hepatocellular carcinoma

May 25, 2017May 25, 2017

FDA Reviewing Application for Opdivo Use in Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Often Caused by Hepatitis

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently accepted a supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) to extend the use of Opdivo (nivolumab) to patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). People chronically infected with hepatitis ... Read more

May 12, 2016May 12, 2016

Cost of Treating Hepatocellular Carcinoma in a Hepatitis C Cirrhosis Patient Now $175K, US Study Finds

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The cost of treating hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in patients with hepatitis C cirrhosis is very high — more than $175,000 per patient, according to a study published in the journal Cancer, titled “Direct ... Read more

April 26, 2016April 26, 2016

Early and Effective Hepatitis C Treatment Seen to Reduce the Risk of Liver Cancer

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Chronic hepatitis C that is treated and cured early — before cirrhosis develops and while patients are still young — reduces the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), Baylor College of Medicine researchers ... Read more

November 17, 2015November 17, 2015

Risk of Developing Hepatocellular Carcinoma After Hepatitis C Virus Treatment Assessed in New Study

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The risk of developing hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) who achieved sustained virologic response (SVR) after completion of antiviral therapy has been assessed in a recent ... Read more

May 14, 2015May 14, 2015

Diabetes Increases Risk For Hepatocellular Carcinoma In Adults With Hepatitis B Virus

Hepatitis B, News

Taiwanese patients suffering with chronic hepatitis B virus infection (HBV) and recently diagnosed with diabetes had a higher risk of developing hepatocellular carcinoma, according to recent findings published in the Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics ... Read more

February 9, 2015February 9, 2015

Chronic Hepatitis B/C Has Impact on Liver Cancer Genome

Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, News

A new study on the impact of chronic hepatitis on liver cancer, and on the genetic diversity of liver cancer displaying biliary phenotype entitled “Whole-genome mutational landscape of liver cancers ... Read more

December 3, 2014December 3, 2014

Researchers Profile Different Stages of Hepatitis B Virus-related Hepatocellular Carcinoma Development

Hepatitis B, News

A new study, entitled “Genome-wide methylation profiling of the different stages of hepatitis B virus-related hepatocellular carcinoma development in plasma cell-free DNA reveals potential biomarkers for early detection and high-risk ... Read more