标题: Molecular targeting therapy for our patients with HCC [打印本页] 作者: StephenW 时间: 2011-12-14 22:26 标题: Molecular targeting therapy for our patients with HCC
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HEPDART 2011
ABSTRACT 37
Molecular targeting therapy for our
patients with HCC
M Omata
University of Tokyo and Yamanashi Central and Kita
Hospitals, Japan
Twenty to 30 years ago in Japan, MST (Median
Survival Time) of HCC (Hepatocellular Carcinoma)
was only 9 months (Okuda et al, Cancer 1980). Now,
MST of our patients treated by RFA (Radio Frequency
Ablation) is reaching 90 months or more.
This has been accomplished by 1) careful follow-up of
the high-risk group; HBV/HCV positive patients with
advanced fibrosis, 2) early detention of the tumor by
meticulous imaging techniques using ultrasound and
CT, and 3) curative treatment by surgery or by RFA.
However, there are still many patients who found late
in advanced stages with multiple / huge untreatable
cancer with extrahepatic metastasis; 90% of these are
infected either HCV (80%) or HBV (10%). Sorafenib
(VEGF Receptor blocker) has shown survival benefits
for first time in patients at advanced stages (8 months
placebo vs 11 months).
Future will be how we are able to employee these
molecular targeted drugs to the clinic and hospitals
which has seen tremendous progress of MST
prolongation of patients with HCC in Japan.