eng Science and Education Publishing American Journal of Cancer Prevention 2328-7314 2016-04-26 4 2 23 25 10.12691/ajcp-4-2-1 AJCP2016421 article Cheng Luo 1 Yakun Wu 2 Shaoyong Liang 353827514@qq.com 2 Department of General Surgery, The Thirteenth People's Hospital of Chongqing, Chongqing 400010, China Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Suining Central Hospital, Suining 629000, China Transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) can prevent tumor progression in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma awaiting liver transplantation. This article introduces the effect of TACE before liver transplantation in terms of dropout rate, improvement in overall survival, prediction of survival, and its application as down-stage therapy. http://pubs.sciepub.com/ajcp/4/2/1/ajcp-4-2-1.pdf hepatocellular carcinoma; liver transplantation; therapeutic embolization