New modalities of treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma

Authors

  • Arman Karimi Behnagh Student Research Committee, Faculty of Medicine Branch, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
  • Negar Rezaei Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
  • Mohadeseh Jahannia Student Research Committee, Faculty of Medicine Branch, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
  • Zeynab Noorimotlagh Student Research Committee, Faculty of Medicine Branch, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
  • Ali Kabir Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Center; Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

Abstract

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the second most common cause of death from cancer worldwide. Managing HCC is difficult. However, there are many treatment options available such as liver transplantation, radiotherapy, different ablative techniques, surgery, trans-arterial chemoembolization (TACE) and systemic therapy. These treatments did not show the promising responses and the recurrence rate is still high. On the other hand, there are some new treatments such as immunotherapy, gene therapy, combination of different therapies, Chinese traditional therapies and new targeted therapies. The aim of this study is to review both the recent changes in the common therapies and newly developed therapies of HCC.
Keywords carcinoma, hepatocellular, treatment, combined modality therapy

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Published

2017-09-26

How to Cite

Karimi Behnagh, A., Rezaei, N., Jahannia, M., Noorimotlagh, Z., & Kabir, A. (2017). New modalities of treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma. Journal of Contemporary Medical Sciences, 3(11), 239–252. Retrieved from https://www.jocms.org/index.php/jcms/article/view/219

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 11 (2017): Summer 2017

Section

Review