Abstract
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the fifth most common cancer worldwide with increasing incidence in the Western World. In contrast to most other malignancies, only surgical and local ablative therapeutic options have shown efficacy in patients with HCC. Systemic chemotherapy has failed to show a substantial benefit for these patients. Therefore, a number of immunotherapeutic trials have been performed to evaluate the efficacy of immunotherapy for the treatment of HCC. Although only a limited number of patients have been enrolled in most trials so far, results from these studies clearly suggest that immunotherapy is safe in HCC patients. Here, we review recent immunotherapy trials in HCC.
Keywords: Radiofrequency thermo ablation, Transarterial chemoembolization, cytotoxic T lymphocytes, Interferon, Dendritic Cell
Reviews on Recent Clinical Trials
Title: Immunotherapy of HCC
Volume: 3 Issue: 1
Author(s): Tim F. Greten, Michael P. Manns and Firouzeh Korangy
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Keywords: Radiofrequency thermo ablation, Transarterial chemoembolization, cytotoxic T lymphocytes, Interferon, Dendritic Cell
Abstract: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the fifth most common cancer worldwide with increasing incidence in the Western World. In contrast to most other malignancies, only surgical and local ablative therapeutic options have shown efficacy in patients with HCC. Systemic chemotherapy has failed to show a substantial benefit for these patients. Therefore, a number of immunotherapeutic trials have been performed to evaluate the efficacy of immunotherapy for the treatment of HCC. Although only a limited number of patients have been enrolled in most trials so far, results from these studies clearly suggest that immunotherapy is safe in HCC patients. Here, we review recent immunotherapy trials in HCC.
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Greten F. Tim, Manns P. Michael and Korangy Firouzeh, Immunotherapy of HCC, Reviews on Recent Clinical Trials 2008; 3 (1) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/157488708783330549
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/157488708783330549 |
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Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 1876-1038 |
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