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Mail outreach doubles HCC screening in safety-net hospital
Mail outreach strategies were effective for increasing screening rates for hepatocellular carcinoma among patients with cirrhosis, a population most at-risk, according to data from a recent prospective study.
CheckMate 040: Opdivo safe, effective in advanced HCC
BOSTON — Opdivo monotherapy was safe and effective in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma, irrespective of infection status, according to results of the CheckMate 040 trial presented during a Late Breaker at The Liver Meeting 2016.
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HCC incidence stable in DAA-treated patients with HCV, cirrhosis
BOSTON — Patients with hepatitis C infection cirrhosis treated with oral direct-acting antiviral agents were not at increased risk for developing hepatocellular carcinoma, according to study findings presented here.
Bayer submits supplemental NDA for Stivarga for advanced HCC
Bayer announced it has submitted a supplemental New Drug Application to the FDA for Stivarga as a second-line systemic treatment for patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma.
TACE plus radiotherapy improves survival for HCC, portal vein tumor thrombus
The use of transarterial chemoembolization with radiotherapy led to improved survival outcomes for patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma and portal vein tumor thrombus, compared with patients who underwent transarterial chemoembolization alone, per published findings in Hepatology Research.
Risk model predicts HCC progression in HBV-related cirrhosis
Researchers developed an effective risk model for measuring long-term outcomes of nodules with undetermined malignant potential and hepatocellular carcinoma progression in patients with hepatitis B virus-related cirrhosis, per published findings in the American Journal of Gastroenterology.
Photodynamic therapy, stents increase survival for extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma
The use of photodynamic therapy with stents was safe and increased survival among patients with unresectable extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma vs. stents alone, per results from a retrospective study presented at UEG Week 2016.
Advanced HCC prevalent in blacks vs. non-Hispanic whites
LAS VEGAS — Black patients presented with more advanced hepatocellular carcinoma compared with non-Hispanic white patients at Alameda Health System, Highland Hospital — a safety-net hospital — in Oakland, Calif., per data presented at ACG 2016.
Up to 40% of US cancer deaths attributable to cigarette smoking
Cigarette smoking led to a significant number of cancer deaths throughout the United States, according to data published in JAMA Internal Medicine.
Minimal invasive surgery for major liver resection associated with lower morbidity, mortality
Patients who underwent hepatectomy via minimally invasive surgery were less likely to experience serious morbidities or mortality compared with patients who underwent hepatectomy via open surgery, according to data presented at the 2016 Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons.
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