Hepatocellular Carcinoma Excellence Forum

Hepatocellular Carcinoma

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Leaders in the field sharing authoritative insights and institutional best practices.

Videos

Ghassan Abou-Alfa, MD, Talks Novel TKIs, Importance of HCC Etiology

06/05/2020

Dr Abou-Alfa discusses novel therapies and why etiology is important in the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma in the second part of this interview highlighting abstracts of note presented at the virtual 2020 ASCO Annual Meeting.

Dr Abou-Alfa discusses novel...

06/05/2020

Oncology

Videos

Updates in Combination Therapies for HCC

05/29/2020

Ghassan Abou-Alfa, MD, discusses the clinical value of certain combo therapy regimens for patients with unresectable HCC.

Ghassan Abou-Alfa, MD, discusses...

05/29/2020

Oncology

Debates and Roundtables

Expert Roundtable: Clinical Significance of the HCC REACH/ REACH-2 Trials

08/13/2019

Ghassan Abou-Alfa, MD; Arndt Vogel, MD, PhD; and Chris Verslype, MD, PhD, FACP, discuss the significance of the REACH and REACH-2 trials.

Ghassan Abou-Alfa, MD; Arndt...

08/13/2019

Oncology

Videos

Tanios S. Bekaii-Saab, MD, Talks Optimal Second-Line HCC Therapy With Cabozantinib

04/17/2019

At the 2019 Great Debates & Updates in GI Malignancies meeting, Dr Bekaii-Saab discussed the role of cabozantinib in the second-line HCC therapy.

At the 2019 Great Debates &...

04/17/2019

Oncology

Videos

Tanios S. Bekaii-Saab, MD, Discusses Sequencing of Agents in HCC Therapy

04/03/2019

At the 2019 Great Debates & Updates in GI Malignancies meeting, Dr Bekaii-Saab discussed how to best sequence drugs in the treatment of HCC.

At the 2019 Great Debates &...

04/03/2019

Oncology

Recent News

News

Intraoperative Radiation Therapy May Improve Survival For Certain Patients With Recurrent Cervical or Endometrial Cancer

11/14/2024

Allison Casey ;

According to a retrospective study, there was an appreciable survival gain for well-selected patients with recurrent or persistent endometrial or cervical cancer who receive intraoperative radiation therapy.

According to a retrospective...

11/14/2024

Oncology

News

Amrubicin Plus Irinotecan Demonstrates Promising Efficacy, Safety for Chemotherapy-Naïve Patients With Extensive-Disease Small Cell Lung Cancer

11/14/2024

Stephanie Holland ;

According to results from the phase 2 LC 08-01 trial, amrubicin plus irinotecan demonstrated promising efficacy and safety among chemotherapy-naïve patients with extensive-disease small cell lung cancer.

According to results from the...

11/14/2024

Oncology

News

Addition of Bempegaldesleukin to Nivolumab Does Not Benefit Cisplatin-Ineligible Patients With First-Line Advanced Urothelial Carcinoma

11/13/2024

Stephanie Holland ;

Results from the phase 2 PIVOT-10 trial demonstrated that the addition of bempegaldesleukin to first-line nivolumab did not improve outcomes for cisplatin-ineligible patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma.

Results from the phase 2...

11/13/2024

Oncology

News

Mirdametinib for Adult and Pediatric Patients With Neurofibromatosis Type 1 With Plexiform Neurofibromas

11/12/2024

Allison Casey ;

According to a phase 2b trial, mirdametinib demonstrated significant confirmed objective response rates with deep and durable reductions of volume of target plexiform neurofibromas and clinically meaningful improvements to health-related...

According to a phase 2b trial,...

11/12/2024

Oncology

News

Epirubicin Plus Cyclophosphamide and Docetaxel Reduces Long-Term Risk of Recurrence for Patients With TOP2A Normal Early Breast Cancer

11/12/2024

Stephanie Holland ;

According to final results from the DBCG 07-READ trial, the addition of epirubicin to cyclophosphamide and docetaxel reduced long-term risk of breast cancer recurrence among patients with TOP2A normal early breast cancer.

According to final results from...

11/12/2024

Oncology

News

Pembrolizumab Plus Chemotherapy For Patients With High-Risk Endometrial Cancer

11/11/2024

Allison Casey ;

According to results from a phase 3 trial, pembrolizumab plus chemotherapy did not improve DFS among patients with high-risk endometrial cancer. However, there may be a benefit among patients with mismatch report-deficient disease.

According to results from a...

11/11/2024

Oncology

FDA Approval

FDA Grants Approval to Obecabtagene Autoleucel for R/R B-Cell Precursor Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

11/08/2024

On November 8, 2024, the FDA approved CD19-directed genetically modified autologous T cell immunotherapy obecabtagene autoleucel for the treatment of patients with relapsed/refractory B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

On November 8, 2024, the FDA...

11/08/2024

Oncology

News

Naporafenib in Combination With Rineterkib or Tremetinib for KRAS- or BRAF-Mutant Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

11/07/2024

Allison Casey ;

While naporafenib plus rineterkib and naporafenib plus trametinib both had acceptable safety profiles, antitumor activity was limited among patients with KRAS-/BRAF-mutant non-small cell lung cancer.

While naporafenib plus...

11/07/2024

Oncology

News

Addition of Concurrent Thoracic Radiotherapy to First-Line TKI Therapy Improves Survival for Patients With EGFR-Mutated Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

11/06/2024

Stephanie Holland ;

According to results from a phase 3 trial, the addition of concurrent thoracic radiotherapy to first-line icotinib improved survival among patients with EGFR-mutated oligo-organ metastatic non-small cell lung cancer.

According to results from a...

11/06/2024

Oncology

News

Ipilimumab After PD-1 Inhibition Failure Among Patients With Metastatic Melanoma

11/05/2024

Allison Casey ;

A single-center real-world study found the use of ipilimumab in the second-line was an effective therapy for patients with metastatic BRAF/NRAS-wildtype metastatic melanoma without brain metastases.

A single-center real-world study...

11/05/2024

Oncology