Systemic Therapy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma
A special issue of Cancers (ISSN 2072-6694). This special issue belongs to the section "Cancer Therapy".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2023) | Viewed by 12802
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common primary liver cancer, also associated with poor prognosis. Novel systemic treatments for intermediate to advanced HCC, including chemotherapy, molecularly targeted therapy, immune checkpoint inhibitor immunotherapy and their combinations, have been evolving rapidly. Furthermore, the efficacies of therapeutic strategies, such as conversion therapy after systemic therapy or a recurrence prevention treatment after curative treatment, have previously been discussed.
To improve patient outcomes through the use of well-timed optimal treatments, it is necessary to deepen our knowledge of each treatment and develop novel agents/regimens.
This Special Issue aims to review the current literature and provide novel findings regarding systemic therapy mechanisms, biomarkers and strategies for advanced HCC.
In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:
- The mechanism of responsiveness/resistance to therapeutic agents.
- Biomarkers predicting responsiveness/resistance.
- Novel therapeutic candidates overcoming resistance to current therapies.
- Therapeutic strategies for treatment methods after first-line treatment.
I look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Atsushi Ono
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- hepatocellular carcinoma
- systemic therapy
- molecularly targeted therapy
- immune checkpoint inhibitor
- conversion therapy
- prevention treatment
- biomarker