelona, IDIBAPS, Villarroel 170, Barcelona 08036, Spain

    University of Barcelona, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBERehd), Barcelona, Spain
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  • Jordi Bruix
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    Corresponding author. Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) Group, Liver Unit, Hospital Clinic Barcelona, IDIBAPS, Villarroel 170, Barcelona 08036, Spain.
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    Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) Group, Liver Unit, Hospital Clinic Barcelona, IDIBAPS, Villarroel 170, Barcelona 08036, Spain

    University of Barcelona, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBERehd), Barcelona, Spain
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Published:September 05, 2020DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cld.2020.07.012

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