HBV-related HCC, clinical issues and therapy

M Iavarone, M Colombo - Digestive and liver disease, 2011 - Elsevier
Every year, more than 600 thousand persons will develop hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)
worldwide. Sixty percent of all HCCs in Asia and Africa are related to chronic infection with …

Therapeutic strategies for hepatitis B virus-associated hepatocellular carcinoma

ET Wong, YP Chew, LA Lee, CGL Lee - Current Drug Targets, 2002 - ingentaconnect.com
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a one of the most prevalent cancers worldwide,
especially in the Asia Pacific region. At present, the five-year survival of individuals with …

Hepatitis B and hepatocellular carcinoma

AW Hemming, J Berumen, K Mekeel - Clinics in liver disease, 2016 - liver.theclinics.com
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the leading causes of cancer death worldwide,
and its incidence has been increasing in the last decade largely in parallel to the incidence …

Hepatitis B associated hepatocellular carcinoma: epidemiology, diagnosis and treatment

K Mohandas - Hepatitis B annual, 2004 - go.gale.com
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the fourth leading cause of cancer deaths in the world.
Chronic hepatitis B infection accounts for over 75% of all HCC. Incidence of HCC in India is …

Effects of cirrhosis on short-term and long-term survival of patients with hepatitis B–related hepatocellular carcinoma

VL Chen, AK Le, NG Kim, LH Kim, NH Nguyen… - Clinical …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background & Aims Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is the most common cause of hepatocellular
carcinoma (HCC) worldwide. Unlike other liver diseases, HBV can cause HCC in the …

[HTML][HTML] Future perspectives for hepatocellular carcinoma

WY Lau - Hpb, 2003 - Elsevier
Background Five facets of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) are identified that impact on
future directions in the management of the disease: epidemiology, prevention, screening …

Hepatocellular cancer: a century of progress

MC Kew - Clinics in liver disease, 2000 - Elsevier
At the beginning of the twentieth century, hepatocellular cancer (HCC) was thought to be
uncommon, and almost nothing was known of its origin or pathogenesis. At the end of the …

Hepatocellular carcinoma: an Asian perspective

EK Teo, KM Fock - Digestive Diseases, 2001 - karger.com
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most frequently occurring malignancies in
Asia. The incidence exceeds 30 cases/100,000/year in the east Asian region. Worldwide, it …

Cirrhosis is present in most patients with hepatitis B and hepatocellular carcinoma

JD Yang, WR Kim, R Coelho, TA Mettler… - Clinical …, 2011 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND & AIMS:: There are few data available about the prevalence or effects of
cirrhosis in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) from viral hepatitis. We compared …

Role of antiviral therapy in the management of hepatocellular carcinoma

YS Guan, Q He - Anti-cancer drugs, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Globally, hepatitis B virus (HBV) and/or hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection leads to liver
fibrosis and cirrhosis, which in turn causes resultant hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) …