Novel therapeutics in hepatocellular carcinoma: how can we make progress?

RK Kelley, AP Venook - American Society of Clinical Oncology …, 2013 - ascopubs.org
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the third leading cause of cancer death globally, and its
prevalence and impact are even more profound because sorafenib is the only systemic …

[PDF][PDF] Beyond chemotherapy: systemic treatment options for hepatocellular carcinoma

ZZ Topp, DS Sigal - Transl Cancer Res, 2013 - cdn.amegroups.cn
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a major worldwide problem. Multiple chemotherapeutic
agents have been used both as single agents and in combination to treat advanced HCC …

[HTML][HTML] Second line systemic therapies for hepatocellular carcinoma: reasons for the failure

M Maida, M Iavarone, M Raineri, C Cammà… - World Journal of …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the main cause of death in patients with cirrhosis, with
an increasing incidence worldwide. Sorafenib is the choice therapy for advanced HCC. Over …

Hepatocellular carcinoma: reasons for phase III failure and novel perspectives on trial design

JM Llovet, V Hernandez-Gea - Clinical cancer research, 2014 - AACR
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a major health problem. Most patients with HCC
experience a recurrence after resection/ablation or are diagnosed at advanced stages …

Brivanib versus sorafenib as first-line therapy in patients with unresectable, advanced hepatocellular carcinoma: results from the randomized phase III BRISK-FL study

PJ Johnson, S Qin, JW Park, RTP Poon… - Journal of clinical …, 2013 - ascopubs.org
Purpose Brivanib is a dual inhibitor of vascular-endothelial growth factor and fibroblast
growth factor receptors that are implicated in the pathogenesis of hepatocellular carcinoma …

Sorafenib: the gold standard therapy in advanced hepatocellular carcinoma and beyond

G Gadaleta-Caldarola, R Divella, A Mazzocca… - Future …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
COmmEntaRY Gadaleta-Caldarola, Divella, Mazzocca et al. future science group
biomarkers and confirm that sorafenib may act by decreasing the RAS/RAF/MEK/ERK si …

Emerging targeted strategies in advanced hepatocellular carcinoma

RS Finn - Seminars in liver disease, 2013 - thieme-connect.com
Treatment of advanced-stage hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains a challenge
because of the complex nature of the disease and the lack of available therapies. The …

Evaluating the role of treatment-related toxicities in the challenges facing targeted therapies for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma

DH Palmer, PJ Johnson - Cancer and Metastasis Reviews, 2015 - Springer
Advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (aHCC) is a complex disease beset by underlying liver
dysfunction and high molecular heterogeneity. Sorafenib, introduced in 2007, is considered …

Learning from 7 years of experience with sorafenib in advanced HCC: sorafenib better than sorafenib?

S Faivre, A de Gramont, E Raymond - Targeted oncology, 2016 - Springer
Sorafenib approval in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) was based
on two randomized, placebocontrolled, phase III trials. In those studies, sorafenib treatment …

New molecularly targeted therapies against advanced hepatocellular carcinoma: From molecular pathogenesis to clinical trials and future directions

M Chuma, K Terashita, N Sakamoto - Hepatology research, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) can be lethal due to its aggressive course and lack of
effective systemic therapies for advanced disease. Sorafenib is the only systemic therapy …