Liver Cancer/HCC
AASLD 2017: Nivolumab Improves Outcomes in Liver Cancer Study
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- Category: Liver Cancer/HCC
- Published on Thursday, 30 November 2017 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
Nivolumab (Opdivo), a PD-1 checkpoint inhibitor that helps the immune system fight cancer, was associated with a decrease in tumor size or disease stabilization in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in the CheckMate 040 study, according to a report at the 2017 AASLD Liver Meeting last month in Washington, DC.
Coverage of the 2017 AASLD Liver Meeting
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- Category: HBV Treatment
- Published on Thursday, 30 November 2017 00:00
- Written by HIVandHepatitis.com
HIVandHepatitis.com coverage of the 2017 American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) Liver Meeting in Washington, DC, October 20-24, 2017.
Conference highlights include direct-acting antiviral therapy for difficult-to-treat people with hepatitis C, novel hepatitis B agents, complications of viral hepatitis, and NAFLD/NASH.
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11/30/17
FDA Approves Nivolumab Immunotherapy for Liver Cancer
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- Category: Liver Cancer/HCC
- Published on Thursday, 12 October 2017 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
In September, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted accelerated approval for nivolumab (Opdivo), an immunotherapy drug that restores T-cell anti-tumor activity, for people with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).
AASLD 2017: Curing Hepatitis C with DAAs Reduces Liver Cancer Risk
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- Category: Liver Cancer/HCC
- Published on Tuesday, 31 October 2017 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
People who achieved a sustained virological response to hepatitis C treatment lowered their risk of hepatocellular carcinoma by around 70%, regardless of whether they were treated with new direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) or older interferon-based therapy, according to study results presented at the 2017 AASLD Liver Meeting last week in Washington, DC.
FDA Approves Nivolumab Immunotherapy for Liver Cancer
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- Category: Liver Cancer/HCC
- Published on Thursday, 12 October 2017 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
In September, the U.S. Food and Drug Administrationgranted accelerated approval for nivolumab (Opdivo), an immunotherapy drug that restores T-cell anti-tumor activity, for people with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).
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