“Hepatocellular carcinoma: A life-threatening disease” - 03/01/17

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Abstract |
An estimated rise in liver cancer incidence will increase to 95374 new cases by 2020. Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC), the most common primary malignant tumour of the liver, is considered to be the third leading cause of all cancer-related deaths and fifth common cancer worldwide. The reported data shows that the rate of HCC incidence in male population is three to four times higher compared with the female population. In the United States, HCV-induced liver cancer is increasing very fast because of the lack of proper treatment option. There are various treatment strategies available for HCC like liver transplantation, resection, ablation, embolization and chemotherapy still the prognosis is destitute. If the patient is eligible, liver transplantation is the only therapeutic option that may give around 90% survival rate, but the scarcity of liver donor limits its broad applicability. A sudden address is necessary to develop specific drugs, personalized medicine, for HCC.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Abbreviations : ADME, AFP, BCLC, Chk 1, HBV, HCC, HCV, LT, NAFLD, PDGF, PS, TACE, TSC, VEGFR
Keywords : Hepatocellular carcinoma, Transarterial chemoembolization, Molecular targeted therapy, Personalized medicine, Immunotherapy, Peptide hybrid
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