Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Post-Pandemic Changes on the Diagnosis, Treatment, and Mortality of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in a Tertiary Center in Western Romania
The COVID-19 pandemic decreased HCC diagnoses, with only a partial rebound in the PostP period that did not reach PreP levels. While the PandP period showed worsening BCLC staging and an increase in tumor numbers, the tumor stage and treatment in the PostP period were similar to those in the PreP period. Similarly, the nine-month survival rates remained similar across all three periods.
Authors
- Dana Iovănescu
- Felix Bende (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3820-7325)
- Alexandru Popa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2451-4087)
- Renata Fofiu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9195-7526)
- Tudor Moga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8978-1856)
- Bogdan Miuţescu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5336-5789)
- Eyad Gadour (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5087-1611)
- Adrian Burdan
- Alina Popescu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9141-7228)
- Călin Burciu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3657-4546)
- Roxana Șirli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0179-1014)
- Mirela Dănilă (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3568-0638)
- Deiana Burciu
Institutions
- King Fahad Specialist Hospital (SA)
- Victor Babeș University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timișoara (RO)
- Vasile Goldis Western University of Arad (RO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cancers
- Published
- 2025-05-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers17101660
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.05