TACE, sorafenib improve survival among patients with infiltrative HCC

Tuesday, May 7, 2013

TACE, sorafenib improve survival among patients with infiltrative HCC

TACE, sorafenib improve survival among patients with infiltrative HCC
May 7, 2013
Patients with infiltrative hepatocellular carcinoma experienced prolonged survival when treated with transarterial chemoembolization or sorafenib in a recent retrospective cohort study.
Researchers evaluated data from 155 patients with infiltrative hepatocellular carcinoma (iHCC) seen at the University of California, San Francisco Medical Center between 2002 and 2010. Participants had a median age of 60 years, MELD score of 13, maximum tumor diameter of 11.3 cm and alpha-fetoprotein level of 347 ng/mL.
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Boceprevir/peginterferon/ribavirin effective, safe in chronic HCV patients with compensated cirrhosis
May 6, 2013

Patients with chronic hepatitis C and compensated cirrhosis experienced higher rates of sustained virologic response with the addition of boceprevir to therapy with pegylated interferon and ribavirin in a study presented at the International Liver Congress in Amsterdam.
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