Current hepatocellular carcinoma systemic pharmacological treatment options
WCRJ 2023;
10
: e2570
DOI: 10.32113/wcrj_20235_2570
Topic: Gastrointestinal cancer
Category: Opinion paper
Abstract
Liver cancer is the sixth common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer death worldwide. Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) accounts for ~90% of cases of liver cancer and is the fourth most common cause of cancer-related death in the world. Up to now, 4 oral multityrosine kinase inhibitors (sorafenib, lenvatinib, regorafenib and cabozantinib), 1 anti-angiogenic antibody (ramucirumab) and 5 immune checkpoint inhibitors, alone or in combination (atezolizumab in combination with bevacizumab, ipilimumab in combination with nivolumab, tremelimumab in combination with durvalumab, nivolumab and pembrolizumab in monotherapy) have been commercialized for advanced HCC patients’ treatment. The aim of this editorial is to provide an insight in current hepatocellular carcinoma systemic pharmacological treatment options.
To cite this article
Current hepatocellular carcinoma systemic pharmacological treatment options
WCRJ 2023;
10
: e2570
DOI: 10.32113/wcrj_20235_2570
Publication History
Submission date: 18 Feb 2023
Revised on: 20 Mar 2023
Accepted on: 19 May 2023
Published online: 26 May 2023
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