5 Liver Cancer News and Updates That Patients May Have Missed in 2020

There were several updates in the field of liver cancer in 2020. Here, CURE® looks back at some news and updates in the field of liver cancer that patients may have missed.

• Treatment with Opdivo (nivolumab) with Yervoy (ipilimumab) was manageably safe and resulted in a promising response in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) previously treated with Nexavar (sorafenib). READ MORE.

• The combination of Tafinlar (dabrafenib) plus Mekinist (trametinib) could offer patients with BRAF V600E-mutated biliary tract cancer another much-needed treatment option, according to results from a phase 2 study published in the Lancet Oncology. READ MORE.
• A survey administered by pharmaceutical company Incyte and the nonprofit Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation found that patients with bile duct cancer face more than a dozen symptoms or treatment-related side effects that negatively affect their daily lives. READ MORE.
• The Food and Drug Administration’s approval of Pemazyre (pemigatinib) in May was a “huge milestone” for patients with cholangiocarcinoma, according to the advocacy coordinator with the Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation. READ MORE.
• Racial inequities in the liver cancer death rate, which previously had been declining, started rising after lifesaving drugs became available to treat hepatitis C virus, a major risk factor for the cancer. READ MORE.

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