Liver Cancer

Treatment with a CAR-M cell therapy plus Keytruda is being assessed in a phase 1 study in patients with HER2-overexpressed tumors.

Patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma treated with the STRIDE regimen, consisting of Imjudo and Imfinzi, experienced manageable immune-related side effects with improvements in overall survival.

Patients born outside of the U.S. may have improved liver cancer survival rates compared with U.S.-born patients, although more research is needed to determine what may be driving this effect, research showed.

TPST-1120 is displaying potential in combatting hepatocellular carcinoma, the fastest-rising cause of cancer-related death in the United States.

The use of ChatGPT (an artificial intelligence platform) tended to produce reliable cancer-related information in most circumstances, but patient-provider communication is still key, an expert said.

Patients with type 2 diabetes have an increased cancer burden and, as a result, a higher mortality rate, highlighting the importance of inflammatory factors like obesity and glucose control.

Patients with advanced HCC who progressed after treatment with immunotherapy may have a survival benefit when treated with second-line Lenvima.

Good science, along with creativity in applying and testing it properly, can be successful against all odds for patients with cholangiocarcinoma.

If approved by the FDA, zanidatamab could be the first HER-2 targeted therapy for patients with biliary tract cancers.

Biliary duct cancer, or cholangiocarcinoma, has always been known as a difficult-to-treat disease, but immunotherapies may make an impact on patients' lives.

After Marshall Morris was diagnosed with a rare cancer and given only six months to live, he created a charity that empowers people with terminal illness and provides them with counseling and support.

The FDA approved Imjudo plus Imfinzi for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma, although more work is needed to develop a treatment that cures patients, an expert said.

The dual immunotherapy regimen of Imjudo and Imfinzi may provide patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma a well-tolerated treatment to extend survival.

The Food and Drug Administration approved Imfinzi plus gemcitabine and cisplatin for locally advanced or metastatic biliary tract cancer.

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Treatment with Keytruda plus Lenvima did not best Lenvima alone as a first-line treatment option for a group of patients with liver cancer that could not be treated with surgery, according to recently announced study results from a phase 3 clinical trial.

Shrinking liver cancer tumors helps patients become eligible for transplant, thus improving their long-term outcomes, according to recent study results.

From actors Tony Dow and David Warner dying from cancer to a cancer survivor rappelling a building in the name of awareness and fundraising, here’s what’s happening in the oncology space this week.

Treatment with Opdivo plus standard of care chemotherapy followed by maintenance Opdivo or Opdivo plus Yervoy failed to elicit survival benefits compared with standard of care chemotherapy alone in patients with previously untreated advanced biliary cancer, which is a rare form of liver cancer.

Treatment with Cabometyx in combination with Tecentriq induced superior progression-free survival outcomes and disease control rates versus Nexavar alone in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma, the most common type of liver cancer.

From “General Hospital” star Cameron Mathison discussing his cancer experience to Dame Deborah James and Hells Angels founder Sonny Barger dying of the disease, here’s what happened in the cancer space this week.

Treatment with an experimental drug delivered through a minimally invasive procedure may show promise in patients with liver cancer that cannot be treated with surgery.

Although she has always been driven to excel, Karen Driskill's, M.S., RN, purpose became more focused after her mother-in-law passed away from intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma in 2010.

The priority review means that the FDA plans to speed up its review of Imfinzi combined with chemotherapy in patients with advanced or metastatic biliary tract cancer.

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