ILCA

October 06, 2020

Neoadjuvant immunotherapy with nivolumab plus percutaneous electroporation has demonstrated early signals of promise in the treatment of patients with Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer class A hepatocellular carcinoma, according to preliminary reports from the phase 2 NIVOLEP trial.

October 04, 2020

Although the use of α-fetoprotein has long been established in hepatocellular carcinoma as a biomarker for screening and diagnosis, its role in treatment selection and prognosis following systemic therapy is a moving target.

October 03, 2020

Findings from the NASIR-HCC phase 2 clinical trial demonstrated the safety and tolerability of nivolumab administered with selective internal radiation therapy containing yttrium-90 resin in patients who were ineligible for transarterial chemoembolization.

September 30, 2020

Better response in survival were observed in patients with Child-Pugh B cirrhosis, a patient population that has limited treatment options, when given cabozantinib in the phase 3 CELESTIAL study.

September 21, 2018

Andrew Zhu, MD, PhD, director of Liver Cancer Research and Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital, shares his advice on making decisions for frontline treatment of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma.

September 18, 2018

Novel immunotherapy combinations are currently under investigation for the treatment of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma, with several promising phase III trials incorporating checkpoint inhibitors now underway. Finding successful ways to combine these therapies is among the most significant trends emerging as part of the next wave of discovery in the field, according to experts.