Hepatocellular carcinoma: current trends in worldwide epidemiology, risk factors, diagnosis, and therapeutics.

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Published in Hepat Med on May 08, 2012

Authors

Renumathy Dhanasekaran1, Alpna Limaye1, Roniel Cabrera1

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Department of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.

Associated clinical trials:

First Line Hepato Cellular Carcinoma (HCC) (BRISK FL) | NCT00858871

Comparison of Brivanib and Best Supportive Care to Placebo for Treatment of Liver Cancer for Those Subjects Who Have Failed Sorafenib Treatment (BRISK PS) | NCT00825955

Phase III Trans-Arterial Chemo-Embolization (TACE) Adjuvant HCC (BRISK TA) | NCT00908752

A Study of ThermoDox™ in Combination With Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA) in Primary and Metastatic Tumors of the Liver | NCT00441376

Bevacizumab and Erlotinib or Sorafenib as First-Line Therapy in Treating Patients With Advanced Liver Cancer | NCT00881751

Erlotinib Plus Bevacizumab in Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) as Second-line Therapy | NCT01180959

Sorafenib Dose Ramp-Up in Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) | NCT01203787

Pilot Study of Irreversible Electroporation (IRE) to Treat Early-Stage Primary Liver Cancer (HCC) | NCT01078415

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