April 28th 2024
During a live Community Case Forum event in partnership with the Tennessee Oncology Practice Society, Pierre Gholam, MD, examined the current state of treatment for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma, looking in particular at what data is available for those with Child-Pugh B and C status who have poorer outcomes and have limited data from prospective clinical trials.
Community Practice Connections™: Real-World Applications of Novel Therapies Across TNBC and Addressing Disparities in Care
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6th Annual Precision Medicine Symposium: An Illustrated Tumor Board
October 18-19, 2024
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Advances in TNBC: Communicating with Your Patients About Clinical Trial Awareness and Treatment Concerns to Improve Clinical Outcomes
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Community Practice Connections™: 5th Annual Precision Medicine Symposium – An Illustrated Tumor Board
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41st Annual CFS®: Innovative Cancer Therapy for Tomorrow
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Predictive Biomarkers Not Found in STORM Study for Sorafenib in HCC
September 18th 2017Hepatocyte pERK-positive immunostaining and microvascular invasion were independent prognostic factors of recurrence-free survival for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma treated with adjuvant sorafenib. According to an analysis of the phase III STORM study presented at the 11th International Liver Cancer Association Annual Conference, a predictive biomarker for recurrence was not uncovered.
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Lenvatinib Continues to be Noninferior to Sorafenib in HCC, Updated Results Show
September 17th 2017According to updated phase III results presented at the 11th Annual International Liver Cancer Association Conference, first-line therapy with Lenvatinib in the frontline setting continued to be noninferior in overall survival and achieve significant improvements in progression-free survival, time to progression, and objective response rate versus sorafenib for patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma
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Direct Acting Antivirals Not Associated With Increased HCC Recurrence
September 16th 2017Direct acting antivirals, a novel, oral hepatitis C therapy, is associated with a high response rate. DAAs are used in most patients being treated for hepatitis C, including those with decompensated cirrhosis. However, this treatment has been replaced by interferon-based therapy for patients with hepatitis C.
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Improved Responses Found With BLU-554 for Hepatocellular Carcinoma
September 16th 2017According to findings presented at the 11th Annual Conference on the International Liver Cancer Association in Seoul, South Korea, BLU-554 induced an overall response rate of 16% in patients with FGF 19 immunohistochemistry-positive hepatocellular carcinoma. BLU-554 is a potent and highly selective inhibitor of fibroblast growth factor receptor 4.
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Intra-Tumor Heterogeneity in Primary and Metastatic HCC
July 11th 2017David J. Pinato, MD, PhD, NIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer in Medical Oncology, resident, Royal Brompton Hospital and Imperial College London, discusses an analysis of intra-tumor heterogeneity in the regulation of immune-tolerogenic pathways in primary and metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).
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The Choice Between Immunotherapy and TKIs for Liver Cancer
June 20th 2017Options for treating patients with hepatocellular carcinoma may currently be limited, with most physicians turning to a tyrosine kinase inhibitor for advanced disease, but physicians may soon be able to choose between a TKI and immunotherapy.
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